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I know I'm late jumping into this discussion. It was a very disturbing article over at LAF, & I have to wonder if the man that wrote it has ever actually observed his wife for any length of time, as she does her home related jobs. It requires a good deal of effort, as well as time, to do things well. Does he think she has some kind of magic wand that she waves over the more labor intensive tasks, making them easier to handle?
I almost cried when I read here about the wives & mothers whose husbands were adamant about adding paid work to their already very full day at home. What are these men trying to do?...run their women into the ground?? I didn't grow up on a farm, but I remember hearing a quote about how to look after your work animals: "Rest your horses while they still have one more pull in them". It is foolishness, at least, & cruelty, at worst, to insist that a busy, productive at-home-wife find time in her day to set up & maintain a home business. Talk about trying to have it both ways!
And for those of you out there who need some kind of on paper, logical proof that tasks at home ARE money earned, I encourage you to read the writings of Amy Dacyczyn (pronounced "decision"). She wrote The Tightwad Gazette back in the '90s. There's a good deal of practical information in those newsletters. I hunted up an article she wrote in February of 1992 called "The Time & Money Chart". She calculated the hourly worth of several tasks, & compared them to the cost of a similar task if it had to be purchased. Everything from diaper-washing to pizza-making was calculated. It's worth a read.
I think it's rather sad that someone who is supposed to be on "our side", so to speak, seems to be so infected with feminism himself. Ladies, it looks as though we have a long way to go!!
sincerely, Brenda
Sep 9, 2007, 11:52:00 PM
Posted to Taking Time To Reflect