Read between the lines
Kiddo posted this excerpt from a 1955 Good Housekeeping article.
I'm sure that all of my feminist friends will have plenty to say, but I am going to go out on a limb here (and risk my own life) by saying that there may be a little truth to this outdated piece.
Once again, no I have not been turned into a Stepford Wife.
The reality is that most women work outside the home. Then they turn around and work inside the home. It's so fucking overwhelming that there are times I just sit and cry.
I don't care what the hell the women's magazines say; it's impossible to have it all. You can't be superwife, supermom and a super employee at the same time. No matter how hard you try someone always get the short end of the stick.
But the thought of coming home after a long day at work to a peaceful, clean, house and having nothing to do but relax seems like bliss to me. I can't imagine how happy I would be if there was dinner on the table, a nice cozy fire (or a few well placed candles), my slippers by the door, a cocktail waiting on the side table and H3 in high-heels and pearls, (well maybe that’s a stretch.)
In his defense H3 always tells me to just sit back and relax. The problem is that I can't when things are in chaos.
When I come home to a house in disaster, after a long day were I've only finished half of my to-do list and I've had 10 meetings where everyone needs something from me, well for me it's melt-down time.
I don't know why having things in clean and orderly makes me feel at peace, it just does. It one of those things I can't change.
So call me a traitor, but I think everyone deserves a good wife (male or female) who can help make things a little easier.
7 comments:
As Clint said in The Unforgiven -"deserve ain't got nothing to do with it." Anyway, you need a nut like me around - the house is always clean.
While there's a grain of truth to the article, there's also a whole lotta brainwashing! Sure, it's nice to have all that wonderful stuff done for you, but damn if it isn't a pain in the ass to be the one doing it! Am I right? OK, if it's appreciated, great, but the level of appreciation better be equal or greater than the level of work required...
Can someone PLEASE rub my feet?
LOL
But seriously, the "a good wife always knows her place line" was ridiculous, as was the "don't ask him questions about his actions..." crap. However, I WISH my only job was to care for my child, run an orderly home, and cater to my husband. Unfortunately, I've got a lot going on and don't have time to have a perfectly neat home (or even somewhere close to neat...). I certainly don't have time to prepare for my husband's arrival.
I do fluff his pillow, though. ;-)
Fluff his pillow? Is that what you call it these days?
As a single gal, I'd be happy to have a "sugar Daddy" to let me stay home and allow me to write the great American novel. Or, he could stay at home and I'd "work hard for the money." I'm really only domestic when it involves food and crafts...cleaning the house isn't my idea of a fun time. :)
And, good wives regularly update their blogs.
Come to think of it, you are right! The basis of the article is kinda nice...In gay land, though, you better believe my stay-at-home-partner would be waxing the floors with the gardener.
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