Housewives...

For decades now, women have been working to be self sufficient, independant and equals to the men around them. Many of them also work to have full time careers and to be successful. There's nothing wrong with this, granted. However, it's also okay just to be a housewife as well. To be the old fashioned homemaker. To be home when you're husband gets off of work, or on his days off. To be fulfilled when you prepare a meal and watch in delight as he eats and enjoys your cooking. The amazing feeling you get when you're able to take care of the man who spends his life taking care of you. Homemaking was the traditional role of women. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to have a career. That doesn't mean that you have no ambitions and no desire to learn new things and to take on new projects. You can do all these things and more, without the added stress of a full time career.

Have you ever seen a married couple that fits this description? They seem to have everything financially. The nice cars, the nice wardrobe, all the lastest gadgets. They even seem to get along just great. They seem to have just about everything in fact. Then you take a closer look and you see the bigger picture. The husband works long hours. The wife works long hours. The husband comes home from work tired, looking for a warm meal, calling his wife's name. No answer. So, he decides to see what's in the fridge. He looks inside and he realizes that the fridge is a little empty. Oh, that's right, his wife had to pull a double shift last week and wasn't able to do the gorcery shopping. Well, maybe he'll just run to Taco Bell or McDonalds for a bite to eat. MMM...That new double stack cheeseburger sure was great. Man, he sure is getting sleepy now with all that food in his belly. He was hoping to wait up for the wifey to come home though...ZZZZ....

"Honey, you home? I'm sorry, things got a little hectic at work and Mr. Jenkins asked me to stay an hour later than usual. I will have dinner up in just a moment. I stopped at the grocery store on my way home from work. Hon?"

"Zzzzzz..."

"Babe?"

Cell phone rings. Husband jumps and fumbles to answer it and finally manages to hit the talk button...

"Hello?" Yawning, he then notices his wife smiling at him from the kitchen and sleepily smiles back, winking at her. Guiltily, he then looks over at the MCDonalds bags and tries to secretly hide them beside his easy chair in a secure place where they can't be seen by his wiife's tired probing eyes.

"Jack, we need you to come down to the office, there was a problem at the new site and we need you just to come down and try to see if you can fix the problem before the clients get a hold of it."

Tthe husband looks over to his wife, He was hoping to get some snuggle time in. Ugh...If he doesn't go though, there will be hell to pay later. It shouldn't take too long and he'll be back in just enough time to lay with his wife, perhaps watch a movie even.

"I'll be right there."

Few hous later...

"Honey, you still up? Hon?"

"Zzzzz...."

Now, as a housewife, you may find yourself thinking how great it would be to be able to travel and to have all those nice things that you see this couple has but is it worth it when you can't enjoy them? When you barely have time for the one person who means the most to you in life? Besides that, you work hard as well and don't ever let anyone make you feel like you do not....

Your day, in contrast to the couple mentioned about, most likely goes something like this...The housewife gets up from a good nights rest. She realizes that it's time to feed the animals and walk he dog. She comes back from her brisk walk and begins to straighten the mess that has accumilated from the last time she straightened the house. She has a few hours of rest now but then it's time to really get to the house. So, it's scrubbing time, washing time, rinsing time, sweeping time, mopping time, planning time, cooking time, shower time...Oh, he's home!

"Hey babe, I missed you today!" She embraces her handsome husband. Then she smiles as they sit down to a meal together and watch a movie. Afterwards, she clears the table, puts the dishes in the sink. She can do them tomorrow because she'll be home. Right now she wants to snuggle close to her baby and share things from their day together. So, she does so and later, she falls asleep in his arms and her last thoughts before she goes to bed is of him, as she feels his arms around her....

Now, you tell me which scenerio is more fulfilling?