Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!amdahl!dwl10 From: dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (dwl10) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: House Husband Message-ID: <606@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 19:46:43 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.606 Posted: Wed Nov 28 19:46:43 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:47:29 EST References: <119@osu-eddie.UUCP> <4177@cbscc.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 36 More power to the man who is willing to be a "house husband"! My wife is also a "domestic engineer". If she wanted to work outside of the home, than our child would go into daycare. I am the first to admit that I couldn't handle being at home 24 hours a day. Some of this is due to the fact that I am an inept house keeper, but mostly it is a matter of patience. Our son borders on the hyper- active. He has been in the "terrible twos" now for 3 years (He started at age one). I do "spell" my wife when I get home by doing a lot of the cooking and bathing our son, but that is only for a few hours and on weekends. I have no problems with my wife working (she has taken on a few jobs in the past). But she usually won't even consider working. She usually says that it's because she likes to be able to make her own schedule, but there are several unsaid factors: 1. - Guilt. We both feel very strongly about not wanting a "stranger" raise our child, so that tends to keep her from even considering working. 2. - Money. She doesn't have any formal training outside of High School, so any job she takes will barely cover the Day Care expense. To sum it all up, I guess that every situation is different and not every man (or woman) is cut out to be a "house person". -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lowrey "GORT...Klatu borada niktow" ...{amd,hplabs,ihnp4,nsc}!amdahl!dwl10 [ The opinions expressedbe those of the author and not necessarily those of Amdahl Corporation, its management, or employees. ]