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re: Are men enabling women to take lesser jobs?

Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:21 am to
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:21 am to
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Why are men enabling their wives to be less than what they can be?
The world needs AdvoCare, Tupperware, and mary kay sales reps.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:21 am to
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You can easily identify them because they’re normally making 6 Facebook statuses a day while rubbing themselves off to 50 shades of grey.


Nah baw, they selling lipsense and Mary Kay.
Posted by TDcline
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Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:22 am to
Don’t forget ItWorks and Limu
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
60200 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:23 am to
Why would you want your wife to be a burned out career hag

Science has repeatedly proven that women are happiest when they are barefoot and pregnant
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
19221 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:23 am to
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they tell me that their husband wants them to stay close to home for the kids.


Many times the money that woman bring in is just enough or less than daycare. May as well stay home and raise your own children then waste money sending to daycare.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:30 am to
In most cases, it’s cheaper for a woman to stay home with her kids instead of sticking them in daycare. And most research points to a more stable kid if you are able to stay at home with them before school.

If a man is in a financially stable enough situation to have his wife stay at home during the kid’s early years then kudos to him. If she’s still a “stay at home mom” when they’re in middle/high school then that’s also on him.
Posted by WildManGoose
Member since Nov 2005
4613 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 12:39 pm to
Many times people who say this have no idea what they are talking about. I hear it all the time from parents with two kids in a regular daycare and a wife that brings in 40K. "Well, my wife is gonna stay home because it's a wash with the cost of daycare." No, it's not. Unless you have four kids under the age of 6 then your wife is just a lazy slob.
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
25361 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 12:50 pm to
I've always wondered why the smartest girls in high school go for good, but not excellent careers. The four smartest guys from my HS are doctors or engineers. The four smartest girls are RNs, MTs or teachers - all good careers but not in the doctor/engineer class. Those girls were every bit as smart as the guys.
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
7927 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 1:17 pm to
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they tell me that their husband (with a real job that provides a w2) wants them to stay close to home for the kids.


first off any man that demands his wife do what he wants is going to stay a bottom feeder. Why do you want a subject when you can get a partner that will help you take over the world.

So that said if my extremely intelligent strong willed wife wants to work as a yoga instructor and we can live comfortably doing it that's her choice.
Posted by brucevilanch
Fort Worth, Tejas
Member since May 2011
24418 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 1:28 pm to
Wrong. You're supposed to tell her what is right for her, and what is right is her being a baby factory and house janitor.
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8583 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 1:37 pm to
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yoga instructor

IWHI
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tutor, church volunteer
I like how you dismiss the value of these occupations simply because they don't generate a significant income.
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Why are men enabling their wives to be less than what they can be
You mean like a parent who doesn't have to sacrifice time with their children for the sake of their job?
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Don’t you want more bacon in the house?

There's a lot more to life than money, bruh. If you honestly don't understand that, then I pity you.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
24485 posts
Posted on 1/16/18 at 1:47 pm to
A wife having a flexible job or at least a job she is out of work most of the time the kids are out is worth a lot both financially and time wise.

OP you clearly don't have kids. My wife worked 45 hours a week until our daughter was 3, and now she works part time consulting 2-3 days a week. Without that flexibility and additional time, we were flat never at home or never had time off. Between errands, getting things done like taking the car in for a repair, being home for repairmen, work trips, etc. you are just stretched very thin if both work over 40 hours.
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