What kind of careers are available for those interested in homemaking or the home arts?
Q. What kind of careers are available for those interested in homemaking or the home arts?
Asked by ajaamani - Sun Jul 5 12:35:46 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

Who should get to choose to work or stay at home?
Q. Should this choice only be available to middle income (or higher) married women? Or should it be available to all mothers? Or all women? Or should it be available to all married parents whether man or woman as long as one of them works to support the other? Or all stay at home parents regardless of gender? Or should homemaking in general be a paid job? If you were in charge, what would be the rules as to who got to stay home, what the stipulations were, and how they survived financially? I gave you a thumbs up. I'm not guilty of the stuff you keep accusing me of and you clearly have me mixed up with someone else. By the way, in case people think I'm kissing up to Juniper because we've had a misunderstanding, I'm not. Anyone who… [cont.]
Asked by unknown - Wed Jul 11 15:28:47 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If I were in charge, all small children would be given a "pension" of a few hundred dollars a month. Obviously, this would go to the child's parents or caretakers. As far as I can tell, the choice to stay home is *already* available to all mothers, barring extreme circumstances. We need greater anti-poverty measures in this country, that's for sure - but people must not be penalized for getting married, as they are now. Mothers lose all government supports if they get married, usually. Taxpayers are also forced to fund other people's decision to put a child in daycare, which is insane to me, as well. A fair system would give that money to all parents, not just single or working ones. EDIT: Oh, well in that case, I apologize. Sorry… [cont.]
Answered by Junie - Wed Jul 11 15:37:32 2007

I have a critical husband who made it clear to me that I don't live up to his "homemaking" expectations.
Q. We have 3 young children and I homeschool them as well. I just can't keep the house clean enough to his liking, although I usually stay up very late getting everything in decent order. However, when he gets irritated or stressed about something unrelated he gets mad at me and makes it sound like I do nothing all day except play with the kids and not pull my own weight. He said that he slaves away at work and when he comes home the house is in the same state that it was when he left. It may seem like that to him but honestly all I do all day long is take care of the kids and clean the house. If I have run out of time during the day with errands, etc. I find myself scrambling frantically to get everything clean before he gets home or I will… [cont.]
Asked by Charla - Mon Jul 7 02:37:58 2008 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Usually when someone complains about something is because they are unhappy with something within themselves. I think your husband probably hates his job, and he's taking it out on you. Just because you are home doesn't mean you're sitting on your butt! You need to have an evening with just the two of you. Go out on a date. If that can't be done, you need to set aside time to really talk to him about what is bothering him. He's being critical because he feels he's lost some sort of control in his life, and he's taking it out on you. Now it's up to you to decide how to handle it.
Answered by Pretty Pie - Mon Jul 7 03:00:24 2008