wish i could be a housewife...
another weekend has sped by.
it's funny, being a parent. you hear how it is hard. you hear how there isn't enough time in the day to do everything you need to do. and when you're a young adult you may feel like you know what it's like to be busy, and not have enough time for all the things you'd like to or should be doing. and as a young married person things may get just a little more crazed, but until you have a kid you don't really get it.
i used to be able to take care of myself, my home, my car fairly well. i'd be able to get a regular pedicure so i wouldn't be seen with my nail polish chipped. i'd carefully do my hair and makeup, and have wrinkle-free clothing on at work. my car would look presentable, especially from the outside. these were sort of core personal care duties, and i would have a tougher time fitting in the hobbies i loved to do, or the long-term projects i wished i could get to. but now it seems as though i can't catch up even on the core duties. i regularly go to work with no makeup on (and i attempt to apply it at work), my toenails look so bad i am wearing close-toed shoes, even throughout summer, because i don't dare to bare. i was comfortable with washing my hair every OTHER day, now i'm finding myself considering going for three-day hair, and putting it in a ponytail. i wear only about half of my clothes because they are the the knits- the ones that don't require ironing.
i haven't even begun to address household chores, paying bills and other home maintenance! it really is incredible how families can do this with both parents working. you really DO need a full-time homemaker to make it function. and i am sometimes bummed that i am the major breadwinner of the family, so staying at home is not an option.
as a feminist i never thought i'd feel this way. i really rejected the traditional housewife role, but sometimes i really wish i could be one.
it's funny, being a parent. you hear how it is hard. you hear how there isn't enough time in the day to do everything you need to do. and when you're a young adult you may feel like you know what it's like to be busy, and not have enough time for all the things you'd like to or should be doing. and as a young married person things may get just a little more crazed, but until you have a kid you don't really get it.
i used to be able to take care of myself, my home, my car fairly well. i'd be able to get a regular pedicure so i wouldn't be seen with my nail polish chipped. i'd carefully do my hair and makeup, and have wrinkle-free clothing on at work. my car would look presentable, especially from the outside. these were sort of core personal care duties, and i would have a tougher time fitting in the hobbies i loved to do, or the long-term projects i wished i could get to. but now it seems as though i can't catch up even on the core duties. i regularly go to work with no makeup on (and i attempt to apply it at work), my toenails look so bad i am wearing close-toed shoes, even throughout summer, because i don't dare to bare. i was comfortable with washing my hair every OTHER day, now i'm finding myself considering going for three-day hair, and putting it in a ponytail. i wear only about half of my clothes because they are the the knits- the ones that don't require ironing.
i haven't even begun to address household chores, paying bills and other home maintenance! it really is incredible how families can do this with both parents working. you really DO need a full-time homemaker to make it function. and i am sometimes bummed that i am the major breadwinner of the family, so staying at home is not an option.
as a feminist i never thought i'd feel this way. i really rejected the traditional housewife role, but sometimes i really wish i could be one.
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