Chaining your husband...

Decent_6Chora · July 29, 2011, 6:13am

Re: Chaining your husband…

Sorry for the dramatic title, but my question is this:

So suppose you are a stay home mom of 3 little kids. You’re very young and energetic, but have been raised with the beliefs that a woman’s place is at home where her most important task is to feed and wash, cook and clean. Now let’s say your husband is a loving, young professional who works hard for a living and would like to do something extra in life to help make ends meet…say some consulting work he gets on the side where there is potential to make a decent side income. Given that he does have soem student loans, a car payment, a home they want to buy, parents to support back home as well, and children of his own, extra income would really help at this point.

BUT, the lady does not allow him to do anything extra because she needs him to help with the kids after work. He tries to reason with her, help everywhere else possible around the home etc, but she’s put her foot down.

How would you as a husband communicate your views to her. Or do you think they should just learn to survive in what they have?

begum told you everything?