What counts as 'impressive' for a girl?

[mzprincess88]

Re: What counts as ‘impressive’ for a girl?

@Theorist

Major difference between a housewife and a SAHM. While I salute SAHMs, I have no sympathy for the housewives unless they have cruel inlaws who are equivalent to having battameez grown kids.

@nnabid

Um, no. I don’t think YOU are understanding. I didn’t ask for applause for doing my day to day duties, nor do I applaud my husband for doing his. Actually, what I was saying was it’s very easy for working men to gain ‘extra points’ because essentially, they are the breadwinners. So if he wants to buy me a present, or take me on a holiday, he can do that because he has the money. And when he does that people oooh and ahhh. My original question was NOT: why don’t I get credit for what I do? It was actually: what can I do outside of the sphere of my expected duties that would get oohs and ahhs?

I never expect to get regular appreciation from hubby for doing what I have chosen to do i.e. not work. But because we love each other, I show him appreciation for working hard, and he does the same for me too. You have completely missed my point and are going off on a rant about how stay at home mums should quietly get on with what they’re supposed to be doing.

Well lady I can tell you that probably nothing is going to get you an ooh and an aaah for being a SAM because the fact of the matter is that’s your role. There really isn’t much room to get applause when you are dealing with somewhat mundane tasks day in and day out- somehow I doubt hubby would notice if you vacuum twice a week instead of one. And really, you state that HE is happy with you and appreciates you so why be concerned about the in laws? Let them applaud their son the way I’m sure your parents applaud you.