Equalizing the Domestic Duties
While living with my grandmother, I have heard several stories of my father's childhood. I learned that my grandmother, being a single parent and raising four children, taught them how to fend for themselves. My father took part in all the household chores and therefore understands the meaning of being a "team member." Now that he is an adult, what made him believe that it was okay to stop? He repeatedly lets the several women he has been married to take care of all the household duties. After reading Victoria Register-Freeman's essay, "Hunks and Handmaidens" it helped explain my father's change. Because Freeman was a single parent of two boys, she taught them how to carry their own weight, domestically. "Then came puberty and hunk-hood," as Freeman calls it. She realized her boys' domestic skills had atrophied because "handmaidens appeared en masse." It seemed the girls pushing the door down were eager to help the guys out. Freeman, raising her sons to be self-sufficient, didn't believe that this was the payoff she deserved. However, she realized she had done her part, when raising them. "The two hunks know what women can d
Finally, I have come to realize that it may be hard to find a man that fits my description of being a "team member." However, with the insight my father has given me, I am ready to stand up and say, "I have worked hard to be where I am in my life, and love implies that both team members will be equal, and be treated equally with respect." I refuse to be like Cindy, or any other women that is in a self-depreciating situation. It will be difficult, but it's up to all the Kimberly's, Kendra's, Tiffany's, and it is up to me to make the change. Even though my opinion is strong on the notion of men and women taking equal part in the household duties, I do not disapprove of stay-at- home mothers. If the man of the house is the only one working, then it is acceptable for women to take over many of the household chores, but not all. However, if both are sharing full-time jobs and income, then both should take equal part in the domestic duties. I believe Freeman's conclusion regarding women's part in the male problem, is the same reason my father stopped taking household responsibility. Listening to him make the statement, " I need someone to take care of my dry-cleaning, la
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Approximate Word count = 797
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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