Is it hard to be a wife???

Cyprus
August 7, 2007 9:12am CST
Is it hard to be a wife and a working mother as well? Do you think being a wife is something difficult?
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15 responses
@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7 Aug 07
I don't view being a wife as something difficult. While there is a certain amount of expectation that comes with relationshps, I think the support my husband gives me is equal to the support I give him. So I can't see how it would be hard for me to be a wife. =p It is sometimes difficult finding time to spend enough time with my husband with being a working mother as well, but since it's a problem that my husband worries about as well, we're a team when it comes to trying to plan time together, or anything else for that matter.
• Cyprus
7 Aug 07
I find it easier being a working mother than being a full time wife and mum. Spenting time outside the house gives me some more energy to continue working when I go home. I feel that I contribute to the house expenses as well, and this gives me a create joy!
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
8 Aug 07
I definitely agree with that one! I've been home because of illness for about 2 months now, and I'm really missing having those two different environments (home and work).
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
7 Aug 07
Hi eldita! I guess in every thing that you set yourself into has some degree of difficulty and hardships. Being a good wife has also its ups and downs. I am not yet a mother and I do some part time work. I enjoy being with my hubby and supporting him in every endeavor he has. I guess, what makes it easier for me is because my hubby respects my individuality and is sensitive with my needs just as much as I do with him. Have a nice day!
• Cyprus
7 Aug 07
Listen to my advice my friend... DO NOT HURRY ON BEING A MOTHER...!!! You can never say I changed my mind take it back and refund my money :-)))
@a_ce_e (1422)
• Philippines
24 Aug 07
I think it is not hard to be a wife, once you got married you've been called as wife already, but to be called categorically a "good wife" is quite a hard one. That will be based on how you had satisfied your husband or pleased your husband with the things you always do with him in able for you to be called a good wife.
@wonderful1 (2075)
• China
24 Aug 07
i'm single, but i have a boyfriend and he wants to marry me as soon as possible, but i think it is hard to be a good wife. I'm a lazy girl and i don't like do housework, although he will give me a help. i can't cook. wife, is a big word for me. i'm 27 years old, so in most of people's eyes that i should be a mom. OMG, it is a big word too. i can't bear it. but i have to marry before 30, then i hope i can have a healthy baby.
• United States
9 Aug 07
I enjoy being a wife and a mother. Can it be a challenge sometmes? Sure it can, but I wouldn't say it is difficult. I work from home, so to me, that is somewhat challenging with the kids running around. :) But, it is something I enjoy and I wouldn't have it any other way. As with anything, you have to put 100% into what you are doing, give it all you got, and practice patience and balance. That's they key, having balance and not expecting to be Super Mom and be perfect at everything. No one is perfect. I just take one day at a time and do what can be done and if I have a bad day, then I start over the next day. Hope that helps you. :) www.thedebtfreemom.com
• Hong Kong
24 Aug 07
Yes,it is hard to do a girl-friend ,i think do a wife more hard a girl-friend,
@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
8 Aug 07
Its the hardest job in the world, trying to be a good wife and mom. It makes it even harder if you work outside the home. It is also one of the most rewarding and fullfilling jobs in the world too. Good luck.
@tentwo67 (3382)
• United States
7 Aug 07
When I got married it was hard for me to adjust to the fact that I truly had a partner in everything. I was no longer an independent operator in a manner of speaking. It doesn't mean that I have to "ask" my husband if I can do things, anymore than he has to ask for my permission. It does mean to both of us that we consult each other on the things that will have an impact on our family. It's something that I wanted very much before I met him and it was very welcome to me, and yet it was still a tough adjustment to get used to working with him instead of flying solo. I think that true success in a marriage, on both ends, is a surrender and a willingness to think not just of yourself but of your partner and of your family. That means that sometimes I get my way and sometimes I choose against my own preference because it's better for the family as a whole. My husband and I work together to make sure that everyone (including the 5 year old) get to have their way at least some of the time. Being a wife and working mother is quite challenging indeed, even though I started working part time instead of full time almost 2 years ago. It was incredibly hard to work a demanding full time job and still take care of even the most fundamental needs of my child and our family. It's been easier to manage, but still tough at times working only part time hours. Remember that saying about being in the military that it was the "toughest job you'll ever love"? I have never been in the military but I think that the same description applies to being a wife and a mother. It's a difficult pain in the neck sometimes, but I am very happy to have these roles.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
7 Aug 07
Currently I am a stay-home mom and wife and those jobs alone are hard. A few years ago I was a working mother and wife and honestly I dont think any 1 of those jobs are easy. As a full time house wife you are responsible for the home including dishes, laundry, moping, the works. As a mom and a wife your job is the same except you have additional duties loaded on you such as feeding the child changing diapers or pullups depending on age, getting the child to school. Now as a working mother and wife it gets even harder cause not only do you have to make shure every one is up in the morning and fed. you have to get the husband ready and off to work get the kids ready and off to school then you have to get yourself ready and off to work. when every one is home you have to cook dinner, wash the dishes clean the house, get the kids ready for bed. It is a never ending cycle. Some cope with it better than others.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
7 Aug 07
I personally dont think being a wife is really any different to being a gf to be honest with you....In fact I think sometimes ppl really make being a spouse out to be this huge task which makes no sense to me at all really...the only difference IMO is a pc of paper and possibly your title IF you changed your last name...other than that its the same thing..
@rinaaus (1201)
• Australia
7 Aug 07
No it's not difficult to be a wife, but to be a good wife and proud mother are difficult (specially proud mother). Love is not enough to be good wife and good mother, but good wife and good mother start from love. And from that, you will find out the way for you to be a good wife and good mother.
@mindyja25 (180)
• United States
7 Aug 07
There are times that I would say it's hard and easy, I work full time and I run my own part time business called Tasteful Treasures anyone want details send me a message. It's an adult home party business, I make good money with it. My husban is in another state till he deploys soon he's in the military so it's hard that he is away. I have our son and I live with family right now till we find out how long he will be gone and all that stuff. It's hard and easy but the hardest part for me is when he is gone.
@vinzen (1020)
• India
7 Aug 07
Hi, well any role that we play in life is difficult, be it a fathers role, a mothers or wifes role, a childs role, a teacher, student, anything. But yes i feel that a mother has to be a super mom, a home maker, a wife, a mother in law, a daughter, so many things in one. She has to really juggel between her house, kids, husband and her work, if shes working, which most of them are now a days. And with nuclear family trends now a days, its a very tough life for them . Yes husbands now a days realise and do help out in the house work, or then there are problems, but over all i feel the wife-mother-daughter-etc, shes all in one.:)
@Aleeesha (15)
• United States
7 Aug 07
I wouldn't say that being a wife is something difficult, generally. A man and a woman each have roles to play in a marriage. What can make it difficult is when the roles are just mixed up, in my opinion. It can be slightly difficult adding being a wife and a working mother. Children are work, and so are being a wife and of course working a job. It seems like something will lack a little attention, whether it be your spouse, job or children when playing so many different roles.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
7 Aug 07
I think to be a wife and a working mother would be very hard, it would be like having three jobs, you would have no time to rest, a working wife could be ok but I think bringing up children is a full time job in itself, I feel very sorry for women who have children and have to go to work and let someone else enjoy the best years of their childrens lives.