Re: “Just a housewife”
Yo..nothing wrong with girl being a housewife. But she should know her responsibilities. Responsibilities as AG pointed out. And as i stated in other thread..it is up to couple how they want to live their life.
Re: “Just a housewife”
Us desis still cant differentiate b/w educated baho and professionl/working bahoo. Both things are independent of each other. Wife can be educated, yet stay at home mom/wife or she can be uneducated, yet full time working.
I am all for higher education of girls for the sake of girl and family she is going to raise. Whether to work or not, should be left to her.
Personally, my begum has university degree in applied mathematics but she has opted to stay at home raise our kids the way she wanted to and I respect that. Because of her education she is able to give better taleem o tarbiyat and God forbid if needed, she can go out and earn a living for herself and her kids.
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Agree :k:
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But as per conventional wisdom HERE her years of education are lost.
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My perspective on “just being a housewife” changed a lot when my mom left me in charge of the house for three months and went to Pakistan. I was juggling everything in the house full time and going to school. It’s not easy, and definitely made me appreciate her a lot more. But I also realized I enjoyed having the busy routine. I have nothing against stay at home wives/moms, but I know I am the type of person who would need to be a part of something else to feel connected to the outside world. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that either. It’s all about priorities and balance.
I don’t understand why people are so eager to condemn working women as the source of all that goes wrong with kids. A mother is a mother. It doesn’t matter if she works or stays at home, she will always prioritize her kids. If there are neglected kids in a household, it doesn’t have anything to do with the mother being a working woman. It is because she, as a person, is probably not a great person / mom. She could stay at home all day and the kids would still be neglected. I personally know women who are SAHM ans their kids are always miserable; on the other hand there’s the working mom who’s kids are thriving and active.
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It’s the condescending tone…And I also don’t doubt what you stated as well. Oh well haters gonna hate 
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Well said. People will always have something negative to say. When I was working full-time, I’d always be told I am neglecting my kids, they need their mother etc…although I think I did a pretty fair job at balancing time and making family priority.
Now that I have decided to be a SAHM people can’t believe it and I have heard all sorts of crap ranging from the typical "you must be bored all day, wasting my life etc to even “oh she can’t get a job”…why can’t people just be ok with this is what me and hubby decided is best for our family. I do miss working sometimes, but I feel for now this is the best option for my kids and family. I do take out time for myself and personal interests as well as volunteer work, so Alhumdulillah it is nice. Perhaps when my baby is a little older, I will do some sort of course/study to get back to work.
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Yes…why not? 
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Hm may be it’s becoming a requirement to meet expenditures