Full-time Homemaker
"You know Jay, when everybody was sitting at lunch last week talking
about their parents'
jobs, I was pretty embarrassed to admit that my mom is just a housewife. I
mean, Steve's mom
is an attorney, Lauren's mom and dad own the video store, Craig's mom sells
real estate, and your mom is a school teacher. How important is it if your
mom just stays home all day waiting for her family to get home from work or
school? But, since I was home most of the week with the flu, I think I've
changed my mind. My mom never sits still all day, she has to keep the house
clean, the laundry done, the food stocked, the meals cooked, and the car-pool
going. Plus, on Tuesday our next-door neighbor's daughter fell off the playscape
at school and broke her arm and guess who they called? My mom! Her parents
couldn't be reached at their jobs immediately and my mom is listed on her
emergency call list. I had forgotten how my mom was always the room mother
for school parties, and she always chaperoned our field trips. She still does
all that for my little brother. So, I've decided my mom really does have a
career. It may not sound very important, but that doesn't mean it isn't!
- How would you decide what to pay someone who was performing all of these duties at your home?
- Who does all this work at your house?
- What role does initiative play in completing the daily tasks?
- If you do end up working and having a family, how will you divide all of the homemaking chores so that you are not solely responsible?