Househusband.. Is that Normal?

Lol, I should think that it should become the norm that husbands do what most wives have been doing for the past generations. Although it is still in the minority I know for a fact that there are househusbands here in Singapore. I feel that as long as the husband and wife are in agreement with who stays at home to see to the children and housework and if the take home pay of that one person is enough to take care of household expenses and living, it does not really make a difference either way.

as far as norms and cultures are concerned, of course it not normal, but speaking on a personal basis, i see nothing wrong with it, and it's a normal thing to do, it's being productive also. it's normal because there should be a provider and there should be a one that gonna be there for the kids and look after the house's welfare, and the wife is working then husband also working at the house, so it's but normal. i find it acceptable, rather having a working guy but isn't a responsible father to my kid and simply cheats on every event he can.

I know someone like that. She works at the hospital as a doctor and he stays home with the 3 kids and volunteers for things. I think it is really odd but if she makes enough money and is ok with it why not

Yeah I have heard much about it, but in our place it is not really rampant and is not really a choice. Still in the Philippines the streotype male should be the provider of the household and the female should be the housemaker or the housewife. And I guess it's just a choice between the one in the relationship if they agree on it then it's fine after all it's their life right?

Well, I think this phenomenon is quite normal, though I am not in that situation. I am not married yet, but I live with my girlfriend; we do the housework together, and we go out to work together. Many ppl are arguing that man and woman should be equale! so it is the same for a man to stay at home to do all the housework and the woman go out to earn a living. And as what is in my mind, the man can also earn money at home, just like we are earning money when we post on mylot.

Yea here in Aust tats pretty normal too LJ. Cos its quite hard to find a job too so it dont matter who works n who stays home. I hv a fren whose husband stays home and do all the cooking, cleaning and taking care of the kids. Tats pretty cool eh.

I think it's good to see, although not common in my country, the UK, but it's role reversal and it's women going out to be the breadwinners instead of the men. It is the 21st century and welcomed, strange but definitely welcome, why shouldn't a woman go out to get her career and still have children and the husband stays at home to do the housework and look after the children, if I had the chance I would jump at it!

I would love to have a house husband. Seriously, I go to work and earn the money while he stays at home does the laundry, cleans the house and takes care of the children. Is it 'normal'? No, but I am an independant enough woman to accept it. Plus I hate cleanig the house!

well, if we take it from the norms and standards that we have grown up with, it's really a bit odd seeing men doing the housekeeping and women working outside... but I believe married life needs a lil compromises, and this is one of those... and my father is the best example for this one... he used to work before my mom got her teaching license... but when she had it and got a seemingly good job offer in a government school here, my dad resigned and offered to take care of the household and my younger siblings...well, that's so noble of him... I believe.

now that we are in a fast paced world and economy, everything is possible and to have a father as a stay in in the house, i think it is now normal, it's just that the norms and culture judge that idea and some still have their big self ego and don't accept that kind of living.