My wife stays home to raise the kids…no job is more important than that.
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And when the kids are adults?
Notice that the guys in this thread talking about homemakers all reference their wives taking care of children.
This is the norm, for that stage of life. But I mean... instead of or afterward.
My youngest is turning 18 soon and nobody around us is a housewife, anymore. It is just not a thing, unless you have 10 kids and start getting grandkids while your own kids are still arriving, or something. And that's a statistical rounding error.
I mean, I don’t think women working should be expected or the norm…some women like working or want to, that’s fine. But I think societal expectations for women to go to college and have a career, are only good for pharmaceutical companies that make anti-depressants.
I'm not sure most men expect their wives to stay home after the children are gone.