Try to Read This Story With a Straight Face (Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:58:00 PM)
Faithful readers, I can't help but try to pick my jaw up off the floor after reading this story from CNN today:
"No kids, no jobs for growing number of wives"Let me preface my statements by saying that I am
not sexist. Well, maybe a little. But I try not to be. Stories like this, however, just make me shake my head. I'm mostly laughing at the absurdity of someone observing this phenomenon of women staying at home as some sort of positive trend.
I think this is my favorite section of the whole article:
"Davis says her life isn't luxurious. "Tuesdays are my laundry day,"
she says. "I go grocery shopping on Wednesdays and clean house on
Thursdays." Mondays and Fridays are reserved for appointments and other
errands.
But her schedule also allows for charity work and leisure: reading, creative writing and exploring new hobbies, like sewing.
It's a lifestyle, Davis says, that has made her happier and brought her closer to her husband."
Really?! No shit! You mean if you sit at home doing errands and hobbies all day your life can be less stressful? I can't believe that. How come I didn't think of that before? Please, impart more of your wisdom on me so that I may grow as a human being.
Another funny thing about the article is that banner they have running across the top:
Work/Life balance? How the hell can you get away with calling this a work/life balance? This story describes a life/life balance! "If work gets too tough or stressful, just quit! Your husband will take care of the rest. There's really no need to work if it's going to be stressful. Don't worry girls!"
Like I said earlier, I'm really not sexist most of the time, and I'm trying my hardest not to be here. What I find so repulsive about this article is that it seems to suggest that if something's too hard to do, just don't do it. Someone else will pick up the slack (in this case, your testicle-less husband who's obviously too impotent to either father a child to keep your busy or boot your ass out the door to work ... sorry, that was kind of sexist). And what kind of a rule to live by is that? How could someone have any kind of self-worth if they don't follow through with the hard things in life? Because, newsflash: work just isn't easy. No one's job is.
Love,
Newman
P.S. My job is fine. This isn't some sort of veiled call for help because I'm stressed out.
P.P.S. Once again, I'm not (very) sexist. If this was an article about "stay at home dads without kids" I wouldn't be happy either.