LADIES should woman stay home and take care of the house and the kids of have a job and KIDS AT THE SAME TIME?
467525
what????\nYou mean not only bust our butts cleaning, and cooking and raising your seed you want us to work  a job too why you work 9 to 5 and play video games all day? oh hell no
961984
The life you are having now is your job. Even though you are a housewife, it also consider a job.
1014214
Kind of an ambiguous question...\n\nI'd say she'd spend her time most wisely by involving her children in her daily routine, teaching them how to perform basic household chores.  This will eventually allow them to perform minor housework without her supervision, freeing her to do more involved chores as well as giving her more time to pursue personal interests.  It also sets the stage for her children to become independent, functional adults.
570659
you are a blessing to your family so you should be envied and praised. people who would criticise you are really jealous for not being able to have the 'luxury' of being a stay home mom and wife. you deserve a lot more than even a 6 figures pay. what you do to your kid will positively influence him as he grows up.\n\n20 years ago, most wives would stay home while the husbands bring in the doe but competitiveness, high cost of living, etc are forcing the women to work as well, causing the family and family relationship to suffer.\n\nyou belong to a privileged group of non-working wife/mom who has a husband who can afford to support the entire family. be thankful and do not let any criticism demoralise you.\n\nAnd Happy Mother's Day to you and all stay home moms out there.
121361
The problem with your question is that you're assuming that all women are the same.  There may be few differences among women in some cultures, but in American society, I can absolutely guarantee:  we are not all the same at all!\n\nFor some women, staying home and raising a family is what works best for them all.\n\nFor other women, having careers is what works best for them.\n\nI could be mistaken, but I don't think that there are many women who stay at home full-time when there are no children.  I'm sure some do, but every woman I know who has stayed home has raised children.\n\nThere simply is no "one size fits all" rule that will fit everyone best.  Each situation and each woman must be taken individually.  What works best for one woman and her family may not work best for another.  So, it's really best not to make decisions that do not allow for individuality.
584683
no. mostly because i don't feel like women should HAVE to be perfectly equal with men. or that my husband should do the same amount of chores around the house as I do. I feel empowered as a woman by knowing that I am taking perfect care of my household and recieving the appreciation from my husband and family. I consider myself old fashioned for sure and it's not usual for a girl my age (mid twenties) but that's the way I have always felt.
1045429
Superwoman exists!\n\ni.e. women who have children, do all the housework and still manage to hold down a job
1057037
Hell no, a woman shouldn't feel like she has to stay home.  I grew up in a household where my mother worked, and except for a small stint in prison for manslaughter, I turned out great!\nBut seriously, no, I don't think a woman needs to stay home.  Men should do their piece for child rearing.  Many times, a woman has worked for decades to get a career going, she shouldn't end it just because there's a rugrat
450614
Only women AFTER the money would be..... I think it's great that you do that and good for you!! BRAVO!  :)  Women in general want to feel 'provided for' even if they work too.. so in a sense I understand why you ask.  At the end of the day though, most women will be won with their hearts, not by your wallet!  Don't worry, it will be fine :)
731317
it is a womans job to do house work, simple!
729326
Women were liberated.  They actually became real people who can think for themselves & are no longer controlled & submissive to their husbands.  They can almost earn same incomes & contribute greatly to the finances of the family.\n\nThose women who stay at home now have made that choice to do so, has nothing to do with having to be a second class human being to the male in the household.'
1114385
Id rather be a wonderful mother and raise my children. Family as well as God comes first. Nothing is more important than those two things. Besides when the kids are out the house and on their own why not be a successful business woman then?
896398
I have a Bachelors Degree in Education. But since I've received an education I no longer believe in the whole "women in the work force" movement and have regressed back to the "homemaker" concept. I have chosen not to make any money, let my husband be the provider and stay home with the children. Having a mom at home is more important than money, in my opinion.
69770
Mostly it is the way people are brought up that gives them the idea that a woman's place is in the home.  Psychology has a lot to do with that thought.  Everyone has different backgrounds and experiences in life that make them agree or disagree with that debate.  I as a woman dont feel that this statement is necessarily true and feel that a man has the same responsibility over the home as his wife does.  But like I said it all depends on how one was brought up and what ideas they developed on the issue.  For instance, my grandfather made the kids do everything in the house and would ask them to let my grandmother rest.  My mother then developed the idea that she should be a helpful housewife, unlike her mother.  My father, seeing that my mother did everything in the house, never lifted a finger in the house.  I grew up thinking how unfair that was of my father and believe that both should clean up around the house and look after the kids as well as both have the responsibility to work and pay the debts.  Thankfully my husband feels the same way!!!  LOL  We both make a mess, we should both pick it up!  We both spend money, we both should earn it!!
971532
Yes, because they need their children to help them with chores around the house
11982
Because the laundry, dishes, vaccuuming, cooking, shopping and all the other things that running a house requires don't get done by themselves and a day has ony 24 hours. If one person can devote themselves to running the house while the other goes out to earn a living, then it's fair for one person to do all the household stuff but if both people are working outside the house, it's unreasonable to expect one of them to put in a second shift doing the stuff they couldn't do while they were at their paying job. That's true whether the lady is a doctor or a waitress.
132969
Clean houses or babysit.