Who's the Boss?
By Ellie
@ellie26 (4139)
Malaysia
October 12, 2007 3:05pm CST
In the olden days, man goes out to work, bring home money and support his family while the wife stays at home to do the housekeeping and raising children. But in the modern days, both are 'financial controller'. My question is while the wives responsibilities remain the same i.e housekeeping, raising kids, is it practical that the wives also have to shoulder the burden to pay for the monthly financial commitment?
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@curtis62 (29)
• United States
12 Oct 07
You have a point as far as the old days, but, nowadays it is almost impossible to survive on one income. That is unless the man is bringing in $100.000 dollars a year. As far as keeping up the house and such I believe most men nowadays have become enlightened and help out with the upkeep of the house. No woman of today should have the burden of working and taking care of the house by herself. And a man of today if he is not helping he should be kicked where the sun does not shine.
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@lucky_witch (2707)
• Philippines
17 Oct 07
Well, for me the main provider would remain to be the man. But in case that a man cant do the providing on his own, as a couple he could always ask his wife for support. But the head of the family still remains to be the man. And the woman still keeps her title. Though woman should have more confidence for herself, she should always remember to respect her husband... and the same with the husband. Not because the woman is already having the job, he would pass full responsibility to the woman... he must know his responsibility.
@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 07
It has always been the man as the head of the family. And with a working wife, it will lessen the financial burden. But what happens if the man does not want or know his responsibilities? Still acting like a bachelor plus treating the wife like a servant? Is it fair for the wife?
@AeroChickie (459)
• Canada
13 Oct 07
Society has changed over time, and women now have great career opportunities and the chance to be major breadwinners.
I don't think that wives necessarily have the sole responsibility for doing the housekeeping and raising the kids. It all depends on what is best for each family. In some cases it makes more sense for the father to stay home with the children. My husband and I aren't having children, but if we did my husband would be the one to stay home and I would continue working. It makes more sense financially since I earn far more than he does. My husband also does more housekeeping work that I do. So I don't think that people can generalize that these are still roles of the woman.
As for the financial burden, I also think that each family should do what is best for them. Some couples need both people to work in order to get by. Some couples can afford to have only one person work, and the other person to stay at home and care for the children and housework. Others share the home responsibilities, and maybe work full time or part time jobs. If both people need to work, then I think the couple should share the home duties. If only one person is working, then I think it's fair for the other person to look after the home responsibilities. In general, I think the overall workload should shared between the couple as evenly as possible.
