Comments on: The Housewife Job Description

By: NehaGoel

NehaGoel — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:21:59 +0000

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: marcy

marcy — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:08:09 +0000

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: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:16:44 +0000

Met to say, “… I was a “working” woman ….”

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:14:38 +0000

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

Lynn — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:06:48 +0000

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: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:57:50 +0000

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: Nita

Nita — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:59:12 +0000

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: Greg

Greg — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:57:03 +0000

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: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:34:01 +0000

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!!

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