Should women just cook and clean like mom used to???
451438
I always tell my mom that as a joke lol. She hates when i do it in public. LMAO just thinking about it makes me laugh. "Damn women, the second we gave them rights, they thought they were people" And "WOMAN! Get in the kitchen where you belong" ....it's even funnier cause I'm a chick.
1011197
I agree.  I don't think women should do everything a man does. I believe is capable of doing a lot of things.  But a woman should be treated like a flower - delicate. and w/ respect.  And no men should not be nuns.
325311
Of course I wash.  I wouldn't service a woman who isn't cleaned up, so why would I expect her to service me when I'm not clean?  And if you have a guy who wont clean up, then don't go near his little winkie, he'll clean it up good for you then. :D
522975
Yea, ladies are more compassionate than guys, you have that right. And I'm sure all moms would like to stay home all day and pick up after their dirty husbands, and watch over the kids, and take care of the whole house. I'm sure they would, really. But people have to make money. Gas, groceries, clothes, and just about everything else is costing way more, and that means that families can't live easily off of one income, unless the husband is a doctor, lawyer, or another super good paying job. And moms work hard--you seem to have very little respect for them.
395568
moms take over the home!!!
384472
how about cleaning up your bedroom that your mother has been asking you to do for the past year???..that should CHANGE YOUR WORLD...\n\nAs for the rest of the world, dont worry son, i have got it all in hand....
683759
Women need men, because we are the head of the house, its us who pay the bills. and its us who have to do all the hard things they cant or dont want to do. without men, women will still be stuck in the Cave men times. \n\nMen need Women, for sex, cleaning, cooking, Ironing, more sex, washing dishes and clothes, and to have Baby's
668164
Not at all. I'm a housewife. It is really hard looking after 2 young kids. So take pride in your daily duties and as long as you are on top of everything you are doing great. Many housewives become lazy cause they think they can get to things later or tomorrow. Be proud this is your new job and do it well. \n\nI like to work two days a week, I study and I also go to the gym every day. The house is generally tidy and all meals are cooked. Most of my friends envy my lifestyle but it is really full on moreso than there's cause I have no downtime. I wake up around 6am and don't stop till around 9.30pm.\n\nAt the end of the day why should we seek others approval when most people don't like the way  or who they are. Just think if you are happy that should make you satisfied and proud to be a housewife or whatever we are.
471548
Depends on what you cook for her.  Most women love a man who cooks, partially cause then we don't have to do it ourselves, partially cause it's nice to be pampered by someone else taking care of us for a change.  But, if you cook like say , my dad, don't.  He was banned from the kitchen for life and relegated to BBQ duty only after an unfortunate incident involving snails and my mom's teflon pan.
1088189
its not wrong to be a stay-at-home housewife with domestic helpers if you can afford it and still be comfortable. i used to clean houses for a living and i had 1 that was that way, she had me come in on fridays to do the heavy cleaning, bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming, mopping and sweeping. she would wash the dishes and do her own laundry. i just did the every week cleaning.
1069560
Now days it takes two people working to make a living. And if that be the case, then they both should share the house work (inside and outside). \n\nBut at the same time, if just one of the them makes enough money to support them both with out the other having to work outside the home, whether it be the male or female, the one that stays home should do most of the cooking and cleaning, although the one that does work outside side the home should help the one that does stay home as well.\n\nI don't think that one should have to do it all. Inside work and outside work should not be limited to just one.\n\nI know some folks that think that the house work should be for the female and the outside should be for the male. But I don't think so. All work should be shared. Women should not be to good to go out and mow the grass, run the weed-eater, hoe weeds or what ever, and at the same time, men should not be to good to cook the food, clean the house, do the laundry, do the dishes, sweep & mop or vaccuum the floors. \n\nSorry if I step on any toes here but this is just the way I see it. The work should be shared. But if the woman makes enough money and the man wants to stay home and take care of the house and kids ,if any, so be it, that is a job any way you want to look at it.
461788
believe that we have degraded since the 50"s and early 60"s. think that is the last time America stood together on life issues. there was not family fall out like now. think people tried to do what was right even when it was hard. man tried to provide and make households survive while woman were trying to be thee best to be a mother not 100 different things and then a mother. (no way intended as a slam meaning trying to be a worker teacher home maker taxi driver sister daughter wife then mother is very hard. and not far back in the 50S most woman stayed at home and had the ability to be th mother they dreamed of. ) we treated our kids different as the future not as a necessity or interruption.
535370
because my husband is in Iraq i will be at home with our two kids 1 and 3 and do my usual routine. and maybe get myself a little gift. i am from Germany and there you usually help out your mom around the house and bake a cake for her. one of my rules has always been that she can not get up to do anything. hm...maybe my kids will do that for me.  LOL
865717
Remember that mother in laws had mother in laws too.  If you get along with your mother in law, then just act normal, have fun and allow her to make the main decisions; it is of course her kitchen.  Accept her suggestions with grace and all should be fine.  If she loves to cook, she already knows what has to be done, so ask her when you get there, what she would like you to cook - whether its the potatoes, cranberries, etc.  And if you are not sure how to cook them, ask her, make her the center of the cooking and don't try to make it a competition.  Good luck
583377
No!!\nWomen should be at home around the kitchen, that's where they belong, unless called upon to perform some sexual function as and when required! They have far to much freedom as it is!\nHope this helps?
999289
your mom is going through empty nest syndrom...\n\nWith no kids to take care of she is lonley and is in need of some companionship...\nDrink is a way for her to cope with  this...\n\nHow ever she might be getting into the drinking to much...\n\nTry an interventions of sorts .. Get your other sibblings together and a range a family get together...\nYou might find this could help..\n\nAlso try calling your mom for no reason at all and ask her a silly question about cooking cleaning anything... \nI think your mom need to feel that she is needed and by asking her silly questions she will feel she is wanted ....
446015
Your mum grew up in a different era.  What is right for you is not necessarily what was right for her.  Understand that she can't understand why you'd want to do that.  Agree to differ.