I've always dreamed of being the perfect housewife... I know, I'm a stereotype straight out of the 1950's. Hopefully I'm not the only one? Now of course I don't want to be the ruthlessly submissive, not have my own opinion housewife... I just want to make fantastic meals, have an awesome garden and a somewhat clean house where I throw dinner parties and cookouts. Am I an awful stereotype?
Speaking of 1950's... look at this retro article I came across
(sorry it's so small - click to enlarge):
Is this not absurd? It gets really ridiculous in the second half. Tell me... what's your 'favorite'?
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I don't think you're a bad stereotype. I have been known to run to the door when I hear my husband's car get home to meet him :) I'd like to be more "stereotypical" too, although more often the house isn't clean and sometimes dinner is cereal. Oh well, I tell myself I'm still young so I have years to perfect my wifey skills.
ReplyDeleteThis one from the article cracked me up!
"Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice."
I'll have to give that a try ;) haha!
I feel the same way! I don't think there's anything wrong with perhaps embracing your femininity.
ReplyDeleteSilly me...I always thought of fire building as a manly duty.
I like the last one because it's true, even today.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you're a stereotype. I always wish I had things a little more together or that I took more joy in things like cleaning. Seriously. If I liked cleaning, then I would do it more and everyone wins. But I don't, so I do it less and make him do it some. :)
ReplyDeleteThat article is RIDICULOUS--umm, that whole part at the end about always knowing your place and your stuff not being as important as his... wow. I'm so glad to be a wife now and not then.
I don't think you are a stereotype. I always wish I was more organized wife & mother, but I am so not, and that is fine with my Hubs (he says it's part of my "charm", I'm a rebel, ha).
ReplyDeleteBut this article cracks me up. Oh my goodness! especially the "let him talk first- remember, his topic of conversation is more important than yours".....phhhhh oh man I am rolling with laughter at that one!
This article seems more like fantasy and HAD to have been written by a man! I don't remember any of my grandmothers or even my great-grandmothers as the shrinking violet types. They had opinions and freely shared them. I am grateful they modeled more partnership type of marriages than this article portrays.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I like to do a lot of the stereotypically "woman's work" because I like to it; not because it is my duty or because it is my "place".
Too funny, I might have to reblog this!! Sadly, I don't know if I have done any of the things on the list, least of all put a ribbon in my hair upon my husbands arrival home...I would have to scrape the dried cereal and spit up out of my hair first ;)
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