I was reading on another thread about a DW asking her DH for housekeeping. This is something that has cropped up in conversation a few times, with myself and DH, the answer has just been no.
SAHD are more prevalent now, but as soon as they start working it seems they think the freedom of equality equals, if we want money we should go and earn it. Even if that means working full time and relying on childcare for DC's depending on their age. Which pretty much negates the point of working once paid.
A lot of women get paid less than their DP/DW, also in the cases where the women were the sole breadwinners, I'm sure money was handed over, so DH's wallet wasn't empty.
AIBU to think that should a woman/man not work, or work part time hours in order to look after DC, then the person who earns more should offer a token gesture if possible of 'X' housekeeping, as the main care giver has a huge job in parenting. There's nothing wrong in expecting housekeeping if you're male or female? It's not against feminist principles, because if DH earns 4/5 times as much as you do, it's common sense they'd be willing to give some money as a thank you for looking after your DC.
Long gone are the days from the 70's, 89's and even 90's where DC's can come home from school say aged 10+, staying at home unsupervised. What age in the current climate would you leave DC alone? Bearing in mind if you have 2 or more, it's likely WW3 will have erupted by the time you get home, as that's siblings.
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To think sole bread winner should pay housekeeping, plus the age of leaving children alone
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SingingInTheRainstorm · 24/01/2017 15:35
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