Will you allow your husband to take the duties and Responsibilies of yours?

By Ella
Philippines
May 26, 2012 12:03am CST
I have a sister who's husband is the one who is taking care of their children while she is the one working for their needs. They have four children, two sons and two daughters. They always have conflicts because of their situation and sometime the husband does not shows the full responsibility as a father. Sometimes, they even quarrel due to husbands constantly changing his decisions that you can even think he has a behavior problem. My questions are; does staying at home always can change a mans behavior? Would you allow your husband to take your responsibility as a wife and take care of your children?
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@PDBME2 (1014)
• United States
26 May 12
I don't think men can handle what women do at home. I stayed home for 6 years to take care of our kids. I just went back to work last year and my husband has helped out alot but at the same time he gets upset at some things. One day he made dinner and was upset that no one was hungry....it happened to me several times too. My kids are bigger now so they don't need that constant supervision but at the same time it upsets him when they fight, don't pick up, need things like going to a doctor's appointment, etc. It's everyday things that I used to do and no one mattered to ask me if I was overloaded. Because of all the demands of work my husband told me that I had to be home by a certain time, he even told me I was a bad mom one day. I had to stop and analyze the whole thing. I am trying to be home now to do more things yet I feel when I do he reverts back to not helping. It's hard but overall that is why we are moms, supermoms at times. I do it for my kids mainly.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Sep 12
grrrsupermoms should have super husbands and I think most husbands here in the US get off easily a s they do an 8 hr day and we d id a 24 hour on call day .nudge them to help with house work some guys can su prise you as they might shat a rug cleaner than we could get it and vaccumn the floor cleaner then anyof us.ju mp start them and you do the growly bit for a change and get hubbie u p off his a.,s.s.,and hand him a mop or broom or whatever needs doing and insist he go and do it p pronto too.
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
26 May 12
I think that women and men´s roles have changed a lot since the cave era when men went to kill the mamuth and women took tare of the children and collected the seeds for diner. Now being muscle strong is not as important as to hhave other habilities. Sometimes a woman is a better provider as money goes and the couple decides that the man should take care of the house and the kids. But that is one thing and quite another if one of them are not doing their job as they should. I personally think that in this sociaty, it takes a very special man to be able to stay at home and not feel humuliated by it. I´d say only an alpha male dould really do it
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
26 May 12
I honestly don't think it matters which one works and which one stays home. Whoever is chosen to stay at home with the kids is responsible for the kids and to do some of the household responsibilities. Daycare is very expensive these days so him being there is saving them a ton of money in daycare costs. I have seen marriages where this type of arrangement works perfectly fine. As a couple it is BOTH of their responsibility to bring in enough money to take care of the family and also to raise the children. There is nothing (other than tradition) that says it should be the woman's responsibility to stay home with the kids. If it works for them then there is nothing wrong with it. As for their arguments....ALL couples argue at times. I would not make judgements and I would not get in the middle of it. If they have issues because of this arrangement then they are their own personal issues to work out.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Sep 12
hji eli za godinex12 welcome to my lot., i feel it de pends on the coulpe as some househusbands and wives who work outside the home get along quite well.if the couple love and respect and trust each other they can switch places if need be and still not fight over every dam ned little thing,.Some couples even in the usual mom at home and dad working style still fight like Mike Tyson biting the ear off the other person.these people need a marriage councilor or else need a divorce.When push comes to shove whoever can get a job and hold it the easiest should be the breadwinner. I had no hesitation when my hubby was felled by health problems to let him do hou e work and let me work as our son was in h igh school and thus I had a job at the local library a block away and worked extra hours as we needed the money badly.
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
26 May 12
I actually do not have anything against my husband taking my responsibility as there are times he really does especially when i am on travel but i always let him know how much appreciate it but yes it becomes a conflict sometimes as he rubs it in my face... but i try my best to understand him.
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