This is a better rephrasing of previously posted "How much would you hire a housewife for" \nI just wanted to see if being a mother is really a respected, worthy and even WELL PAID profession.
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How much would you pay for as in would you pay for sexual favors or how much would you pay THEM as in what is a housewife's values worth??? Either way it should hopefully be priceless.
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Hahaha, is your husband asking your for a cost benefit analysis for a proposed salary? I think housewives should not be paid salaries but should instead be given an allowance for personal needs separately from the household budget.  It pretty much works the same way as a salary but denoting it as such is just not right.  A wife does the things she does out of love and because she wants to support her husband.
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I blame the parents. They need to crack the yardstick. I got my rear smacked a few times and it made me be a better parent to my kids cause I didn't turn out to be some spoiled snot that thought I should be able to get away with everything. The T.V. and the web has plenty of filth that the kids have access to while Mom's at the career.Sorry, but if you plan a family I feel one parent should stay home and raise them and if you can't afford kids don't have them until you can or don't have more than one !
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Why shouldn't she be the head of the family?  Maybe her talents lie in organization and delegation of authority.  Ever thought of that?  \n\nHaving been raised Southern Baptist in the South, and having left the church long ago, I don't subscribe to the sexist notion that just because you have a penis, you get to be in control, and just because she has a vagina, she has to submit to that control.  What were cultural norms 5,000 to 6,000 years ago for a nomadic desert people don't work well and seem quite ridiculous in 21st century America.  People should do what they know how to do and what they are good at.  And let's face it, in 21st century America, thanks to feminism, humanism, the birth control pill and education, there are women out there who are good at taking the reins and being the boss.  \n\nIt's not a reflection on you as a person or you as a man if your wife is better at running the household than you are.  Why not just enjoy it?  Give up some of that patriarchal need for control, and let her do what she's good at.  Maybe she's good at balancing the checkbook, socking some money away for savings, and budgeting.  Maybe you're not so good at this.  It'd work in your favor to let her use her strengths for the good of your household.  \n\nIt takes a strong, confident person to be open-minded enough to put aside old habits and patterns of thinking.  One of those habits is gender stereotypes.  Men are not always strong, dominant, in control.  Women are not always weaker, passive, and docile.  We all have our strengths and talents as humans first.  \n\nGood luck with breaking out of old molds, and welcome to the 21st century. :)\n\nCheers, K
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I am a Domestic Goddess, and love my job!\nI get along with all of my "co-workers" wonderfully, and I get to sleep with my boss (wink, wink).\nThe pay stinks, but the satisfaction is immeasurable.  =)
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Well what I wanted to be always bothered my mother.  She's a very strong and independent woman who feels you should never rely on anyone otherwise you'll be let down.  Anyway, I've always wanted to be a great wife and an even better mom.  I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom so that my children wouldn't have to be in daycare.  I know this isn't considered a career but I've served in the military, been a used car salesman, worked retail, worked at a movie theater and even worked fast food and this is by far the toughest and most rewarding job I've ever had.  This always worried my mom.  She was afraid I'd get married and he'd leave me and I have all these kids with no money.  She also though I'd be bored out of my mind!  Well, I found my prince charming and we are happily married and expecting our second child this Christmas.  I honestly couldn't be happier and my mom sees this (and knowing what a good man my husband is) is no longer worried about me not earning an income.  When my children are all in school, I do want to get a part-time job so I can bring some kind of money into the house but as long as my kids are at the house, that's where I'll be.
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My mom always told me, "some day you'll pay for your raising."  And now that I'm a mom myself, I tell my own kids, "some day you'll pay for your raising."  LOL.  My parents did know best after all and I feel like I now walk in their same footsteps as a parent.  I can look back and see so many times they were right and I was so wrong.  They really wasn't trying to run  my life but protect me from the world.  And now I can see what an extremely hard job it was and appreciate it just as I hope some day my kids will when they're telling them, "some day you'll pay for your raising."
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I definitely think it is nuture.  Because if it were nature, more women would want to be mothers, right?  I know of a lot of women who say they do NOT want kids and they don't really have a motherly personality.  I mean, they aren't that great with kids to begin with.
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I think it depends if the mother is a single mother or not. I have been paying my single mother rent money to help out for bills, mortgage, groceries etc. But my mother never forced us (my sister and i) to pay her but just to help out a little. If the she's married and you think the mother/father could afford to support their family then i would agree with you. on the other hand, i wouldn't let my kids pay either. :-)
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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.
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I agree with you dei . . . \n\nGreat women are rare . . . \n\nAnd Ashley . . . you are correct also . . . a dedicated homemaker requires lots of passion . . . but I believe Dei (the asker) is also speaking in generalization.\n\nLook at the world around you . . . most women . . . are looking for a guy . . . to usually pay their way through life . . . because through feminism . . . they are taught that they deserve it.  \n\nTrue women work . . . and generally in the corporate or fiscal world . . . they don't work as hard as men, work as many hours, or they take time off for incidentals.  \n\nMen go to work . . . 8 hours a day . . . work overtime when asked with no complaints . . . even if we are sick . . . we still go to work.\n\nProfessional women . . . they go to school and get a good career or job . . . but then they decide that they want a baby.  They take a leave of absence . . . and when they come back . . . they are back at their job . . . usually part time . . . because they want to spend time at home with the baby or they don't even return to work at all.  \n\nWomen generally want to marry up . . . (marry someone who makes more money than them).  When they do . . . then they think more about their relationship than work and their work suffers.\n\nLet's talk about women who do not work . . . the housewives sect.  Because the age of women's lib . . . women stop doing the things that are normally a traditional gender role in the home.  \n\nDo you know how many women I dated . . . who don't even know how to make a grilled cheese sandwiche.  Or have problems cleaning the house . . . or do the laundry.  You know how many times . . . I came home from work late . . . and asked what's for dinner (to a fiancee) . . . and she says "you have two hands . . . do it yourself"  Many guys will say they heard that from their gf and/or wives.\n\nWomen often say they are taken advantage of . . . by men from the work they do at home or at a secular career.  If that is the case . . . why do women live longer than men.  And with women's libs . . . and mother's on strike . . . men not only work 40-60 a week but they also do housework too . . . is that fair . . . no it is not.\n\nAsh . . . you are an exception to the rule . . . but that is a rarity . . . a prize . . . your husband must love you a lot . . . and you must love your husband a lot to support him . . . in his career endeavors . . . as he supports you in getting a better education.\n\nSomeone like you . . . is something to be proud of . . . but women in general . . . no . . . I don't thinks . . . because most (in general) are self-centered.
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LOL.  I am the Lady of the House.  LOL.\n\nDon't you know we learn to do many, many things so the Family can live in comfort?\n\nThanks for the laugh, and may you have a great weekend.
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Stay at home fathers are great!! Whomever is best fit to stay home should stay home. If the women makes more money then why not let her be the breadwinner and let the man care for the house? \nIf we have come to true equality then this should be ok.
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ok here is the deal, i am also a stay at home mom, I tried the realestate thing, it is impossible to do it all from home, you really have to be able to jump, to work for you clients. this for me ment taking my one year old to show a house, and she pooped, and 8 months pregnant trying to close of houses. some my case was extreme. I know that you can do referals, and relocation, you relocate people with set appointment, ONLY from home I have never heard of, just think about it people are buying the most expensive thing they will ever buy, they want to see it, feel it, be in it, and THINK a lot about it and this means showing it over and over, even if you don't make the sale, I felt like I wasn't taken to seriously b/c i had to take my 1 year old with me sometimes, cause my husband was at work, and you have to show at the drop of a dime sometimes.  I heard that you can do telemarketing from home in some states, my state you can't but I have a friend that does it, and she sets her own hours, and she loves it! good luck its hard to juggle both I am still trying to!
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OF COURSE I AM FILTHY RICH!\nHousekeeper: keep clean house, run it when I am gone\n             Pay: 8hr days.. plus own home, hopefully the wife of the Overseer.\n\nCook:        to feed us.....12hr days..own home\n\nStableman:   also Overseer,keep horses up/also yard    man..driver\n             12hr days, own home plus salary as is a man.\n\nGoverness:   care of children and schooling, own home\n\nMaids:       to keep up w/rest of duties,lives in Room/Board\n\nSPECIAL BENEFITS:\nBurial: family in own plot.\nEducation: children thru any length.\nOwn Home: yours till last immediate family dies or family does not want to live there or employment ceases.\nAccount: for you to draw on equal to deserving pay of the day for family necessities.\nHealthcare: bills paid.\nAll Food free, you and your family.\nNecessities given as come up.\nA good name is to be spoken of you.\nYou will choose stock of your choice once born.  You will provide for them except for food.\nI will arrange employment of your family if needed. First priority our own household.\n\nI will be the one everyone wants to work for.\nOh gheese......this was fun.......thanx
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The term 'Stay at Home Mom" didn't come about until women who had jobs & children started re-evaluating their priorities and decided they should stay at home, and get along with less family income, epecially if the reduction was not that much when transportation costs & childcare were figured in.  So this term came about to show differentiation between a work outside of the home Mom.. vs stay at home Mom. \nUp until the late 80's-early 90's "housewife" indicated all married women who took care of their homes with or without kids. They all work.. at a formal job, or in the home.. or both.
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In my opinion I find it morally wrong.  I agree with what you are saying.  Just for a couple of bucks you are going to be a father to a child you won't see speak to see its first steps all that good stuff about raising a child.  Even more I wouldn't do it for a million dollars.  I once met a guy at a school who told me he sold one of his testicles for like 25,000 because he had such a high sperm count.  I find it shallow immoral and indecent.  Imagine going to heaven and God asks you about children you never met.  I couldn't do it.  Finally why is a woman that desperate to get pregnant?  Does she have the means to support herself and a child?  Does she have a father figure that will be there night and day day and night.  Is that father figure truly reliable?  There are numerous questions that can be asked and must be thought over.