Hi, mylot ladies, which role would you like to play?House wife? or career woman?
By vijayanths
@vijayanths (7877)
India
22 responses
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
8 Jul 09
when i was younger, i always dream of me to be a career woman! and people around me also thinks that i can be a good career woman...but time is so unpredictable...
i am now a housewife and no work anymore...i mean i am a full housewife and this is my career now! and so, all i want now is to be the best in where i am...
to be the best wife to my husband and be the best mom if ever i got a child...to be the best housewife! and i think this is the best career a woman can have!
have a nice day!
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
8 Jul 09
please don't underestimate a house wife's role in a family. My wife is also a home maker only. We respect you all house wives as we respect career women.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
13 Jul 09
well said ckyera. I know how much work the house wife has in a home.I respect them.
@LovingLife139 (1504)
• United States
7 Jul 09
No kids by choice is how my husband and I are, too. It's nice to see a fellow child-free woman on here! People don't understand what all you can get accomplished as a housewife and/or husband even if you don't have kids. :)
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
8 Jul 09
career woman.
housewife is depressing. i dont think i can handle it.
@andy77e (5156)
• United States
9 Jul 09
May I ask... why it is depressing? Some of the most happy women I've known have been housewives. Generally not their whole lives. As soon as the kids move on, they tend to get a job. But I've never heard someone describe raising the family as depressing. What's so bad about it?
@smartie0317 (1610)
• United States
7 Jul 09
I think you should have worded this better and are going to get some flack for this, but I'll answer it. I've always wanted to be a house wife. I think it's a good fit for me.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
8 Jul 09
Hello Vijay. In my lifetime, I have been both a homemaker and stay-at-home mom, and a career woman. The role that seems to suit me best is to combine the two, even now that my children are grown. I think that the most important thing is to choose the role that best suits our happiness in life. :)
Karen
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
8 Jul 09
Well said as always peacewoman.You sound very meaningful. thanks for your response.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
7 Jul 09
if i need to choose,obviously being a housewife,but since i know my capacity,i can have both,it is just a matter of time management.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
7 Jul 09
Nice to note you can manage both jaiho. I loved your discussion and your views on this thread. thanks.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
17 Jul 09
Another " THANK YOU " for marking me again...but i am always too late to say my thanks (ugh! sad )
@chaime (1152)
• Philippines
13 Jul 09
But my friend, women can do both!
I do not believe that there is a choice to make, there are plenty of women I know that plays both roles. A housewife - caring for the children and the husband but also a career woman - working and working hard in order to help provide for the family.
In the ideal setting the women would stay at home and care for the family and it will be the husband's job to provide for the family. But in our world today, the man and woman are needed to go to work, the both of them so that they can provide well for their families.
As for me, I have chosen both, and I am one of the lucky ones cause I am able to do my career at home.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
16 Jul 09
that is a great opportunity for you chaime. I think you are lucky.Best wishes for a big earnings.
@mrakobesie (1246)
• United States
8 Jul 09
non of the above lol. i hate house work (most of it at least), but at the same time being a business women is not for me. to me, i want to have a job that i will love regardless of how much i'll get paid. hm.... maybe i should go into nutrition... darn, here i am again not sure what degree i should get next..
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
8 Jul 09
think properly and get what you want in your life pal. Best wishes for you.
@axleskat (35)
• United States
8 Jul 09
I stayed home with my 3 children until they were in school and I left a 14 year bad marriage. Since then I have worked in factorys, bar/resturants, store clerk, and an office manager. I worked 3 jobs at once for several years.
The kids are all grown up now and have kids of their own. Last year I lost the last job I had. The unemployment rate is so high here that I have not been able to find another job. One of our daughters got into some trouble and we now have her and her 2 toddlers living with us. She needs a dependable sitter, so I have come full circle and now stay home to take care of the grandchildren.
I must say, I just love taking care of them! I honestly prefer staying at home and taking care of my home and family.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
8 Jul 09
that's the feminine quality I think, women are the same everywhere it seems. but i love that quality.
@persona_touch (1701)
• United States
16 Jul 09
i would say career woman i'm no one slav i hate cleaning and i get bord if i'm in the house to long i go crazy.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
16 Jul 09
is it? You have all the rights to choose your option. It is your life and at the same time I respect home makers too.
@my_name_is_coco (4333)
• Philippines
8 Jul 09
if I have the freedom,I'll choose both.I would like to balance my life as a housewife and career woman.if I have only one choice,I'll be a career woman.I want to be able to provide financially for my family.I would like them not to be deprived,as well as get the luxuries in life.
@jojotheoz (15)
• United States
13 Jul 09
For me a house wife that's what I am I cook, I clean, I take care of our child!! I really enjoy it there are some days that i would like to go back to work to have the extra money and such! I do work odd jobs on the side, But for the most part i love staying at home and being here when my husband gets home!!
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
13 Jul 09
that is a great way of leading the family life. It will be no wonder if your husband comes home early.
@kavikent (57)
• India
9 Jul 09
To some ladies, there is no choice to choose, to be a house wife or to be a career oriented woman. they just has to accept or to adjust according to family environment.
This is true in my case. I want to be a career oriented woman but i have 2 small kids and hence i have no other choice and I have accepted to be a housewife. This does not mean that i am regretting. I am happy that my kids are getting all the time to be under my care.I am throughly enjoying with my family.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
13 Jul 09
That is the greatness of a woman. family means so much for a woman.
@roberten (3128)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Considering I've been working for pay since I was four years-old, I'd have to say career woman. I am more comfortable working out side the home than in. I admire those who are totally domesticated and secretly yearn to be like them, but I am not. My talents lie out the home in the work world.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
8 Jul 09
wow, it is so nice to hear that roberton. I thought the otherwayaround.
@jellymonty (2352)
•
8 Jul 09
Well since I'm currently a career woman and I've been a career woman all my life so obviously I would chose career woman. I've never been a house wife (am not even a wife yet) but from what I have seen its a routine job with the same chores repeated day after day after day so I find that boring which is why I haven't gone down the house wife road. I'm adventurous, hyperactive, energetic and travelling adrenalin junkie so house wife wouldn't suit me at all..
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
8 Jul 09
Yes, I understand your life and personality clearly. Thanks for the response.
@roseyroser (1059)
• United States
7 Jul 09
If I could only choose one, i would choose house wife. I think then you would have more time to spend with your kids and do other things. Being a career woman can take lots of time away from spending time your family.
@justbeingtiffany (1156)
• United States
7 Jul 09
i love this question cause i have yet to answer a question like this. and i go on this site alot and yahoo answers. well would i want to be a house wife or a career women. well secretly i always wanted to be a house wive cause i love to cook. and cleaning is ok dishes is my favorite. i just scared if i become a house wive my husband might leave me and i will be job less and have nothing so i want to be a house wive and have a part time job as a career woman. because it will be boring being a house wife. all they do is shop and gossip and clean and cook.
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
8 Jul 09
I love your answer too justbeingtiffiny. All your words are very real and true. I just loved this answer from you.
@LovingLife139 (1504)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Career all the way. I like being the breadwinner. :)
Like the previous poster that I commented on, my husband and I are child-free and don't have kids because we chose not to have them. My career allows me to have tons of free time, so even though I have a career I am a house wife at the same time. I make a great salary on less than a few hours a month being a landlord (unless tenants switch out or there's a problem, of course, then I contribute more time), so I'm home pretty much all day. I love being able to get laundry done and attend to my hobbies. And, lately, come here and share opinions with every one of these beautiful people. :)