Like at my house now the roles are reversed I am the stay at home DAD. My wife works outside the home full time while I stay at home and raise the kids. However I do contribue to the income of the household with my SSDI and that does help. We just reversed the roles in the house.

[RedRaven]

Originally Posted by ironeagle2006

Like at my house now the roles are reversed I am the stay at home DAD. My wife works outside the home full time while I stay at home and raise the kids. However I do contribue to the income of the household with my SSDI and that does help. We just reversed the roles in the house.

Do you enjoy being "Mr. Mom?... How has your experience affected your thoughts, and opinions about woman in the work place, and stay at home mom's?...

[Roadhog]

:?

[Roadhog]

...rats..dbl. post

but I guess we are changing post now anyway.

[Jackrabbit379]

Originally Posted by roadhog

...rats..dbl. post

It happens to the best of us. 8) :lol:

[wildkat]

Originally Posted by for4roses

roadhog ..
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Maybe this is a none issue to some. Maybe the women who fought for equality are old and tired...and younger women are comfortable enough to not see any need to finish the job??



Well now .. let me see if I can express myself in a way that I don't contradict myself
I'm going to age myself by the examples I use .. but oh well age is only a number.

Women were already able to vote when I was born so growing up I didn't give any thought to what ladies had to go through to get to that point in life.... I was in my teens and earlie 20's when females were burning their bra's ... and I have to say .. I joined them in the quest for the freedom.... It was a wonderful feeling to free myself of that darn thing ..

Even as a child watching my parents - the way they treated each other - Mom was a stay at home and she knew her place in the marriage. And that's what bothers me .... she could of went far in the polical world, she was asked to consider running for Mayor (back in the 60's ... and that wasn't heard of back then)- - but she was concerned on how it would affect Dad ... having a wife in that position of power. So she turned down the offer. .......... That made a big impression on me as a teenager ... I decided right then and there ...... I was going to do what ever I wanted to do in life. I wasn't going to let any man or woman stand in my way of being who I wanted to be.

I never gave up the 'rules' of .... the way people should treat each other. Which means ... treating each other with the upmost respect and manners. Yes I enjoyed and still enjoy having the door opened for me ...it makes me feel special .. No, I don't expect it, but sure is nice when a Man does hold that door open for me. ...... In turn I enjoyed and still enjoy treating a Man like he's someone special. Doing the little things I know will make him happy. Making sure dinner is ready when he arrives and his laudry is clean ... So what does that make me .... Does that make me a female that rides the fence ??- - - no I don’t think so. Do I want my independence - - Yes I do .... but I believe a person / woman can have her indepedence and work right along with men in trucking, welding, construction, farming, and may other jobs. We can all have and should have the opportunity to work anywhere and still continue to dress like a lady, makeup, skirt (depending on the postion of the job ... LOL) carry ourselves with pride and respect. ......... Do I think it's right for women to demand someone treats them equal in a job ? ... Yes, I do ... but only when they use common sense. Just because someone doesn't view life in the manner I do doesn't say their above or below me .... I know the world will never be completely equal .... it just isn't going to happen. ..... All I ask is to be given the chance to work in a field that once was primarly men only .. to make a living. ...........

In most jobs women will never be paid equal or the same as men starting out. Trucking is one profession that doesn't look at gender when it comes to pay. I wanted to be a truck driver every since I was a child. I always heard my dad say those 'guy's make good money .. I watched those big trucks roll up and down the hwys ... I knew they were going to places I'd never be, all over the USA ... truck drivers back then were viewed as outstanding people ... they always stopped to help a person in need. They had the freedom to roam. ... But I never thought for one moment that the truck drivers would give me a hard time if I decided to be one of them. ........ Gosh was I in for a BIG surprise when I first came out here in the early 90's. ........ Half of the drivers were polite, had manners and talked to me like I was just another one of the drivers out there. But then the other half ... would get very nasty - in a 'mean' way ... telling me to go home and get barefoot and make babies ... they would say things like ,... why are you out here - can't you get a boyfriend back home? ..... I've had them try to cut me off on the hwy ... there was one bullhauler ... that didn't like it when I went around him, so he went around me and made his trailer swing back and forth and flew crap all over the front of my white tractor. Honestly I didn't know I had done anything wrong by going around him.... geeezzzz !!!!! what a mess - do you know that crap is like cement when it dries on your tractor ? ....

So I ask all men .... What does that tell me about Men ? Are they so afraid of their independence and concerned they may be pulled down from their high horse that they have to verbally beat up on females.

So the long and short of it is .... I will always want the freedom to work where I desire ....

Are we ready for a Female President ? I really believe if it's the right person for the job ... female or male it won't matter. But are we ready for Hillary ???????? .... awwww ......... this lady/me will not be voting for her. I don’t' think she's right for the job .... but in time we will have a female president, just as I think we will have a president of 'color'. And on that note .... if the person is right for the job . we'll be ready.l

Women have come a long way ... we're CEO's, we're in Congress, President of Banks and the list goes on and on. I've tried working in an office ... I've been a Personel Manager for a corportaion, I went to school for Banking and came out with a 4.0 grade ... but I couldn't stand being in an office ... I felt like I was in a cage and couldn't breath ... It's been a hard tough road to get to where were at right now ............... and I do believe that the younger generation of females have no clue what the My generation strive to do and go through to give them the freedom to do as they please today....... No ... my daughter generation has no clue ! .. they expect it, the freedom to do as they please. But isn't it like that in everything ? ... Have women given up on the 'freedom act', to be independent ... no not really, I believe we have just slowed down a bit .. it won't ever go back to where it was 60yrs ago.... for women. .... But I worry about the male's / men. Can they ever completely adjust and change with us ???? ... All we want is the chance to make a good living for our family ..

Now I don't know if all this I spoke of even comes close to what your asking Roadhog ... but for the moment it's the best I can come up with. :wink:

Couldn't have said it better myself Rose; THANK YOU for expressing so well what I tried, but failed miserably to say. We are cut from the same cloth I think!

I do besides the next person that says a housewife is not a FULLTIME job I personally am going to drive my size 13 foot SIDEWAYS UP HIS/HER ASS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ANY LUBE.

[RedRaven]

:lol: ironeagle2006... Good for you... Bet you could teach some of the guys a thing or two about what many woman go through staying at home raising their kids... Bet they would appreciate the woman in their lives just a little bit more if they knew what it took... :wink:

[golfhobo]

TEST! TEST! I'm not saying anything until CAD fixes the problem that wipes out all my EXCELLENT posts! :lol:

[golfhobo]

Dang! You mean I'm still HERE??? Well.... I got nothing to say until I'm sure. Besides, I'm still trying to find Hoggies original post!

As for "embracing my feminine side"...... um.... which side is THAT?? :shock: :lol: