One woman has come under some serious fire after sharing an image on Facebook of a note she had written, telling women their job is to do the household chores and to make their husbands life as “easy and as happy as you can”.
And while it seems the ‘advice’ came from this woman’s heart, it’s also pretty ridiculously outdated.
“Do you expect your husband to help with the household chores? If you do, you won’t have a happy marriage because expectations destroy relationships.
Yep, we underlined that bit, because clearly thinking it was a crucial point, she did too.
“Remember, you didn’t marry your husband to help w/ the household chores. You married him to be your provider and protector.”
Hmm, say that to the millions of women who are juggling work and kids, as well as the stay-at-home mums who work 24 hours. So they shouldn’t be afforded help by partners?
This way of thinking is so backward we don’t even know where to start – and while of course this woman is free to live her life how she sees fit, we find the spreading this of attitude at best ignorant and at worst, harmful.
This attitude hinders women who trying desperately to break that glass ceiling, and it certainly allows no place for equal co-parenting. It places mums as primary carers and men as those who go to work – far removed from the workings of the home.
“With a nope nope here and a nope nope there, here’s a nope, there’s a nope, everywhere I look there’s a nope,” one (very funny) commenter said flatly.
While another added: “Remember, you didn’t marry your husband to help with the household chores, youmarried him to be your husband, so he should just help because he isn’t a lazy person that was just lookin for a new mommy. Make his life as easy and happy as you can, and he should do the same for you as well, because marriage is a partnership, not indentured servitude.”
We’re happy to stand up and say as far as this attitude’s concerned, we’re having NONE of it!
