My wife has always worked and now she is thinking about just staying home. We don't need her income that badly and to some extent it would help me out since we would not have to juggle sick days around when the kids are sick. I am just afraid that after a year she will be a 300 pound couch potato and I will have to come home and live though the latest Dr. Phil or Oprah philosophy. I also have no confidence that she will turn her free time towards more home cooking or house maintenance, which in my view would be fair. Any tips for handling this? What have you experienced when your wife has chosen home over the workforce?
Does your wife work?
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huckfinn
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Well, a home maker, especially with kids around is a full time job. It would probably give you and the family more time together in the evening after you both finish your day of work.
I would think that if she currently looks after herself physically, that probably won't change. You might want to ask her to consider scaling back to a part time job that she would really enjoy, regardless of the money she makes. It would be like a test drive, and it would still get her out of the house - potentially when Dr Phil is on.....lol..It would also continue to provide subjects to speak of together.....
I would think that if she currently looks after herself physically, that probably won't change. You might want to ask her to consider scaling back to a part time job that she would really enjoy, regardless of the money she makes. It would be like a test drive, and it would still get her out of the house - potentially when Dr Phil is on.....lol..It would also continue to provide subjects to speak of together.....
Yes, rethink your thoughts and ask yourself why you think this way. Your a hobbiest, don't confuse these two situations in your life. I can't get over the selfishness in your statement !
huckfinn
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Unless there's some more context to this, you need to nip this in the bud pronto! Who wouldn't rather stay home and not work? Too bad, so sad. It's a double income world nowadays. I see disaster looming if you let her get away with this.
Another selfish douche, until you can give labour keep your mouth shut, In other words give life. We males should be the bread winners. Have we forgotten going out to hunt for food.
I'd take her high heels off, remove her stocking and help put on
her slippers when she was home from a hard days work were I a
stay-home dad.
Don't do it buddy. Once she stays home, she will loose structure and focus and will most likely enjoy being too comfortable not having to work and not going to the gym. It happens all the time
heres a pretty novel idea....
why dont you cut back on your hours if your family doesnt need the money?
she continues to work, and you work less. Im all about equality and progressive ideas. in this day and age I think its rather sexist that a man is expected work and provide for his family while women can opt out of financial responsibility for the family.
in reality, society doesnt see it that way....
why dont you cut back on your hours if your family doesnt need the money?
she continues to work, and you work less. Im all about equality and progressive ideas. in this day and age I think its rather sexist that a man is expected work and provide for his family while women can opt out of financial responsibility for the family.
in reality, society doesnt see it that way....
Are you that ignorant, Gov. doesn't see that way, the more that work the more taxes, do you get it ?
If she expects to eat she better get her lazy ass to work.
And bring me a paper and a coffee on the way home.
Whops, I think that's the plan that got me divorced to start with?
And bring me a paper and a coffee on the way home.
Whops, I think that's the plan that got me divorced to start with?
Yes times have changed since my parents, do I still believe in them today yes ! And that's what's missing today, a care taker and a provider. Which has always existed since the dawn of humans. Until resent times.
Its no wonder our children are so fucked up.
My ex was a stay at home mom. I heard endless shit about Oprah and she never learned to cook. Eventually, she got bored, had an affair, left. It was 5 years of friendship followed by 18 years of coming home to a nagging nutcase. The highlight of my marriage was the divorce.
The problem with the wife at home is that she won't make the effort to look good. If she has to go out and work, then she will get up, get dressed, put a little make up on, and go out trying to look 'competitive' with the other women out there, since we all know that women are highly competitive with each other.
When she stays at home, then there is no real incentive to get up, and try to look good. There may be at the start, but that goes away after a while. Always remember that although you might do 100% of the work outside the house and bring home the bacon, so to speak, you are still expected to do 50% of the work at home, 50% of the chores, 50% of the childrearing, etc.
When she stays at home, then there is no real incentive to get up, and try to look good. There may be at the start, but that goes away after a while. Always remember that although you might do 100% of the work outside the house and bring home the bacon, so to speak, you are still expected to do 50% of the work at home, 50% of the chores, 50% of the childrearing, etc.
Im not talking about government. society is a group of people.
Im not sure how my post relates to taxes, when in fact I offer an opinion that he work less and she continues working.
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