Do you think being a stay at home wife with no kids is a real job?

cope_acetic

Hell no.
I wonder what the hell the DO all day?
I'm guessing shop, lunch, and manicures..spoiled bltches...

I have to cook, clean, do laundry, and buy groceries over and above my 40 hour work week...and I STILL have spare time....

Goodieb

No. But then again, there is no law that says if you're a married woman you have to work.

whocj78

Sure, as long as the "stay at home wife" treats it like it is a job.

If she keeps up on the house work, prepare the meals, does the shopping, etc on a daily basis, then "yes".

If she doesn't then "no".

It isn't like her spouse who is working gets to go into work and sit around eating "bon bons" while watching soap operas all day. So the wife shouldn't either.

sexychocolatecity21

Stay at home wife is a real job if it includes you cooking, cleaning, maitining and paying the bills, running your husbands errands, assisting him with his work and other responsibilities I would say yes!! I work and I have children and I do as much at home that benefits my children as well as my husband and that is a second job that doesnt end!

Simply Lovely

It all depends on what you do with your time.

Nicole

I just talked to one of my co-workers about this today.
I think some take advantage of this. I think it's okay until they start school. It's not only a job it's a full time job. However if i was the husband I would expect dinner on the table every night and all the household chores to be done!!! then it's like okay come on get a part time job to help out. You can still pick the kid up from school and help out around the house.

Ms. Anonymous

No, not really. You're not getting paid for it. Although, it is work in itself to keep house, I agree with that, it's just not a real paying job.

Viv

Not really. I think it's just not challenging enough to be called a job if there aren't kids involved. Cooking and cleaning, yes, but a lot of working wives and mothers do that as well.

spam_free_me

I think that as long as you are working on things that are important to you and you feel enriched, then yes, yes it is. Do you volunteer your time for charities? Are your house and accounts in perfect order? Can you afford to stay home? Do you organize neighborhood get-togethers? Are you an artist? Are you planning on having kids in the future? I can't imagine that you would want to stay at home just to sit around and watch soap operas all day for the rest of your life, that would be boring. Your situation is one where you could work on things that you really love.

Ms Pollyanna

Yes, my sons are all grown up, but my husband still has to eat. I make him breakfast, prepare his lunch, and have dinner ready when he gets home. The house has to be cleaned, there is also the laundry, the market shopping, and i also pay all the bills. Keeping a home running takes a lot of work!

Teresa

I am a stay at home wife(I work 1 day a week).All the children are grown and on their own.I can tell you it is a job.I worked while the children were home but after they all left I quit work and now stay home.My husband makes very good money and he wants me home.Most days I work harder than I did when I had a "real job".The only thing my husband does is take care of paying the bills and takes care of our cars,the truck,the RV,and our boats.I do all he house work,all errands,and all yard work.among other things.I am always busy with something.My husband and I agree that this is better for us.There is a lot less stress and we have more time together to just enjoy each other and our emptynest life.

lurker34

Uhhh, no

wendy

no not really putting the hoover around and cooking his tea is not a job get a life of your own

asd a

rivasj27

No its not... ONLY if you have kids. Your man does not need a mother when he is an adult (from a wife)

lady31

why not?

As long as you have the house cleaned when your husband gets home. You have dinner done and you never say NO, then yes, that is a job.

Sandy Ego

I don't know what you mean by a "real job".

Do I think it's a lot of work? Yes, I do.

Do I think it's an important task? Yes, I do.

P.S. Unless you can afford a housekeeper and such... Then it's not so much work. I hate doing housework, and I'm much happier having an actual "job". I'd rather pay a maid to do housework.

Tank Man

Reverse your question and see what you think. How would you feel about your man staying home to "work" while you are doing the 9 to 5?

aprilroses

Yes, I do. Running a home can be a full time job - whether there are kids there or not. It actually makes for a pretty relaxing environment for the married couple. One person concentrates on what needs to get done in the home - cooking, cleaning, laundry, errands, interior home maintenance, exterior home maintenance, bill paying, auto upkeep, shopping (for food, clothes, home supplies, gifts, personal care), etc. By having these tasks taken care of, the other person can concentrate on their career and be pressure free for the majority of the home issues. It works for me!

Violet Pearl

Well, if you had to pay someone to cook, clean, iron, shop, maintain the house and whatever else, then I'd call it a job.

Do whats right not whats easy!

uhhh... NO

being a mom, and working full time is a real JOB!

nydp02

No not at all

Raspberry

I am retiring from my job in about 8 years and all I am going to do is take care of my husband, our home, and our dog. We both are looking forward to it. =)

Jim J

Sounds like a vacation to me. No responsibility at all, how is that a job by any definition.

123

no its called being to lazy to go and get a job

*smiles*

well...if you had kids then yes, it is a job. but in your case its not a real job by just staying home and doing nothing.

Bunny

Yes, my man prefers it that away.=]

Computer Geek

In a way I guess.

Louise C

I don't know and I don't care. Why on earth does everyone have to have a 'job' anyway? Why this obessions with making everyone work? if a woman has a husband who can afford to keep her, and is happy for her to stay at home, and she wants to, then why the hell shouldn't she? What's the point of her having a 'job' if she doesn't need one and doesn't want one?

~*lovely one*~

i think it is. I'm married and have NO kids. And being a wife is just as much a job as being a mommy. My husband says I don't need to work, so I don't. We're financially stable and I just stay at home make sure the laundry is done,the dishes are clean, and he's got a warm dinner at home when he get's off of work. So yeah, it can be a job. In my opinion.

mary w

well not really but it is hard to find work so i would have to say no

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