The Young Housewife Stigma

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I was in a job that I absolutely hated for a year & a half. My husband saw how unhappy I was & he was the one that suggested I should quit my job under the condition that I find something to to whether it brings income in or not. It was a tough transition that I still struggle with but I am glad I get to give back to the community by volunteering & also take up some hobbies that I never got the chance to. I keep busy mostly every weekday and I love taking care of the house for some twisted reason. Everything is just fine & dandy until someone asks me "What do you do for a living?" Yes I know I can tell them I volunteer or that I'm a blogger because they are jobs even though they don't pay. Instead I admit I am offended by that question. I don't understand why people you have never met ask you that especially in this economy when people are getting laid off. I bet they would feel like crap if I responded "I was laid off" even though I wasn't. Some people can't grasp that I'm a housewife with no kids. They automatically associate housewives as ones that are stay at home moms. However, there are some of us that don't have children but are homemakers. I don't see the issue. I keep busy & no I don't spend all my husband's money on shopping sprees in Beverly Hills. In fact, I'm the opposite, taking writing gigs in order for me to have spending money. So what's the stigma all about & where'd it start? I have no idea but I'd like for it to stop. Just writing this out has made me feel better.

~Bianca~

 

Bianca is the writer behind South Bay Rants n Raves