is the house wife dead???

I do not believe that a womans place is at home. I may be a little bias on this because I am a single mom. I do everything work,cook,clean, and take care of my boys. If given the opportunity to stay home instead of working I would not take it. I love my children but I love my job and would not stop working.

I stay home, we're not financially well off but we get by. I love being the housewife. I love keeping a clean house, having time for my children and having dinner ready by the time my hubby gets home from work. I don't believe though that its "my place" its just the place I choose to be.

i belive that if my spouse can take care of me and The kids and i can stay at home why not.... I also get bored being at home all the time so i would enjoy some quite time when daddy gets home so i can do my hobbies witch does Include goign out. ....I love working too.. i love getting dirty at work and getting a nice fat paycheck and say i brought some money home and buy my things and make My kids look good for sure.

i am woman. i do not believe taht women shoulkd just stay at home to take care of house, chilkdren. all these are tresponsibilty of both the couple, not teh woman alone.Allk women should pursue their dream.

Sadly to say there are still men out there that do think a womens place is in the home. Will wait let me change that. They think her place is to cater to him in the home and still bring in money to help with finances or extras or whatever. Now that is the kind of man who makes me want to come out swinging. It litterally feel physically sick to see a man come home and expect his wife to cater to him because he has been out working all day. Mind you she has a part time job, kids to drop off and pick up after school, shopping, laundry, housework and cook. It is like they think I'm home now my part is done and they put their feet up, relax and expect everything to be brought to them. Yet his wifes job is never really done. I know these men exist but why do they exist today? There is no need for their ignorance. Why oh why can't they just see that this is a partnership an equal opportunity to building a good and happy life together. I am so gratefull to be married to a man who reinforced my convicitons and taught me even more about sharing my life with someone. Couples need to educate each other and strive to have the ideal relationship that is suited to them and their needs. I know many of us was raised without good examples to follow and we have to find our own way. I know that I was rebelious and reactive to having a man think he was the only head in the house hold. I was very lucky second time arund to find a man who not only agreed with my conclusion on relationship but helped remove all my rough edges of feeling like I had to fight for my rights and position in our home. He taught me we just are. We are a team striving and working for the same things in life.

I don't really want children. I might like to have one but only if I'm with someone who really wanted one. I would prefer my significant other to stay home. I really want a career. I think both should share responsibility.

I don't think it is as cut and dried as you seem to have stated. In today's society (particularly where I live), it is difficult to buy a house without having two incomes. Therefore many couples start life on a kind of equal standing and why not? Personally I was earning less than my wife when we got married, and with no kids in sight, there was no need for a house role and chores were divided up depending on strengths (I am GOOD at ironing...) Things are different now, as we have a child and my earnings have overtaken my wife's earnings. The issue is not so much sharing responsibility, but this 'if we can afford [by drastically cutting our expenditure] to have one of us staying at home, will our child benefit?' My conclusion was that we could not afford it, but my wife was getting so sick with worry over it, I said she could quit work and we would work something out. (She was part-time at this point, bringing home about 25% of our household income - and spending a good chunk on childcare...). You might look at our family situation from the outside and think that I am a misogynist/traditionalist or that my wife is down-trodden, but the reality is very different - I was very much in favour of my wife continuing to work and sharing housework tasks. The truth is that now my wife is very happy, and my child is very happy, we are managing to make end meet, so I am happy. I could do more around the house (I still do a lot of ironing), and I love to take my child out when I can. To answer your question specifically: Although we are not at all well-off [we had to reduce our spending A LOT to make this work], one of us stays at home (and for the record, if we could do it on my wife's income alone, that would work for me!). It turns out that our ambition or desire for certain worldly goods is not our prime motivator, our prime motivator is to provide the best environment that we can for our child - She won't get the latest 'phone or games console because we will never be able to afford that type of thing, but she gets taken to school every day and one of us is at the gate to pick her up, take her home and give her the attention she needs (she currently is only at school in the mornings - we could not easily send her if we both worked). Is it a sacrifice? you're kidding... it's a privilege. [For the record both our Mother's worked]

It is very hard these days to make it on a one person income. Neither my gifrnd nor I could pay all the bills on our own, so we both have to work. So in this situation, yes you should share household responibilities. I vacuum, do dishes, clean the bathroom. My girlfriend says she wouldn't mind doing most of the housework if she didn't have to work. But with our income and today's economy thats's just not possible, probably with most people.

First of all, it's horrible thing to say that it's "the woman's place". That makes me sick. If a woman chooses to stay at home, that's her business, but it is not "her place" nor should she be "kept in her place". The whole "barefoot and pregnant" idea makes me want to kill someone. And equally as important, not all married couples have children. Childbearing is not a requirement nor a prerequisite to be married. In my personal life, I fluctuate between working and not. I have serious health problems and more often than not, I physically cannot work. I firmly believe that both parties in a relationship are required to do as much as they can and compromise the rest. I grew up in a household where my father stayed home and did nothing and my mother worked all the time. It was NOT a happy situation because my father was very abusive and my mother never knew about it because she was never home. Also, he didn't work because he "didn't feel like it".

I am a stay at home mum and i have been since our son was born in 2006. I am going to work part time(only a few hours) each day so that we can afford to pay the rent and save up for our own place. I enjoy staying at home looking after our son full-time and doing all the cooking and cleaning aswell. I'd prefer to just stay at home and look after the kids, but we need the money so after the baby is born i will have to work a few hours a day. It isn't going to make alot of difference in the time with our kids because after all its not long each day. My husband works alot longer, but if we want to buy a house we both have to work to be able to afford the mortgage. ~Joeys wife

I feel that its alright to work if you are not having kids.If you have kids and can manage with 1 income its better to stay at home and take care of the children.Its an essential when it comes to raising children.Kids need that love felt from their mom and the sense of a family doing everything to take care of them instead of some stranger in daycare.The mother has the best chance of shaping an individual in that manner.The father should also try to spend at least some quality ti with the kids.It takes them a long way in the psychological sense.They would feel the love and warmth, not just more money.Relationships are more important than money.So if it is just to make more money, it is not a good idea.But if it is for a living, kids can be explained.It never is the same though.Being content is one thing.Happiness is necessary than money.So even if it is a humble appartment,there can be contentent,fun and time for each other instead of family being never found in the house because of work.There are higher chances of kids going the wrong way through friends, other infuences than the family because there is no time with family.Its a choice each individual has to make between growing children better and living better.My opinion.I would wanna work till I have kids.Save up all the cash to make kids and the whole family comfortable, stay at home and take care of the kids managing with my husband's income.

If I am well off financially, I would rather stay at home and hire a housemaid to help me with the daily chores. I do think that in this modern time, where both men and women work and sharing the financial responsibilities, there should be a change in the household responsibilities too. Both husband and wife should share the family responsibilities. It is unfair when women have added financial responsibility and the husband role remain the same.

I want to stay at home and be a housewife, I always have... But being a housewife can be a NIGHTMARE with the wrong person being the supporter. Especially if they're very critical and condescending of everything you do. Like my husband, he'll tell me how HE wants something cleaned and when I get offended he says "I'm not lecturing or telling you what to do. I'm just letting you know what MY definition of clean is." It's aggravating. Especially when you don't feel like you're given equal privileges when it comes to the money. It seems like the moneymaker is the one who controls it all and you're left with nothing but your measly "allowance" which all goes to the kids and groceries anyways.

For years both my husband and I worked outside the home. There were times I worked more while he was in college. When our son was born, I took a little time off and he worked more. Since we've recently relocated and have a few more family responsibilities at home, I'm not currently working. I don't believe in the "a woman's place is in the home" mentality" just as much as I don't subscribe to a man being the sole provider and protector. Any relationship in my opinion is a partnership of give and take. If I'm the one home all day, then there are certain things I should take the inititive to do. The same goes for him when he's home. If there is something one person does better or is more comfortable doing then no harm in that one person doing it.

i think in a perfect world it would be the ideal situation. i say that because as a working mother i see the difference in my older son who i was home with from my last two children who had to go to sitters. being able to raise your own children is a gift, and If i could be home doing so i would do it in a second. being that we are a two income household, i think yes we should share the household responbilities.

A good question. "A woman's place in the Home and raising the family is great. In a family where both husband wife are wage earners/ employed in decent jobs, I have noticed the misery of the children. But when thay were in joint family set up i.e. with grand parents, they didn't suffer or felt abandoned about the absense of the mother. In some cases the boys became irresponsible.

I am a sahm and most of the time love it . I use to own a bar and a cafe worked 20 hrs a day . But when I got married and had my daughter sold it . My husband and I decided He made enough that it would be possable . I do get bored I mean shoot how many times can u sweep the floor. The guilt I felt always making my own money and now him carrying it all is bad at times. I do do the gpt thing now and feel alittle better but all in all I like being available for her and now that she in school I voulunteer up at the school few hours a day and its good . When she gets sick or there is no school someone is always around .

as a member of the young generation i can say that i would love nothing more than to be a house wife to stay home and take care of the house and children but being a young lesbian i feel asthough this life is to far from my reach although i would love to be a stay at home mum i do not believe a womans place is in the home its down to an individuals choice on what they want to do with there lives

if i had the choice id stay home an send the biatch to work but id miss working to much i cant stand not doing anything all day

If my parnter and I were finanically well enough off I would like to stay at home with the kids when they are young. However when they reach preschool I would want to go back in the workforce. As I enjoy my job, teaching children it is my passion. My mother and father both worked when I was young. I do not feel like I missed out as they provided me with a good home, food and gave me the best chance in life. I do agree that family responsibilities should be shared. However that is not the case in my household. Even when I work full time, I still do cooking, cleaning, shopping and raising the children. He does outside duties once every few weeks. Do not feel like it is evenly weighted.