I'm not gay but I need a wife....

RGv2

This post was RIGHT ON. Only wives will get it! LOL :laugh:

I basically do everything listed in the OPs post, and don't complain about it.

sissiluv

I still think it's silly that raising kids isn't a payable job, or at least doesn't come with some form of wage. Not only are you raising the next generation of our global and economic leaders but you're working around the clock being teacher, cook, housecleaner, and so much more. Funny that a professional nanny can get up to $10.00 but mom gets the 'mommy track' and potentially poverty, especially if they're a PoC or a single parent.
Silly. Sillysillysilly!

chaNyn613

I find it amusing so many people took the OP's rant so seriously. She was processing/blowing off steam and doing a little wishing/problem solving. Doesn't mean she doesn't love here SO or kids. She's expressing herself in a forum that is for the most part understanding and supportive. It was funny and spot on.

Love my hubby - he is amazing! Love my kids- they rock. Was a SAHM for 12 years and I am now in the business world with the goal of make a really good living so I can totally spoil my hubby but you know what I want a wife also :-) And actually, we sort of had one. My brother was stationed in my town with an "indefinite" date of departure. So in lieu of rent he planned the menu, did the grocery shopping, paid for half the food even though he is was 1/5th of the poplulation of the household, fixed most of the dinners and straightened the kitchen in the evenings. But the best part was having more family around for my children. We were really sad when he was reassigned :-(.

Doodlewhopper

Just someone who can pick up the slack around the house while I go do seemingly unimportant things. Also someone who doesn't mind putting their career on hold and watching the children while I have the freedom to do everything I need and want to do to climb the corporate ladder. Don't get me wrong, just because you are watching the kids doesn't mean you don't have to work. You still will need to work and make sure the house is clean and nobody is hungry. And since I tend to get tired after working all day and eating dinner, I am going to need you to be able to wash the dishes while I sit in front of the television and maybe talk loudly on the phone about something incredible I did in highschool. Then maybe if you have finished helping all the kids with their homework, bathing them, putting them to bed, we can sit down and I can tell you about my incredibly stressful day.

Hold it down will ya? Im trying to watch the game...

pudadough

Whenever I feel sad that I'm not married and don't have kids, a reality check post comes in to smack me upside the head.
So...sorry for your situation, but thanks for the post.

saxmaniac

I still think it's silly that raising kids isn't a payable job, or at least doesn't come with some form of wage. Not only are you raising the next generation of our global and economic leaders but you're working around the clock being teacher, cook, housecleaner, and so much more. Funny that a professional nanny can get up to $10.00 but mom gets the 'mommy track' and potentially poverty, especially if they're a PoC or a single parent. Silly. Sillysillysilly!

Those people get paid to raise *other* people's kids.

Precisely who should pay you to raise yours? Nobody pays me to raise my own kids.

Dub_D

Just break up.