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I Can Bring Home the Bacon, He Can Fry it Up in a Pan
Since the move to Cleveland, I’ve started to get acclimated to the area. We’re enjoying our new neighborhood and the fact we can walk to a lot of restaurants and stores, plus I’m settling into my new full-time job nicely to boot! And I currently possess a fantastic and wonderful thing - a househusband. I come home from work to find my husband chopping stuff up for dinner or a new room in our home a little more unpacked. The place is clean and he’s taking care of all the bills and the final details on the closing of our home. Let me tell you, a good househusband is a wonderful thing!
How many of you out there think a househusband is lazy for not working? Shamefully, I know the thought would cross my mind if it wasn’t my husband tending to the house. I’m thankful that while we’re getting settled he’s at home taking care of things and I know that soon enough we’ll both be out of the house working. We’ll be more harried in the evenings and the mornings, but right now I’m glad things are the way they are. But I have to admit, I miss cooking dinner.
When it comes to marital and gender roles, how open minded are you? Do you still look at your marriage in stereotypical gender roles?
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If we had children and my income was enough to take care of the family, I don’t THINK I would mind having a house husband. It would be pretty cool - I think.
I work from home and this would allow us to be together during the day. And if we had kids, he could keep them occupied. But I would still want him to keep the house clean and cook dinner on a regular basis.