We can do it together!
As I am sitting here trying to figure out what to write about for my controversial issue, I am just finish watching this show about these people who were sent to India to pick cotton and go work as cotton workers in the factories. One of the girls has to stay home and clean because of her allergies to the raw cotton. The two other guys and two other girls work in the cotton fields all day. I know it seems fair for the girl who is at home to do all the cooking and cleaning while they are all at work. I don’t think this is how it should be, if we all did the mess we all need to clean it up. I have seen plenty of my friends, where both individuals work and in the afternoon they both get home. The “man” of the house sits his rear on the couch and doesn’t do anything after he is off the work clock. The “women” puts in her 8 hours at work and comes home to slave even more which is probably more labor then her paying job. Sorry this doesn’t work for me if we are going to eat a nice home cook meal,(fast food is not an option) this is a two person job. We are living in the 21st century and roles have made a change we are here to help one another not to put more work on the other partner. In my home whoever gets there first starts dinner and the cleaning, when the others arrive they held, whether it be with laundry or cleaning the dishes.
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I do agree with you. The work in a family should be split up evenly and they should help each other. When my family gets together for Christmas or whatever holiday it is, I have always noticed that the women get up and do all the cleaning up while the men sit and talk or watch football. It doesn't bother me because you can only have so many people in the kitchen but I do wish that the guys would at least offer. But my family is a Mennonite family so things are much different. I just know that my boyfriend and I have discussed marriage and if/when we get married, we want to split the house duties equally and he wants to help me clean and cook. I am willing to help with yard-work. We want to be a team and in my opinion, that is what marriage and family are all about- teamwork. Loved your blog! :)
ReplyDeleteI cannot begin to wrap my head around this phenomenon, Olivia. Teach your kids better. :)
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