I don't think I am insecure...I'll start with that, because this is going to sound like an amazingly insecure rant...but...here goes:
I am a house wife. I LIKE being a house wife... I have time for things I enjoy, plus I love taking care of my family, etc. I teach on the side, although teaching isn't my passion, and I have a tiny knitting business that IS my passion, but makes very little money. I'm ok with that.
I have been hearing a lot recently about how "being a house wife is so demeaning"...and, "cleaning is so beneath me". right...
I have advice for people who don't like spending time in their home....Get a job. If you want to work, work. PLEASE don't waste your breath talking about how stupid a person must be to want to stay home and take care of their families, or *gasp* clean up after themselves...because no matter how hard you work outside your home, those things are going to be there when you get back from your job.
On the other hand,
I could go on about how "stupid" it is to ride the train for an hour every morning to do work for someone who doesn't give two shites whether their employees are breathing or not....waste precious time I could be spending watching my kid grow up, all for the sake of money, but I absolutely won't go there, because everyone has different needs, and if your personal validation comes in the form of money....so be it....further more, if your family needs the money, who can begrudge that...BUT, PLEASE don't assume that I don't have "brains" because I stay home and take care of my family, because I feel more intellectually stimulated than I have ever been, in the moments between cleaning, etc when I have time to develop myself via personal study, etc.
That is all
Happy Monday
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1 year ago
10 comments:
Everybody has to dance to the beat of their own drum I think. Your beat may not be the same as mine but as long as we both find a rhythm to hell with the world, hey? I'm living life to a Lady Gaga beat at the mo. How about you? Big red car? ;P
Amen
Whoops! Just realised that sounds patronising if you don't know that Nana is solely responsible for my entire family now being able to sing 'toot toot chugga chugga big red car'. :) And we still sing it when we pass a red car!
haha, no worries heather, I have been grooving to that tune for quite a while now....and I think everyone that reads this probably knows about some form of the song (as we adjust it for the situation) Thanks for being so awesome :) AND...you crazy lady you! I never knew you had an affinity for Lady Gaga!
i was going to say exactly what melanie said.
if financially possible, i would love to be a housewife/stay at home mom (in the future, obviously). i hate when people imply that you are giving up more "ambitious" or "worthy" dreams instead realizing that it's something you are doing by choice.
but, i totally agree, if it's not your cup of tea, DO something about it.
Well said Jo...Bravo
And the other thing I hate...
Smart = nasty slob/ Clean =subservient moron.
Cleaning is a basic life skill. If you can't master it, I think that takes you down a few pegs in smartness. If you have made the choice to be a housewife for however long, enjoy it and do it to the best of your ability....
But seriously, be what ever kind of house wife you want to be I guess...just don't bitch about it, and then call people who do it well "stupid little housewives"
Thanks for your comments Jo :)
Very true. Everyone has their own lifestyle, and as long as nobody is getting hurt by it, I say live it! Screw what anyone else says, you and your family are what's important x
When people make comments about others way of life, it usually means that they are unhappy with their own life! I Love You baby girl!! and I am VERY proud of you and all you do!
I love this entry. I feel all I do is defend housewives. I'm a part time housewife as I'm still in school and have no interest in having a career after school is finished, feel like I'm only going to uni because of the pressure (and I hate that place). Why does it have to be so tabu to want to care for your family? I don't get it either, I like you feel so stimulated when taking care of our home and my husband (we don't have kids yet). It's way more challenging than Uni has EVER been.
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