PISSED OFF MOM
please play this song
By Miriam B. Medina
Some people like housework and some don’t. Most women today are not turned on by the H
word because they find it to be a dull, endless and thankless job, one which
requires no serious thought or deliberation.
Their main gripe is that, with so much to do, they never have time for
themselves. This is the same for men who have to perform household chores,
they're just not accused of complaining as much as women, but we all know that
this isn't the case.
Women are stereotyped as chronic
complainers, accused of complaining about
almost everything that happens in their life, including doing housework.
Frazzled women yell out: “I dislike cooking. I hate vacuuming, I detest
sweeping and dusting. I hate doing the laundry. I despise picking up after the
kids and putting things away.”
And most of all: “I HATE ANYTHING
THAT RESEMBLES THIS HORRIBLE H WORD KNOWN AS HOUSEWORK.”
Although new technology and labor
saving inventions have greatly facilitated housework, the H word is still
accompanied with much dissatisfaction, especially when it comes to the lady of
the house. The constant bitching that comes from these women, as men call it,
drives most men crazy, especially when their mates criticize everything they do
or say. Many men find it difficult to adjust to the desires and moods of women.
Why do women complain so much
about their lives? Simply put, because women have more issues than men. They
have more reasons to be disgruntled. Even when they are relaxing, the pressures
of childcare and housework plague them. It’s the circumstances that lead women
to behave the way they do, a way some term “bitchy” for lack of a better word.
Women feel they are treated unfairly in the work place, and that they are taken
for granted and no consideration is given to them in the home by their mates or
by their family. In the home, the woman feels that she is treated like a maid,
someone who's sole purpose for existence is to pick up everything off the
floor. She is expected to be a Johnny on the spot, an errand girl catering to
everyone’s whims and schedules, and God forbid, when she doesn’t feel like it,
the never-ending whining begins. Even when she is in her painful menstrual
cycle, she is expected to perform her domestic chores.
In the American family, men and
women have different opinions with regards to housework. Men, in general, hate housework and expect the women to do it.
Men feel housework is women’s work, and some men don’t want any part of it. Our
culture has bred this mentality for years. Think of the perfect homemaker of
the 1950s for example. So many men consider it beneath their dignity to do
women’s housework; they do not wish to appear wimpy in the eyes of their macho
friends. If and when most men do something around the house, like putting dirty
dishes from the sink into the dish washer, taking out the garbage, or throwing
a pile of dirty clothes in the washing machine, he feels he is doing his
partner a big favor.
“Wow! Gee…thanks, Hon”.
Some men always have an excuse
for not helping out around the house. “I put in a long day at work, when I come
home I am exhausted and stressed out. I really don’t think my wife’s work is as
difficult and burdensome as she says. Besides, even if I wanted to help her,
she does everything so much better than I can. I can’t compete with her, so why
bother trying she’ll just find another reason to criticize what I did.”
In this 21st century, as a result of the economy, sex roles in many American homes have switched. The wife becomes the bread winner while her unemployed husband stays home to keep house. In order to save on babysitting expenses, the unemployed spouse becomes Mr. Mom, the multi-tasker, and his wife gets the high paying job.
Mr. Mom is in his glory, all of
the latest modern appliances in his home, within reach of his fingertips, and
HOUSEWORK? Is this what she was always
bitching about? It's A piece of cake. Mr. Mom gets it down to a science. He
even finds time to watch ESPN while folding the laundry or vacuuming the floors
as he wipes runny noses and changes stinky diapers. He can whip up a home
cooked meal instead of a microwaved one. So when Mrs. Dad comes home, supper's
ready, homework's done, and the kids are all in bed, bathed. She is quite
surprised and loves this turn of events.
Men are just as capable of taking
care of their kids, folding the laundry and cleaning the bathrooms. Of course,
the more men share in the burden of child care and housework, the more they
become stressed out and ticked off.
“Don’t push your luck lady.”
In this 21st century, as a result of the economy, sex roles in many American homes have switched. The wife becomes the bread winner while her unemployed husband stays home to keep house. In order to save on babysitting expenses, the unemployed spouse becomes Mr. Mom, the multi-tasker, and his wife gets the high paying job.
Now that Mrs. Dad has relaxed a
bit and is feeling quite refreshed, after a few glasses of wine and the aroma
of burning candles, she looks forward to a moment of great passion. What is Mr.
Mom's response? "Not today honey, I have a headache. I'm just too tired
for sex.” Doesn’t that sound familiar ladies?
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