old fashioned or not?

Well my wife stays home but that is because she works from home. I do most all of the cooking because she is not the best cook in the world. But I do not agree that it is the woman's job to stay home all day if she does not want to. The cleaning is both of our jobs due to the fact that we both work and with 3 kids there are always messes somewhere

I am a wife who lived at home. I always try to do all of my obligations as a wife. but my husband often does not receive with everything I do. there was always something wrong with everything I do. I am often sad because of this. I had thought to work and have your own money so as not to be treated like this. If my husband would appreciate what I do, I'll be happy to be home and taking care of everything.

I believe in staying at home only for the kids. As a working mother I know very well just how neglected my son feels when I’m not at home. Though his grandparents look after him very lovingly throughout the day when I’m in office yet he feels the lack of mother…so think about those kids who spend their hours in day care or with baby sitters. There is just no substitute for a mother and that is what makes the situation so much worse for us women…I like women being independent, I like women earning their money and I like a husband who’d share the responsibilities BUT the moment a child comes in, I feel it could have been best if the mother could stay at home.

I am not really old fashion at all. Women and men now days should share the responsibilites. But my husband is irritated by some things, dishes in the sink, kitchen a mess, bathroom sink nasty...some of these things don't really bother me. He travels for his job but when he comes home I do try to have the house the way he likes it so he is happy. I think tat is just par of marriage.

I personally am rather old fashioned. I like the idea of the mom making dinner, keeping the house, and caring for the children. At the same time, I think the man should be providing a decent and comfortable stable financial situation for the family. He should also be helping to rear the children. I just honestly think this is the best way to raise a family. Having said that, I don't think it's impossible to have a good and functional home life if the mother works outside the home provided she can also give what her family needs emotionally once she gets home. And that's a large part of the issue.. it's often difficult to juggle home life and outside work. So it's a constant balancing act that women (and men) have to do. It's difficult but it can be done.

I don't think men should expect women to stay home, or do anything for that matter. I feel that we are all here as individuals, and we should each do what we feel in our hearts for the better of mankind. That being said I am a stay at home mom to 5 children. My husband and i both agreed from the start that I would stay home with them. I don't think it would be fair to the children, or anyone else, to have had 5 children and put them in daycare for someone else to raise, since i made the conscious choice to create such a family. I'm not saying that women with children should'nt work, i understand that each family does what works for them, as do we. I love being a full time mother and creating a warm loving environment for all of us at the end of a hard day, and most of all, reaping the rewards that comes along with doing so :)

i believe if some women can and do stay at home the husband should help her out with some things. if the woman is working, especially, he should help. it makes it alot easier for everyone. i think even if he helped her with a few tasks or even one task that would be just great. i'm thinking of one example, if he dosen't know how to do laundry, she can teach her husband how to do it. if she were to get sick he could be there to do some things she usually does. i think,too, if the children are old enough they should chip in and help as well. it is good to teach your children age appropriate tasks.

i have been in the position of both. when the finances were good, i was able to stay home and take care of the kids and do the housework and all that. yes, i believed it was the right thing to do. if i'm home all day with the kids, we make the mess, then we cleaned it up. i didn't always have dinner done by a certain time, but i always made sure i had it started. when the time came for me to go back to work, (whether it was kids were in school or i was bored at home), we took turns with the housework. if i was off and he worked, kids and i made sure house was cleaned and dinner was started. if he was off and i worked, the three of them made sure the house was cleaned and we went out for dinner. now that the kids are teens, most of the housework is on them as chores but he and i take turns doing our laundry and keeping our end of the house cleaned. it takes the whole family to keep a house going.

I lived that old fashioned life until our youngest child was in junior high. She thinks I was the perfect mother. Anyway, that's what she tells me. However, I felt that I received more respect from my husband after I got a full time job and started bringing in a regular paycheck.

i am a working woman, and yes my husband is understanding .. even now i am on my laptop coz my husband said its sunday just leave the things we can do them later .. we dot hv kids as yet so we dont have to do much things accordingly .. we can skip meal or have late meals and such .. but i believe with a fmily ie child, the woman got lesser choice and has to do most things in order ~ as working mother, the husband should share in the responsibility

I dont share that view especially after I saw my ,other working hard to take care of my family .Now I am a man and I know what my bills are like ,I guess I would like the notion of a woman who can help out with the financing of the home .Its all good and well when you can have a home maker who will take care of the house ebut there will be no need to have a home maker if you dont have a home because you coouldnt finance the mortgage.So I like departure from the traditional view because these are tough economic times and every penny counts

ya y are right both have do work equal, and participate with each other n when they help each one so they will be happy and consider too both of u then fulfill there desire ti both of all then they live modern life modern life mean they live h apply

lets see it not as old fashioned but lets see it as a good tradition from old people.. woman should take care of home, while her man take care of outside world.

I don't have to believe in modern life, IT IS already here. It's a new generation with new traditions.

Can not really old bet if a wife stay at home to keep children and caring home. Now i was a wife who stayed at home, i am very happy to do it. I had a wife who works, but i became very busy. I finally decided to stay at home. Our household was in trouble, but i'm trying to make a good return by trying to be a good wife. To stay at home and devote all to husband and children.

Hi kschilling... From my point of view, wife nowdays have to go out to work to support the family and cannot be dependent towards the husband unless you husband salary is big enough to support the family and can live leisurely. I am a working wife with 4 kids and of course if i have a choice ,l rather stay at home for my kids and husband and doesn't need to hire a maid but in my country the living cost is quite high and we have to budget everything!! I am lucky that i can hire a living in maid but that doesn;t mean that all the housework and kids welfare is taken care by her 24hrs. I as a mother still take my responsibility towards my family. For me, it is depends on the wife whether she wants to work of not and if she is working, it is a plus to the husband in term of helping the family to live comfortably.

If a woman wants to follow this traditional role, the so be it. However, forcing a woman to follow this role is simply ridiculous. They should be allowed to do whatever they want, instead of being bound to the home. Saying that, I have noticed that mothers benefit their children more if they stay at home rather than work.

I myself is old-fashioned in terms of discipline and child-raising. However, in terms of keeping the house in good condition and serving the husband, that is now becoming obsolete because wives nowadays are also working just to make ends meet. Cooperation is required to have a successful family life.

if women stay in home its is not a old fashion because if women is react like a wife they have many responsibilties thats y they should keep in home to care of own child and home but women work with men as like as same status