House Husband?
@prettysmart_chic (82)
Philippines
December 5, 2006 10:29am CST
is it becoming a norm nowadays? I've observed from my office and from my friends' stories that more men nowadays are becoming house husbands - taking care of the kids and the household chores while the wife goes to work - what's your take on this?
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5 responses
@beautifulceiling (1300)
• United States
5 Dec 06
People should do whatever makes sense for them. Sometimes that means the husband staying home. I don't know why anyone would have a problem with this.
@prettysmart_chic (82)
• Philippines
5 Dec 06
sometimes its a big deal for some people coz we live in a society where men should be the head of the family....meaning they should be the ones providing for the family
but i agree that couples should do whatever makes sense for them
@beautifulceiling (1300)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Yes, this is true. I guess I should have worded my response differently. What I don't understand is why people consider what society thinks as more important than just doing what works for their family. Although I can understand that because the pressure to conform is strong. I just wish it wasn't that way. And I guess I don't understand why society cares so much about who brings home the paycheck.
@pinoytypist (280)
• Philippines
5 Dec 06
i prefer working than staying at home. its really stressful for me to stay at home and do the household chores. more the less take care of children. i've done it once before with my nephew and i can say its really hard.
@certified_alice (1854)
• Philippines
6 Dec 06
yes it's very stressful doing all the chores athome :)
@certified_alice (1854)
• Philippines
5 Dec 06
because nowadays seems that woman has more confidence than men that's why sometime they prefer to stay at home and take care of the kids. i'd like to work too but my husband won't allow me, he's not really a house husband type because he still believes that wife must take care of the kids at home, but maybe he'll change his mind if we are bankrupt, lol!
@dunetrekker (339)
• United Arab Emirates
21 Dec 06
I guess there's nothing wrong if the husband is doing the household chores and taking care of the kids with the wife being the bread winner if they both agree on it and it is the better decision for the welfare of their family. Sometimes it is inevitable that wives can have better career than the husbands and the norm on role play (that the man must be the breadwinner) established by society will not be followed.
However, personally... i strive to be the one to support my family and my wife to devote her time to our one yr old son. Since her priority should be to take care of our son, we also preferred to have a house helper to do the other household chores.
