I would probably get in trouble for suggesting this in real life because women are supposed to be independent and take care of themselves now, but... personally, I kind of want to be a housewife. I can take care of the home and make him dinner. I want to be a more modern housewife where I have the freedom to do whatever I want. I want to be able to read books; I want to be able to write my own books; I want to be able to take time off and go on holidays when he's free; I want to be able to get a part-time job if I see something that inspires me; but as long as I can do those things, then I would love to be a housewife.
Yes, being a housewife would be ideal
Yes, I definitely want to be a housewife
Yes, as long as I could do my own thing as well
I would like to be a housewife, but I don't think I would ever get away with doing it
Nah, I don't. I don't like cleaning and I'm not good at cooking and I'm not sure that I'd be able to spend all day taking care of the home and possibly children as well, it's just not something that I'm suited to do. I paid a lot of money to get my degree, I guess I'd like to go out and do something with it :P
However, my partner is good at cleaning, is good at cooking and likely would be able to handle children and taking care of a house easily and he'd much prefer it to going out to work so if we ever got in the situation where only I needed to work and could financially support the family, we'd both be happy for him to be a house husband.
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I think some women would rather just stay at home and focus on raising children. It is better for the child as they have a mother who can be there at any time if need be. Eg what happens if your child gets sick at school and you have to pick them up but you are at work?
I think now that feminism has gone to far. Now women feel like they have to have a career even if they just want to focus on raising a child.
I think the healthy balance is to just have a choice. It should be that either way is fine and just do what makes you feel fulfilled
I would NEVER EVER be a house wife. I want my own career and life. Yes i want children but they grow up and they wouldn't need you to babysit them for long. Being home most of the time, living vicariously through children and a husband is boring. What if there's a divorce? Id just be taking half of his money. Thats not fair to him. Its practically a steal. Also if there's a prenup id be left with nothing. Hell no i wouldn't be a housewife. Seems like the most pathetic thing to me.( No offense to housewives just my opinion for myself)
being a housewife is a profession many females have forgot about let alone know how to do. A women in the home, raising kids, maintaining a clean happy home and taking care of her husband and his needs are most important.
lets put home economics back into schools. teach girls how to cook, sew take care of kids and a home.
I absolutely do not. I am in college and my goal is to have a family and a career that I enjoy. I want to feel like I am helping to support the family. I want my husband to work too. I want to be involved in my children's lives but I also need my own life. Just a word of advice about being a housewife: In order to not become depressed and feeling like you have no purpose outside of the home, join a church (or other house of worship) committee, volunteer with an organization, a book club, just something to that will challenge you and help you meet new people.
The way that you described it sounds VERY ideal. It's just with kids, I think it would be a nightmare because it would only be me most of the time looking after them, and raising kids is much harder than going to work and providing for your family, at least in MY opinion. Right now, I'm raising puppies and even that is hard. So, I can't imagine what it would be like to raise human beings.
Other things that worry me about being a housewife is that there's only his income coming into the house. What if he is hurt in an accident, paralyzed, is very ill, dies, or decides he wants to leave me? If anyone has known me so far on GAG, you'd know I can't stand financial vulnerability. So, I'd have to at least work part time and have that money at least be put into savings where it'll build up for later use.
Uh. YAS, this is going to sound horrible but I have ALWAYS wanted to be a house wife. I mean I'm not dumb. I am 23 and completely support myself and live WITHOUT a roommate (which is really unheard of at least where I live). I understand women should learn to be independent from men which is why I am doing this whole adulting thing now. But man, watching the kids, cleaning the house and going out coffee in the middle of the day just sounds like my American dream.
Nope. I want to be Director of Marketing at the company I work for someday - and I'll have to put in lots of work time to get there. But I have no qualms with women who want to be housewives. Everyone has to do what's best for them/their life/their relationship!
I wouldn't mind it my husband and I could afford it. I like taking care of my home and cooking. I also would love to keep my future kids at home with me for as long as possible, since childcare is so ridiculously expensive. Realistically though, I'm not sure it will be an option for me but who knows what the future holds. :)
Voted C. If I have kids, I deff wanna be home and raising them. Don't wanna have them raised by nannys or anything. But I'd wanna do some work part time and then go back to work once there old enough to handle themselves.
Purely being a housewife? Personally no not really. I think i'm great in those areas, but i'd feel like my other skills in life would not be used to my full potential if that was the case. But then again, I can be whatever he wants me to be ;P
Definition: a married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework.
Nowhere in that definition does it state she can't work. All it means is taking care of your family. That's what I want. I'd love nothing more than to cook for and clean for my family. Providing them with a warm and happy home because I love them. I'm more than capable of doing that while working. So no, housewife does not mean you don't work, it's an attitude.
I said mostly as in most housewives do not work. If you're a housewife you stay home. Hence house in house wife. Maybe you can work from. a computer but thats as far as it goes for a career. If you're working outside of your house, you're not a housewife.
@XOXOME16 That's not the case. A housewife's main occupation is taking care of her family and home. It has nothing to do with staying at home and working or not working at all. A housewife is a trait, it's an attitude. Just because a lot of women who happen to be housewives don't work, doesn't mean that's what it is. Correlation does not equal causation. And you can most definitely work outside of the house and still be a housewife.
The definition is more detailed than that. You should look into what a housewife is before you get the wrong idea. A working housewife, is just a working lady. Never heard of a house wife that has a career.
Honestly, I'm not even sure what you're trying to achieve here. You wrote your own comment expressing your own thoughts of which you have the right to. I have the right to my own thoughts as well.
"Hell no i wouldn't be a housewife. Seems like the most pathetic thing to me" obviously you have no respect for housewives and don't value what they do. Which is fine, no one is asking you to be one, no one is forcing you to be. I'm just confused as to why you're here?
I'm not going to change your perspective and neither are you going to change mine. I didn't invite anyone to my comment for a debate. I simply answered the question about what I want for myself. So why should I explain further or justify what I prefer for my own life to you?
We're just going to keep going back and forth and frankly, I'm not into that.
If you dont want to go back and fourth then dont. The point of being able to reply to comments is to share opinions. Dont like it? Dont comment. Im simply telling you a working lady is not a housewife. If thinking the opposite helps you sleep at night then okay. I find it pathetic bc there's no point in working hard in school and etc then throwing it away to be a housewife and depend on someone else. Its pathetic for me. Not necessarily wvery housewife
Lol what's with the down votes? Lighten up people. It's not like I said there's anything wrong with being a housewife. It's just not the right choice for me.
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