1. A mother can take maternity leave if her company provides it. Hopefully if she's having a baby she's financially stable enough to afford some time off. 2. Daycare is a valuable resource-- that and pre school, etc.
Some parents want to raise their kids on their own. I find it questionable to dump a baby onto strangers or have my parents raise it. When it's old enough to go to kindergarten it's fine but a baby is too impresionable. It needs very much contact with the parents early on. You guys sound like you would be fathers who aren't involved with their kid.
@becks3 Yes, a parent could probably take maternity or paternity leave for the first few months, but that's the first few months. Also, using the word "stranger" isn't really representative of the full situation, they're trained professionals with accountability.
Yes. Absolutely somebody has to teach my children right, public school teaches that we evolve from monkeys. I don’t want the government brainwashing my children , that’s what happened to this lost generation parents let the government turn their children into Godless , ungrateful, immoral , promiscuous bastards
As a wise person I know once said “full time mothers be doing more work than outside of home profession cuz you working 24/7” think about it if a baby is crying, wants a diaper change at 3 am you can’t just say “nope it’s my day off” lmao
Not necessarily lol. If the mother is a housewife and the father works outside the home. She’s the one working at home all day. And her husband when he gets home is not (Cooking, cleaning, etc), but it really just depends on the couple I guess lol. Like for instance my mom is was a housewife and my dad worked in a hospital on night shift and when he’d get home they wasn’t any work he’d be doing at home lol (mainly either sleeping, drinking, or relaxing). Everyone’s different tho.
It's not a career but it's a perfectly valid life choice. Not one I would ever encourage because of the dependency to your spouse. You really need to have made a really good choice there or you will be drawing the short straw.
Yes, there are rarely any breaks, no pay, every day is the same, their life revolves around almost nothing but their families, and most of them rarely get any reward because their work goes unnoticed. It's a respectable sacrifice.
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I consider being a stay-at-home mother the most important and respectable job of all, and I have more respect for the women who choose to do that than I do any other women.
When I got married to first wife, and the first daughter came along. We had talked about this before she got pregnant. If she did she would look after her instead of going to work. I still had night feeds nappy changing. Plus cooking dinner. (Nappy or diaper)
I respect those who choose it. Personally when I graduate I want to be a househusband and take care of things on the home front. There is honour is a job like that
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No, it is just an easy way to live with someone else supporting them through life.
in my opinion, even if it weren't easy, you make money by doing a job, but not by being a housewife. So I don't see how people respect it
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No. I consider it boring. Go be productive in society. Try to accomplish something beyond house chores and being a maid.
Personally my belief. If someone's ambition is to be confined to a household, I don't want to date her
It just looks stupid. You can be a house wife just not a fulltime one being in the kitchen and cleaning.
I don't desire a maid for a wife.
And who will raise the kids?
Sure you can work half time. But not with a 3 month old baby.
1. A mother can take maternity leave if her company provides it. Hopefully if she's having a baby she's financially stable enough to afford some time off.
2. Daycare is a valuable resource-- that and pre school, etc.
You can put the kid in a day care or see if grandma would like to take care of it.
I don't believe a person's life must come to a end just because they have a kid.
Here is a thought. It’s not your baby. It’s not your problem. It’s not your choice. It’s not your life.
When it is your baby, problem, choice, and life. Then, talk with your spouse.
Some parents want to raise their kids on their own. I find it questionable to dump a baby onto strangers or have my parents raise it.
When it's old enough to go to kindergarten it's fine but a baby is too impresionable. It needs very much contact with the parents early on.
You guys sound like you would be fathers who aren't involved with their kid.
Couldn’t agree with you more @becks3
@becks3 Yes, a parent could probably take maternity or paternity leave for the first few months, but that's the first few months. Also, using the word "stranger" isn't really representative of the full situation, they're trained professionals with accountability.
@becks3: I would definitely be heavily involved in my children's lives but a parent's life doesn't come to an end just because a child is born.
I don't know if I would call it a "career." But I do consider it respectable.
What word would you use?
I'm really not sure. Maybe "occupation?" I usually associate the word "career" with making money.
I associate it with like a life's profession
That could work, too.
Yes. Absolutely somebody has to teach my children right, public school teaches that we evolve from monkeys. I don’t want the government brainwashing my children , that’s what happened to this lost generation parents let the government turn their children into Godless , ungrateful, immoral , promiscuous bastards
It’s not a career at all but in some cases it’s a respectable life choice.
Is a respectable choice. But that's not a career, at all.
As a wise person I know once said “full time mothers be doing more work than outside of home profession cuz you working 24/7” think about it if a baby is crying, wants a diaper change at 3 am you can’t just say “nope it’s my day off” lmao
... except all parents do that? They sleep at home with their kid
Not necessarily lol. If the mother is a housewife and the father works outside the home. She’s the one working at home all day. And her husband when he gets home is not (Cooking, cleaning, etc), but it really just depends on the couple I guess lol. Like for instance my mom is was a housewife and my dad worked in a hospital on night shift and when he’d get home they wasn’t any work he’d be doing at home lol (mainly either sleeping, drinking, or relaxing). Everyone’s different tho.
Also I said my mom was as she’s currently working lol
It's not a career but it's a perfectly valid life choice. Not one I would ever encourage because of the dependency to your spouse. You really need to have made a really good choice there or you will be drawing the short straw.
It's more important than most jobs, and on par with some like doctor, teacher, etc.
If that's what the woman actually wants, then more power to her.
Yess definitely I stay home with my kids and it's a full time job. My husband says what I do is about 100% more difficult then his job
Yes, there are rarely any breaks, no pay, every day is the same, their life revolves around almost nothing but their families, and most of them rarely get any reward because their work goes unnoticed. It's a respectable sacrifice.
I consider being a stay-at-home mother the most important and respectable job of all, and I have more respect for the women who choose to do that than I do any other women.
Children deserve a real mother.
As long it is agreed , there are boundaries. Doesn't mean you are his personal slave. He still has to pull his weight..
When I got married to first wife, and the first daughter came along. We had talked about this before she got pregnant. If she did she would look after her instead of going to work. I still had night feeds nappy changing. Plus cooking dinner.
(Nappy or diaper)
I respect those who choose it. Personally when I graduate I want to be a househusband and take care of things on the home front. There is honour is a job like that
Working to provide for your family is respectable. Staying home to take care of your home and family is respectable.
They're fine. Not respectable, not worthless either. It's just like working in the comfort of your own home.
Now what about working dads? They don't get as much respect.
Its the only respectable career for women who have children in my opinion. Like if you put your kids in daycare i think thats a disgrace.
If the kids are fed the house is clean yes but if your husband gets home from working 9to5 and you want him to make dinner its not respectable.
"Career" is a bit of a misnomer, but yes I think being fully present for the provision of child-rearing and home-keeping is admirable and important.