M Wilcox wrote:I had suggested long ago that my wife write a book and she nixed that idea immediately so I didn't have much hope that she would want to blog either. Nevertheless, I pitched the idea yesterday and she thought it was a great idea! In fact she setup a blog yesterday and already has done her first post!
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M Wilcox wrote:So, I have this situation in my house. I enjoy working. I work outside and sometimes I work inside fixing things or building things or creating space for things or sewing for money, etc.
On the other hand, my partner does not like to work. My partner likes to sit on the sofa and write in her journal or cruise the internet.
. But she says it is not okay to treat her like a housewife.
I prefer the term homemaker but it seems to me that when one partner does the lion's share of the work and the other partner just benefits from that work without actually doing any work themselves, there's a distinct lack of balance.
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My friend, it sounds like you guys have already had "The Argument" and resentment is starting to set in. That is how marriages fail.
Destruction precedes creation
M Wilcox wrote:
My friend, it sounds like you guys have already had "The Argument" and resentment is starting to set in. That is how marriages fail.
Wow, there must be a high divorce rate amongst the permies because it seems that splitting up over disagreements is the default. Not very permaculture, is it?
Since I wrote my initial post re: sharing chores, my wife and I have had a couple serious discussions about our respective contributions to the homestead. As one very helpful person suggested, I asked the wifey if she'd be willing to do a blog about our homestead and she was thrilled with the idea! She got started the same day and is writing the 4th installment today.
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Tony Hawkins wrote:
She really just didn't know a lot of things that I do, and likewise I didn't know about things she did. She didn't know how much work went into certain parts of our home and when she saw that we realized that we're probably about 50/50 already. But there were certain things that were pain-in-the-butt for her, that I really don't have a problem with, so I picked up some of those too because why not?
Destruction precedes creation
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