Traditional Male/Female Roles
December 13, 2007 11:41 AM EST
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Yeah, I know that we are in the 21st century here and moving way past the traditional male/female roles. I'm glad that women can be doctors and lawyers and anything that they want. We have taken to watching Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman from Netflix. It's really interesting to see Dr. Quinn struggling through the prejudice of the time (and there's still a lot of that going around.) However, I believe that there are still a lot of things that are put into the traditional male and female roles by many different people. I find that this is especially true within the church sometimes. For example, for the most part women should know how to cook. They should be able to cook well. Me? I'm not really a good cook. My mother wasn't really around to teach me, and I never learned. I definitely have to have a recipe and even then it doesn't always go right. Or what about men. Men are supposed to be the ones to like sports. If there is a male that doesn't like sports most other males look down upon him. My husband doesn't really like sports. Unfortunately that's the topic of conversation with males more times than you can count. Or what about children? The females are supposed to love and adore babies. You are supposed to coo every time you see one and want to go over and hold it. The woman are supposed to stay home with the children. Either that or they go into day care. Men are not supposed to stay home with the kids. I saw an article on here the other day by a male (sorry I don't remember who you are) who was going to stay home with the kids while his wife worked. He was worried about getting ridiculed by some people. Isn't it sad that that kind of thing goes on? I say, if you're a male and want to stay home, GO FOR IT! If you are a female and don't want kids, MORE POWER TO YA! If you're a female that doesn't know how to cook, WHO CARES??
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all in all, i don't think there should be any ridicule for people who go against the traditional. it makes me upset when i have to justify my husband staying home with our daughter while i'm the primary breadwinner. i LIKE working, did anyone ever think of that? lol.
LOLOLOOLOLOL....I usually duck and run when I see them coming. In fact I had to do that very thing this a.m., one of the chicks in the office who just had twins feels she has to bring them in for everyone to see every other day while she's on maternity leave. Save it honey...puleeeeze. Of course they start screaming about the time I pick up the phone to talk to a client, sounds like a friggin nursery instead of a professional office. **sorry, rant over**
At home we stick pretty much to traditional roles except that we both work. John takes out the trash, I do most of the cooking and shopping. I also run all the errands and handle all the finances. John does clean the bathroom though...yay.
In relationships and roles I dont think theres anything like black and white. Its the grey areas that make most part of our lives. Isnt it?
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