The Housewife Job Description
Several readers have asked me to develop the Housewife Job Description. Since I am in HR, I have written many job descriptions in my life, but never for a housewife. As you may recall, I have developed a Housewife Performance Appraisal, and as soon as I dig it up, I’ll publish it. But today I would like to show you my rough draft of the Housewife Job Description. I am open to suggestions, so feel free to provide feedback.
There are essentially 2 main parts of the job description: the description and the qualifications. Usually there is a general paragraph describing the job and then a more defined description. I have decided to use this format. Here is my rough draft:
Job Title: Housewife
Description
The housewife is responsible for all household and childcare duties. Additionally, the housewife is responsible for ensuring that harmony exists between all individuals living in the home. Love, care, and kindness are all attributes that must be exhibited by the housewife. Caring for the husband is crucial, and it is expected that the housewife will provide for his emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. A housewife should also maintain personal hygiene and take care of her physical body through proper eating and regular exercise. While there is not a strict dress code, it is expected that between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm, the housewife will have makeup applied and will not be wearing pajamas or other elastic clothing. The housewife is expected to cry no more than 1 time per month, for a maximum of 5 minutes.
Duties
Household:
- Sweeping/mopping – at least once per day
- Dusting – at least twice per week
- Vacuuming – at least once per week
- Straightening up – at least once per day, preferably before 5pm
- Doing the dishes – as often as needed so that dishes do not extend over the corners of the sink
- Scrubbing bathrooms – at least once every two weeks or weekly if any potty-trained children reside in the home
- Doing the laundry – as often as necessary so that clean socks and underwear can easily be located
- Other duties as assigned
Childcare:
- Feeding – 3 well balanced meals each day with 1-2 healthy snacks
- Bathing – at least 3 baths per week including full body lotion application when needed
- Dressing/Grooming – children will be dressed by 8am with fresh, clean clothes. Haircuts must be provided at least every 6 weeks once the child is 18 months old. Fingernails and toenails must be trimmed so that no more than 3mm of nail be exposed past the end of the digit.
- Emotional Caring – holding each child for at least 20 minutes per day. Saying “I love you to each child at least 3 times a day”
- Developmental – reading to each child for at least 20 minutes per day
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Must have a high threshold for pain and a high tolerance for nagging, bothering, begging, crying, and loud noises
- Must be willing and able to stand for extensive periods of time, to crawl on the floor, to enter tight and cramped spaces, and to climb chairs and tables to obtain objects in difficult to reach places
- Must be willing and able to operate on 4-6 hours of sleep
- Should be able to handle multiple difficult situations at once
- Should be well versed on the phone and in writing
- Must possess negotiation skills to handle requests from both children and adults
- Can calmly handle stressful situations without yelling, throwing, hitting, storming out of rooms, or slamming doors – preferably
Anything else I’m missing?
62 Responses to “The Housewife Job Description”
Um, should I be worried here–are you accepting new applicants for this position? I did notice that you failed to include a section describing any compensation or benefits…
By The Wife on Feb 1, 2008
Well, first off, buddy, it’s not been “housewife” for a long, long time. It’s HOMEMAKER.
By Anonymous on Feb 1, 2008
Something about handling money?
By Anonymous on Feb 1, 2008
the compensation is the reward of doing the job- right DR. D
By phillyz on Feb 1, 2008
make-up between 7 am and 10 pm? Puh-lease!
Also… shouldn’t bedroom activities be somewhere in the description?
By <3 April J. on Feb 1, 2008
What about being on call 24 HOURS A DAY and the all important salary amount – 0$?
By Amanda on Feb 2, 2008
I think there are a few categories missing here. Taking care of the husband and intimacy to name a few.good start though
By Doc on Feb 3, 2008
Basic hygiene requires cleaning the bathroom more than every other week, regardless of children. I’d change your requirement to a full clean once a week and a daily wipe-down.
Your wife probably does this anyway and you just don’t notice.
By Emily (Laundry and Lullabies) on Feb 3, 2008
In all fairness, if so much is being demanded of the homemaker the time allotted for crying should be extended to once every other week and as needed when “flow’s in town”
By Karen Rich on Feb 4, 2008
Women these days shouldn’t be subjected to such statistical analysis! I would like to see a man even ATTEMPT to do what women do. I think the reason the donkey is so arrogant is because he can’t do the “job” half…no 1/4 as good a woman could. AND HE KNOWS IT
By Lucy on Feb 6, 2008
After reading the Performance Appraisal, all I can say is, “This is a joke, right?”
By Tonya on Feb 9, 2008
Tonya: Read on–you will quickly find that The Donkey should not be taken seriously at all. Enjoy!
By The Wife on Feb 9, 2008
1) I second april j….
2) you haven’t mentioned yard work
3) keeping the household schedule?
3a) party planning and all entertaining.
3b) (here is where you could slip in who calls the sitter)
3c) scheduling all doctor, dentist, etc. appts
4) selection and purchase of all gifts intended to be from family
5) educational liason (signs all permission slips, does the P-T conferences, field trip advisor)
6) inventory, selection and purchase of all household supplies (budget to be provided)
Did I miss the sections on nursing, sewing, costume design,chauffer, art appreciation, song leader, historian, I could go on…
did you give this any thought before you wrote it?
By Connie Carpenter Macko on Feb 10, 2008
Man, after being in HR I can’t BELIEVE you left out the Salary and Benefits! I mean, I realize there are none, (other than the opportunity to great her man at home after his “hard day” at work and have him complain about being tired and seem unwilling to spend time with the children or do the dishes) but at least it needs to be mentioned that there won’t be any, other than a sense of “fulfillment” and lots of quality time with other housewifes at playgroups.
By Elizabeth on Feb 18, 2008
HA HA – I loved it – My fiance asked what I expected of her after marriage and I sent this to her – HA HA HA….
By Ali on Feb 25, 2008
Lucy’s comment is right on!!!
By tired on Feb 27, 2008
Ladies and Gentlemen…
I need to forward this to my wife… you want to know what she does!
Fold Clothes, Kiss Kids.
X
By X on May 14, 2008
I have recently started looking for a job after 5 years out of the workforce. Here are some of the responses I have been getting …
1) You haven’t been working for 5 years
2) Your experience are not updated
3) Wow! Lucky you! Staying home!!
By Tricia on Sep 29, 2008
This is not only amusing, but accurate. Women do have a lot of work to do at home, and have an income (for only homemaking) of $0. Please don’t forget (as my wife often needs to be reminded of) that your husband also has a job with duties that they may not be too fond of, and if he were to say that he is the only one making money, an argument would start. By that logic, you can’t say you have zero income if you look at half of his income as yours. I have taken care of the house when my wife was working, and kept it extremely clean, had dinner ready, wasn’t wearing pajamas ever, fixed her car, did all of the outdoor maintenance such as mowing, trimming the grass and shoveling in the winter. I understand where she is coming from that she is busy and needs to be appreciated, but now that she is at home and I work full time, I realize she has the easier of the 2 jobs. The kids are now in school, so she isn’t babysitting all the time, I cook dinner about 25% of the time, and still do all of the outdoor chores as well as acting mechanic for her car – not to mention the lawnmower, trimmer, and anything else that breaks. I don’t mind having the harder of the 2 jobs since she appreciates it. My buddies wife though, thinks that she is so hard done by and never gets out of her pajamas, doesn’t clean well, doesn’t cook well, doesn’t excercise, and still wants the same treatment that the women here (and my wife) expect and deserve. That is where most men get annoyed – by the lazy ones trying to group themselves in with the hardworking housewives.
By Greg on Jan 23, 2009
I found this site on a whim.. and have been very entertained by it. While stifling my distaste at the rigidity of the the “Wife’s Duties”, I remind myself that it’s exactly the info I asked for (googled).
I’m so proud of my generation, in particular the women. We have broken through social barriers,both in our homes and the world, without losing the compassion and insight that are inhenant in our gender. But perhaps, most importantly, what we’ve kept through it all is our sense of humour…ensuring that there will be yet another generation of….,HUSBANDS!!
By Nita on Mar 15, 2010
This is awesome…to the women complaining here, get a clue. It even teaches this in the Bible, this is what woman was made for. Women’s lib has ruined traditional life for women. Now there is a new breed of man who actually expects a woman to do all this PLUS hold an outside of the home job. Shame on you all who thought you were too good to assume the role God intended for you!
By Jessica on Apr 10, 2010
First of all, my husband wipes his own butt (and prefers it that way) — LOL! Second of all, I am NOT married to the “house” … so the term is not “housewife” … it is homemaker. As a homemaker, I recently painted the entire exterior of our house as my husband works and we like to save money by not hiring a painter. Also, I have spent a lot of time at ARD meetings. (You probably don’t know what an ARD meeting is, right)? Furthermore, I have been an avid advocate for my child who happens to have some learning disabilities. They said that she would never go to college and she only lacks a few credits for her degree (and she will be finished very soon). Additionally, I have been a tutor for her as I have the intelligence and the common sense to understand her learning style. So …. perhaps you think you are cute or something … but, actually, your ignorance is showing. You really need to write about something that you actually know about!
By Lynn on Apr 25, 2010
P.S. I have nothing against women who work outside the home, but I do resent it when people somehow believe that I am obligated to babysit and chauffer their children because I happen to stay at home …. or they somehow think that I am less than intelligent and/or have no education. They are WRONG! The decision for me to stay at home has nothing to do with them, and, frankly, is none of their business. My husband and I made the decision that I should stay at home after we found out that our daughter was having learning difficulties. We felt that I could help give her the foundation that she needed to succeed. I have been on both sides of the fence …….. in that, I was a “working” (meaning I worked outside the home for a paycheck) and a homemaker (meaning I work, but do not receive a paycheck). A homemaker’s job is 24/7.
By Lynn on Apr 25, 2010
Met to say, “… I was a “working” woman ….”
By Lynn on Apr 25, 2010
Your forgot to mention shopping, and not fun shopping, but the kind that requires getting the food on the table and toilet paper and cleaning supplies a socks and underwear and shoes when needed etc. etc. etc. Not to forget budgeting because you have to stretch one pay check, and sometimes that means shopping at three or four different stores to get the most for your money. Worst job but most rewarding in the long run I get to see my kids grow up.
By marcy on May 19, 2010
Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed the entire job description and the comments posted as well. Its a good effort by the Donkey. Iam a proud mother of a 3 year old daughter and can very well relate to this, as my current status is homemaker with 4 years industry exp.And it stops there till I start back work! This write-up reminds me how good/bad a homemaker Iam.
Donkey, may be you could also add a ‘quality’ in the ‘requirements’ section – Candidate should be able to resist temptation of shopping/going for walk/gym/outdoor activities/internet browsing etc in times of crisis(like when kids are sleeping/not willing to co-operate)
By NehaGoel on Jun 25, 2010
Alright, I just can’t believe that this is on the internet. I am a mother of three and I am now a homemaker due to my health. I have worked outside of the home for many years while a couple of those years my husband was the one being the homemaker, but he just would not touch anything that had to be done inside the home just the outside work. What kind of society do we live in when a man thinks he doesn’t have to do anything in the home. Thank God there is men out there that appreciate their wives enough to help them out, whether in need or not!!! I will say THANK YOU.
By Debra on Oct 12, 2010
What are the duties of a husband?
sit on the couch and bark orders, argue with kids (to instill negotiation skills, criticizing wife–to instill her ability to withstand pressure). Makes as much sense as your list. by the way, men can’t keep up with half of what a wife/mother does in 1 day.
By doretta on Oct 13, 2010
I was watching divorce court and the husband printed this and offered it as evidence that his wife wasn’t a good woman. LOL. Of course the judge made a mockery of his printout, as she should have. This is a joke. There are no set rules on what a “homemaker” should or shouldn’t do. I do most of these things because I WANT to. Not because I have to. Not because my husband says it’s my duty. There is a mutual understanding and mutual respect. But on that note, curious to hear what a man’s duties should be to his wife, kids, and household, in your own opinion of course.
By Kawi on Oct 13, 2010
if the donkey isn’t the greatest genius this side of the mississippi then i plum don’t know who is. finally somebody who is willing to stand up for manhood rights and explain what a HOUSEWIFE should be doing. hats off to you donkey
By Jaysizzle on Oct 13, 2010
I guess that’s what I’m looking for
By tieara on Oct 14, 2010
This is really out of line. You have to have alot of nerve to put this stuff on paper. This is why many women are discrimnated upon, because of ignorancelike this. I saw the episode of Divorce Court and I was discusted at that womans husband. Look at how she was being treated because of what someone else thinks are her duties as a wife. Society is too much these days!
By Katima WIlliamson on Oct 14, 2010
Ok everyone…time to take a breath! Look at the title of his blog!!! It is all in good fun! If his wife can laugh at him…and she does you can too!!!
By Lorri on Oct 15, 2010
I am sorry Jessica but bringing God in to this discussion was a crucial mistake. A) This discussion had nothing to do with it.B) who are you to interpet what god wants for me, C) who is to say if YOUR god applies to EVERYONE, I am quite sure it doesnt. As to Donkey the baby boomer expectations are fundamentally out dated and those who can understand the concept of partnership shouldnt be married in the first place.
By K. Mann on Nov 3, 2010
First of all to everyone out there…in terms of a bit of humour in all this, none of us are housewives OR homemakers, we are DOMESTIC ENGINEERS, thank you all!
With all due respect, Barbara V.
By Barbara Viscardi on Nov 14, 2010
LOL I am reading all these Domestic Engineer comments, and they are so hysterical! Men know exactly what we do, why do you think they marry us? I gave up a county job to marry and have four children whilst supporting my husbands military career. Guess what he couldnt take it when the going got rough, cheated on me with my now EX best friend and dumped me when he was done with me. Not only leaving me destroying my childrens lives in the process and thinking nothing of it. when it came time to go to court he ‘bought’ my kids with money and cars and I got no military retirement whatsoever and basically left in the gutter. He could of course afford an attorney who lied, cheated and stole from me. He got a judge in a county he did not live in and the judge allowed that so did the attorney obviously. Later I found out the judge and his attorney played golf together. So now in order to live I have to live with a man I dont love, who broke my tailbone because he thought he was being funny, took my quality of life away and is a friggin control freak and sneaky and vindictive to boot because I cant afford to live alone. Compensation people? I got nothing of the sort. Who wants to take my place?? Stop the griping and for heaven sakes, stop the stupid justifying of what we do and are capable of doing. WOMEN RULE, that is why GOD made us smarter, emotionally stronger, and able to procreate, because men cant do it. They are good for two things, money and sex and neither is that good whent he love, compassion, willingness to share and be a real man and father is absent. Come on ladies…get real here!!!
By JerZgirl124 on Nov 14, 2010
Wow I was told last night I’m a terrible housewife. I didn’t choose to be a housewife I have a controlling husband who runs a cabinet/ interior trim business and he fixes Nothing in our home unless it benefits him. I am going on17 years of marriage and every week for the last 16 I have asked myself if I made the biggest mistake in my lifetime being tempted by the cleaner cut guy who hates his own mother and is a bastard never meeting or knowing his real father. I have endured a lot of mental abuse, and some physical but yet here I stay. I do not attend church, but that doesn’t mean I do not believe in higher beings. Most of the time I feel the bible was a book written by man with ridiculous rules upon women.
By Angela b on Jan 20, 2011
It’s not HOMEMAKER. This implies that something is MADE in regards to the HOME.
JerZgirl124… you will learn, if you paid any attention, that almost all lawyers and judges are a. fighting like wolves, b. friendly, or c. FRIENDS. Most will fall within category C.
Perhaps you lost everything to this man because the lawyers and judges saw that YOU are SEXIST and DELUSIONAL! Also, it’s not the RIGHT of women to make judgements on what a ‘real man/father’ is or which men make the cut or not. We men are NOT put here to prove ourselves to WOMEN. Nor to other men. Men = people, women = people.
Barbara Viscardi: “DOMESTIC ENGINEERS”?!
You RULE!
Someone in this thread asked what a man’s duties should be to wife and kids…. Let me throw my opinion out here for you all.
STOP GENDERIZING EVERYTHING! The best automotive mechanic I ever met was a female. The nicest nurse I ever knew was a guy, the best fight I ever got into was with a girl in martial arts class, the worst people I have ever known were females, the biggest USER in my life was my wife-to-be who cheated and lied and I told her that I loved her EVERY day, told her that I loved her ten times a day, bought her flowers every month without reason, worked my butt off, cleaned the house because she was lazy… the LAZIEST person I ever knew was a guy,the most bodily UNCLEAN person I ever met was a girl, and my friend with the most pimped-out racing car who won all the races and got all the babes was a FEMALE…
POINT? Gender roles are dead. We may not have gender equality yet, but things have gotten better and in some situations the inequality has shifted to men. I was raised in a mostly-female family, all power taken by them, and they were the most sexist PEOPLE I have ever known. I grew up being told, eventually believing, that I was worthless because I’m a man. That the best I would ever amount to was homeless, worthless, or perhaps in prison…where “all men belong”….
I dated a girl for almost 6 years, I entered her life when her son was three months old… I took him into my heart as MY son….5 years later, she started being different… I found out she was cheating, lying, keeping me around for the money… In four years, she never once fed her child, clothed him, bathed him, or anything. She sent him to live with her grandmother…. I haven’t been allowed to see him in almost two years now….all because I stood up for myself, told her to stop treating me like crap. I had tried to get her to sign the adoption papers for three years…. I still have his pictures up… I still cry when my heart misses him…
We are PEOPLE with genders…. not genders. I am a man. I can change the brakes on my car, tires, oil change, and build stuff with tools…. I can also crochet, cook, clean, and love my son with all my heart and want to die without him in my life.
By Jewzombie on Feb 3, 2011
AWK. Typo there. It’s that I told her I loved her every day and that I told her she was beautiful ten times a day.
Also, about male duties to wife and children. Pretty generic stuff. Supply home, care, etc. The usual. Also, if you pay attention: MEN pay allimoney, child support more often, etc. At the end of a marriage, women and children LEGALLY still the responsibility of the man… the female can re-marry and have additional support that way….men? No, this doesn’t often happen for them.
By Jewzombie on Feb 3, 2011
I believe that you are all being ridiculous. I work as an accountant and have three kids under the age of five. I still do most of the work around the house because I want to and I love my family. My husband tends to do the outside work. When he was deployed to Iraq, I did all the work. It is not hard to maintain a household, take care of children, and have a full time job. people are just lazy.
By Veronica on Aug 8, 2011
It’s 3 fulltime positions. Childcare, then household and husband care. What about inlaws? and being a nurse. what about nursing the baby… and the forcing of husband to the doctor. The family socialization. Xbox limitations. And being mean Mommy or sexy mother. To be able to switch from mom, to wife, to friend, and still hold on to some shread of who you once were. FML. til death due you part.
By wifegirl on Aug 25, 2011
omg that is so degrading
By kristi on Aug 25, 2011
Oh come on! This is the 21st century, and I feel that women are working outside the home nowadays, and that ALL women should be encouraged, rather allowed, to work outside the home. I have seen them working in grocery stores, banks, restaurants, libraries, etc. To all the working women out there, I have one thing to say — keep the faith and keep up the good work!
By Alexis J. Jones on Nov 16, 2011
I agree with Veronica! This generation (my generation 20 -30) is lazy! They can’t handle what our mothers, fathers, grands and ancestors went through so we don’t have to work so hard. Nor do they appreciate it. The description for this job applies for men and women. Relationships are a partnership. No one side should have to feel like they are doing more than the other. True love does everything in its power to keep peace, maintain joy, and assist in any way possible. Therefore, going back to this generation is LAZY! I can say that b/c I’m a part of this generation, but strive to not be lazy.
Signed, Husband, Father, Provider, Protector, Lover, Friend for my family of a Domestic Engineer, son, and baby on the way.
By Void on Dec 3, 2011
Dear sir,
I find your list of ‘duties’ offensive. Even if a woman is in the home, she is not subordinate to her husband as you have implied.
Regards
An angry reader
By Angry woman on Mar 15, 2012
what about sex? anytime of day??
By lisbeth on Mar 17, 2012
what about sex??
By lisbeth on Mar 17, 2012
For all the women who share a joint account, it is not a Joint account unless it is in your name also! Further more, if you are employed, get a cancelled cheque for another account that YOU have opened on your own and have your employer deposit all your earnings into that account. Of course is your spouse is controlling ALL the money do this! Money is a source of Control! If a person you are married to is not allowing you to withdraw your own money or in fact any money …. this is ABUSE! FINANCIAL ABUSE is what it is called and you must seek legal advice. No man has the right to treat any woman like this, ever! Usually there are other sources of abuse that co-incides with this.
I feel your pain gals. Good Luck.l
By P. MacD on Apr 11, 2012
I found this post hilarious and wish that more people had a sense of humor. Oh by the way, I am not a housewife or homemaker I am a essential resource specialist. My duties include training and instilling values in our our most precious and essential resources–our children.
By doretta on Apr 25, 2012
LUCY you are an absolute idiot, I am married and have been married for two years. I work a full time job and go to school, at one point I worked a full time job a part time job and went to school to support my pregnant wife. In between the hours of working school or no sleep, I came home to clean up the mess my wife would make around the house, do laundry, cook meals and prepare my own meals for her and me and for the next day. I would listen to her complain about how I was incentivize even though she didn’t work and brand no sort of income into the family and provided her with a brand new car, first one she has ever owned due to her lack of irresponsibility. So when you make statements like that realized your a feminist and you have no idea what the hell you are talking about!
By Mike on May 5, 2012
(some) spouses now a days are just sad, they dont work, get their bills paid, physically dont take care of themselves, but expect their spouses to take care of everything. everyone has a job. whether its to be a provider or manage the house whatever the title is (housewife/househusband or chewbacca). for you to complain about your job is just unacceptable and your worth is diminished. and dont think your entitled to anything specially when your job is done in a poor manor. THIS GOES TO MEN AS WELL. just because as a man i provide doesnt mean my wife is to be my slave, obey my every command it just means your both now working together as 1 to achieve
what ever the goal is.
#Mike i understand your frustration and trust me when i say i know exactly how you feel…. thats was the reason for my 1st divorce. although i regret the path i took in the past, now ive tried to read the bible and remind my (current) wife of her responsibility.
By afrustratedman... on May 26, 2012
Housewife….wow
I work full time, bring home 100 k a year and I do all this and more. Still my husband (soon to be ex) expected that I was responsable for all the work and if he helped out I should be greatful that he folded some laundry. He had no responsabilty (according to him) to support the family or children, as we were to make due with less and stop asking for more. WOW now I know what he meant by – You married me and there is only one way out…..death and by the way I purchased a plot for you next to me…….
I am far from being a femanist, I actually just want to live my life without ”duties” and raise my children, love life and smile at least once a month…..
By Mother of 7 on Jun 29, 2012
You forgot duties such as attending to medical needs of the children, managing finances, and shopping.
By anonymous 2 on Jul 7, 2012
The thing house wife’s need to remember is it costs me $ to House, cloth and feed you as well as buy you a car and things that you like or want. When I was single this was all cheaper to hire done, I ate out every meal, paid someone to clean my house and laundry is not that hard. I also never had to ask someone to do their job. You need to remember that all the things you do are basically minimum wage jobs to hire out. So if you don’t like doing them go get a job and hire someone to do it. I offered this to my wife and she would rather do her job then go get one. Granted she would have to make more than the people she is paying or all she would be working for is avoiding house work. The reason Divorce is so high? It’s easier to pay someone to take care of me and jerk off then deal with more drama.
By Bob on Aug 24, 2012
Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as
though you relied on the video to make your point.
You obviously know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something informative to read?
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Bob sucks! I pity his wife if she’s still with him. She should leave his dumb-ass permanently so he can go back to hiring housekeepers, eating out all the time and jerking off. He obviously doesn’t know how to love, care about or respect his better half. In fact, he sounds like a woman-hater to me. Think of all the time and energy he’d have to spend if he couldn’t get someone to come to his rescue and get things done for him. I bet he’d lose a few pounds. You wouldn’t happen to be overweight now, would you Bob?
By Angie on Sep 8, 2012
Good sense of humor – obviously not meant to offend. Thanks
It’s sad though to read these angry posts and life stories. Everybody has a story and an opinion. Most people are conditioned by their upbringing or those they associated with in their youth. We can only change the behavior of people in the world by being good parents and encouraging our boys and girls to respect others and themselves.
Nobody should stay in an abusive relationship, there is much help for those who need it they need only reach out. Love and respect in a relationship is the key to happiness. We do what we must to provide and protect and survive and to guide our children with love and compassion that’s the best we can do to try to instill in our children good values to take them into their adult relationships.
Anger and ignorance, insults and harsh opinions hurt people. Even in these posts.
Everyone has a story but we are the masters of our own destiny and we can change. Strive to be happy and happiness will be infectious. Life is beautiful & in every little thing we do for our partners and our children it’s a privilege to share ourselves and be appreciated in return.
Find your happiness in the everyday and nothing will be without meaning.
XO
By Noamz Sydney on Sep 10, 2012
I too was a little offended while reading this and then I realized it is exactly what is expected of us and yet realized by most that we just can’t do it all. I actually googled housewife duties and found this. My husband and I were talking about how cleaning was one of my duties as a housewife especially now that the kids are in school, pre-k and 2nd grade. I have never really been the domestic type anyway but he has tried to work on it a bit. He is very patient. I never turned a stove on before I met him, he did all the cooking for the first year and as I had children I began to venture out in the world of motherhood.
By Karen on Sep 18, 2012
my son it 16, he strongly objects to the lotion and holding for 20 minutes.
By mom on Oct 21, 2012
Wow. This was ment as a joke and everyone is getting pissed off. Dont like it then dont read it. You knew what it was about before you started reading it. So dont bitch about it.
By Stahmof2boys on Nov 30, 2012
I have been a housewife for the last 15 years. My husband recently told me that I sit on my ass all day and I get to make $85,00 per year, must be nice.
Also, due to budgetary constraints, I am now looking for a job with no recent out-of-the home work and in a recession. Can you guess how many job offers I’ve gotten?
By Amanda on Jun 3, 2013