It gets really tiring to assist with the role of breadwinner AND have all the duties of a stay at home mom as well.  I don't know how many reading this work full time 9-5 jobs, or even part time jobs, but I'm sure you can relate.  My husband gets off at 3:00 everyday, sometimes earlier.  But when I come home at 5 or 5:30, the dishes from breakfast are still in the sink, the bed is unmade and none of the housework has been touched.  And what are his first words to me?  "what's for dinner?."  And you know, the older I get, I find this less and less tolerable.  Anybody else fe

el that way?  I don't mind working a full time job, especially in the economic situation these days.  But I find it unfair that just because I am a woman, the housework and childrearing is viewed as "my responsibility".  My husband actually had the nerve to say that I should thank him when he does housework because he's helping me out!  Am I the only one who see that as ABSURD?!

 We have two children, ages 4 and 8.  When they were babies, I was up with them every night.  I don't think that's uncommon, most women do that.  But the other night our dog woke my husband up to take her outside.  He was awake for 15 minutes and complained about it for days.  He thought I should feel sorry for him.  Anyone who has a baby and has been up multiple times in a night for months running understands my beef with his complaint. 

 I love my husband dearly, but sometimes I think men still view us the same as they did in the 50's.  But along with taking care of them and the children, keeping house and cooking, we're also supposed to work to "help them out financially".  But when do they help us?  As I said, I love my husband - he and my daughters are my world, but it's time he started thinking in the millenmium, not the 1950's.  Anybody out there here me?