Quote From: sqkelly Maybe I shouldn't wiegh in on this subject because by choice I did not have children. My husband and I are self employed and are together all day long. I do all the chores at home, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the yard ect. I enjoy it. It is like therapy for me.
It gives me pleasure to make a nice meal that we can enjoy together at the end of the day and that my husband can kick back and relax, but if I don't feel like cooking he takes me to dinner or we order pizza. He appreciates all I do and tells me so every day and I do the same. We are a team!
I can leave work early or basicly set my own schedule so I can go home and take care of us on the "home front" while he stays at work and makes sure the money is still coming in. I guess I have the best of both worlds in that I do have a flexible job that allows me some freedom to make a comfortable home for the two of us and also contribute to our income.
I take my hat off to all the women out there that have children and either choose to be a stay at home mom or also work outside of the home. I know its got to be a tough job either way.
I can say that I do all the housework and taking care of the children in our home. My husband works approx. 12-14 hours a day and doesn't have time to do anything but work and sleep. This thank goodness is only temporary but none the less, what is happening right now.
I feel that if he is going to work those hours and I am going to stay home and choose not to work then it is my "job" to clean the house, cook the meals, do the laundry, and take care of the children.
As one said before, it is like therapy for me as well.
It is nice now and then to be appreciated for all that we do, but I guess the paycheck at the end of the week shows that he cares.
