Labeling Hallee (as a Homemaker)
Posted by Hallee on Mar 3, 2010 in Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Family, Holy matrimony, Housekeeping, Life, Parenting |
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Gregg & Hallee
it makes perfect sense. after i had avery i constantly got criticisism from my uncle who really thought I need to be working, but with the cost of childcare that did not make sense to us.(it basically would take my entire paycheck, so why should i pay someone else to raise my kids?) it still can be something i struggle with…mostly either people jealous(b/c they want too and can’t)or they seem to think I sit around eating bon bons all day watching soap operas. Now my house is not perfect or spotless it is lived in, but we do enjoy delicious food and I do most of the housework(something else my husband and I struggled with, he came from a family where his mom did EVERYTHING for him, and I did not, so he is expected to do a couple things on his own). but you worded it beautifully!
I completely and whole-heartedly agree with all of this. Great post!
I do agree with you on some points. I think that what *you* do is best described as homemaking. I do not think that all parents/spouses that stay home are homemakers. I am 99% sure we have had this discussion before, so I will give you the Reader’s Digest version. ;) **I am using women, but you know in my world it is gender-neutral on this subject**
Women who stay at home for the purpose of raising their children, who expect their spouse to still do cleaning, laundry and cooking are simply stay-at-home-moms. Women who stay home for the purpose of cleaning, laundry and cooking are simply housewives. Women who run the home, which may include childcare, cooking, cleaning and laundry but isn’t limited thereto, are homemakers.
I agree with you that a woman who has a career is not precluded from being a homemaker, because many times this role is handled by women who spend 40 hours a week at the office.
My opinon really differentiates on the subject of husband/wife relationships in marriage, but that is a theoloical discussion for another day. ;)
You’re going to laugh — on my whiteboard where I plot out the posts for the month, I have one that says, “Roles in Marriage” – HAHAHA