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oh and the other question is what do stay at home mums think of working women? (having less substance being one as we saw)
but its not like women who work dont raise the kids, keep a strong family environment, and are there for their kids and husband.
what are ppls views on stay at home dads? ;) if you think stay at home mums had an image issue
Now that is an issue :D if dads are not working from home.
Working moms are actually doing too much effort keeping the house and job together. They are really hard working ladies.Actually the ladies who work and don’t want children and live like a man than there is something to think about 
but its not like women who work dont raise the kids, keep a strong family environment, and are there for their kids and husband.
what are ppls views on stay at home dads? ;) if you think stay at home mums had an image issue
There is a saying , Jack of all trades , master of none ... thats what happens when a woman is expected to raise kids in a perfect environment and keep the boss happy at work as well.
Men have the responsiblity to earn for the entire family , they deal with the external elements , while a woman looks after all the softer and deeper issues of a home including the education and upbringing of a child. This is how nature taught us to be ... its important for a strong family unit.
Why do you think the western world is lacking in "family unit" ... no matter what they say, how ever many excuses they turn up with , their family system is breaking down , mainly because their women are too busy competing with men and running after their careers.
but why? lets say in a couple the woman makes more money, and as thof an issue as ey try to look at budgets and all they decide that he can stop but she cant, or the careers are at a stage or of a type that him taking time off is not as disrupting to career.
live like a man? do men dont want kids or have any responsibilities? or put any effort towards kids and home and family?
There is a saying , Jack of all trades , master of none ... thats what happens when a woman is expected to raise kids in a perfect environment and keep the boss happy at work as well.
Men have the responsiblity to earn for the entire family , they deal with the external elements , while a woman looks after all the softer and deeper issues of a home including the education and upbringing of a child. This is how nature taught us to be ... its important for a strong family unit.
Why do you think the western world is lacking in "family unit" ... no matter what they say, how ever many excuses they turn up with , their family system is breaking down , mainly because their women are too busy competing with men and running after their careers.
sorry to break it to you, but majority of women in Pakistan are stay at home mums, and either your theory does not work or many of them are pathetic mothers to raise such cheats as sons, or killers and thugs that we say..and still see killing on campuses, the ghubda gardee and all.
what are those women doing?
as far as time with kids, once kids start going to school the difference in time that a stay at home mum or a working mum can provide is minimal, all it takes is prioritization
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Your husband's must be very rich...didn't think it was possible to survive on one income these days...
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depends on the definition of 'survive'
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yes and also depends on defination of "richness"
sorry to break it to you, but majority of women in Pakistan are stay at home mums, and either your theory does not work or many of them are pathetic mothers to raise such cheats as sons, or killers and thugs that we say..and still see killing on campuses, the ghubda gardee and all.
what are those women doing?
as far as time with kids, once kids start going to school the difference in time that a stay at home mum or a working mum can provide is minimal, all it takes is prioritization
Yes those women are at fault because they failed to raise their kids in a value driven environment. When I last was in Pakistan , I realized women are more bothered about their clothes and jewels as compared to raising their kids.
Oh and I too hate to break it to you that what I said previously wasnt MY theory, its a family unit which the religion set upon us... Nature has time and again proved it correct...
If a woman chooses to neglect her child , its the woman's fault , not the system. Neglect can come from anything , whether its a working woman who is happy for her kids to be in the hands of the nanny ... or she tends the kids half heartedly and tired after a day's tire or be it a woman ( home maker ) who prefers kids stay out of her site whilst she gets busy with gossiping and TV !
oh and the other question is what do stay at home mums think of working women? (having less substance being one as we saw)
I guess some of them think that working moms are selfish (cz they like to spend time away from the home), abnormal (cz they like to spend time away from the home), materialistic (cz they work for money) etc.
Oh and I too hate to break it to you that what I said previously wasnt MY theory, its a family unit which the religion set upon us... Nature has time and again proved it correct...
If a woman chooses to neglect her child , its the woman's fault , not the system. Neglect can come from anything , whether its a working woman who is happy for her kids to be in the hands of the nanny ... or she tends the kids half heartedly and tired after a day's tire or be it a woman ( home maker ) who prefers kids stay out of her site whilst she gets busy with gossiping and TV !
BINGO- its not just the quantity of time but the quality of time that a mother spends with the kid. the theory was that the system is breaking down because women are in the workforce, that was too simplistic, but its the quality of time they are giving to their kids vis-a-vis other influences, something that stay at home mums in Pakistan are not doing too well either.
with the part of quality of time being important, once the kids are in school then the time that a mother has for kids is almost the same, and then it all boils down to quality.
that was my point.
I guess some of them think that working moms are selfish (cz they like to spend time away from the home), abnormal (cz they like to spend time away from the home), materialistic (cz they work for money) etc.
who is going to teach their kids, see them at the doctors office, write and voice childrens educational shows, plan and contribute to rich cultural expereinces? make things like zoos, aquariums, libraries, etc possible?
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yeh phir unn se poocho. I just gave my observations on ohter ppls observations based on my observations of others' observations
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In my experience, I tend to have less in common with stay-at-home moms. I find the conversations with housewives often lacks substance (at least the ones I happen to know). I always find myself having better conversations with the housewives' husbands. This is purely a personal observation though....the housewives I know just sit around gossiping, which I'm not interested in. I'm sure there are tons of intellectually stimulating housewives out there though...
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What are your views on working ladies who became housewives? Do you think their conversations are as shallow?
You don’t have to be “rich” to live on one income…just like time, know your priorities. But yes there are situations where 2 incomes do help. I stay home and my husband is the sole provider for us. By the grace of God, we eat well, dress well, sleep well and are able to donate once in a while as well. I guess how much we make and what we do with it and the happiness associated with it is all a perspective.
But it is wrong of housewives to think that working moms don’t care for their kids or cannot take care of their kids and family. It’s not about quantity but quality.
Now regarding stay home dads, man I love the idea. If we had some profitable investments, I tell you my husband would quit work in a second and be home. There’s so much to do in life that you can still be productive and unemployed. However, I go to work but hubby stays home…I’m not sure because my husband doesn’t have the temperament to wash potties and run after his kids to finish up their meals. He could get trained though
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Yes, idealy both husband and wife would not need to work and just become philanthropists galavanting around the globe. Oh what a joyous life that would be. sigh
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What a great wonderful life it would be la la la la.
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dont know but having been both a working mother and a SAH mom i feel that SAH dont get appreciated as much as they should both by own family and other working moms/women. they are thought of as couch potatoes, bon bon munching, soap opera watching, brain dead idiots.
on the other hand working women also get the bad rep at times by their SAH counterparts.
but he can be a SAH dad after the kids are going to schoo, so no issues with wash potties and finish up meals more than he would do otherwise anyways you know. 
I mean there are plenty of stay at home moms whose kids are in school most of the day.