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Savannah Simpson
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Date Posted: 20:15:31 07/07/10 Wed
In reply to:
Tonya Murphy
's message, "Re: Assignment 5" on 06:28:46 07/06/10 Tue
>My mom and biological dad divorced when I was only
>two, so for a few years it was just my mom, brother
>and me. During that time my mom was everything to us;
>breadwinner, cook, cleaner, car-fixer, everything.
>When she and my step-dad married she let herself fill
>a more traditional role. She continued to work
>full-time but began doing just the inside, "woman's
>work" type things around the house such as cooking,
>cleaning and managing us kids, while my step-dad took
>care of the outside, the yard, the cars, taking out
>the trash.
>
>Over the years my parents' balance went back and forth
>with my mom even trying to be a stay-at-home mom for
>awhile, but ultimately it always fell into the balance
>of both of them working, typically with my mom
>bringing in more income, and splitting the household
>chores into gender stereotypical assignments.
>
>For my brothers and me it was interesting how our
>gender roles inside the home were modeled and
>reinforced by what they assigned us to do. While I
>never took out the trash or mowed the yard, my
>brothers were expected to help with the laundry,
>dishes and cooking. Academics and professional life
>were a different story however, we were all encouraged
>to go after whatever we wanted regardless of what kind
>of barriers might be set in front of us and I ended up
>having the most aptitude in math and science even
>going on to graduate from a boarding high school with
>an emphasis in those areas.
>
>In my own home, my husband and I have a pretty even
>split of household chores, many of them not along
>stereotypical gender lines. I mow the yard (but not
>edge b/c I'm REALLY bad at it!) and take care of the
>kids (I'm a SAHM), while he does a good bit of the
>cleaning and some of the cooking. He is, and will
>likely always be, the primary breadwinner but I am
>going back to work and will be contributing to our
>family income. I want our boys to know that anyone,
>man or woman, can do anything and fill any role, it is
>up to them to determine what they do and how they do
>and I would ensure that any daughter we may have would
>know the same thing and feel the same way.
>
>Men's Tasks:
>Yard work
>Taking out the trash
>Working on the cars
>Fixing things around the house
>Primary breadwinner
>
>Women's Tasks:
>Childcare
>Cooking
>Cleaning
>Family organization and schedule planning
I agree with you on splitting the household chores between you and your husband. My fiance and I do the same thing and I think our house runs a lot smoother that way. It makes it a lot easier when you are not responsible for every chore, especially when you have kids:)
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