What is your opinion on teenagers who just want to be housewives & mothers though they can get good jobs?

Question

What is your opinion on teenagers who just want to be housewives & mothers though they can get good jobs?

Answer 1

As long as the reason is right, that they would like to raise their children full time. It shouldn't be assumed that housewives/stay at home mums are stupid, unintelligent and have no wroth. I know from my own parents that the sterotype is very untrue. But if it's just so they don't have to get a job and can live off benefits that is wrong.

Answer 2

That's fine by me, but they should still get an education; even if you have no intention of using it in the foreseeable future; you never know when you'll need to fall back on it.

Answer 3

If that is what they want to do, why do I care?  I mean, for real?  I really don't judge folks and their decisions, to each is own.  But I would encourage them to at least complete a degree on line and to have some type of income that she could accumulate, even from home.  Mary K or Avon perhaps.  If she didn't even want to do that, I would pray that she found a man that was happy with that situation and would never use it against her.

Answer 4

Hmmm Im a house wive and happy as well my husband he is more happy !

Answer 5

Imo there's nothing wrong about it. It's their choice.

Answer 6

Being a housewife IS a job. If that's what your passion is, then by all means follow it. It strikes me as being rewarding (but often thankless) work. I have nothing but respect for homemakers of either s*x.

Of course, "housewives" who don't actually do any work, and just lay on the couch watching tv all day... are another story. But I have only ever known one of those.

Answer 7

I know there has been a lot of talk about women who stay home with their children are doing such a great job but then again, there are those women who only want to stay home because they are lazy and don't want to work. I don't think they do such a great job with their own children. Those are the type of women I recall from my childhood who were always trying to palm their children off onto their neighbors and spent their days watching TV or drinking.

Answer 8

Teenagers can get "good jobs" ?

Where, at McDonalds?

Answer 9

are you saying that running a house and bringing up children is somehow less productive than working a "good job?"

a good mum and house keeper contributes more to society than a women with a "good job" and no kids ever can.

think about it.

i think people who choose to be housewives and mothers are normal people that have been bashed by feminists for far too long.

edit, the feminist below me has written off all sahms by stereotyping them alcoholics and neglectful parents. why are feminists so fond of sweeping generalisations? this movement seem to depend on negative stereotyping and shaming of anyone who doesn't conform to their narrow views.

start thinking for yourselves girls, you are sometimes as bad as the religious crowd.

Answer 10

To each their own. Why should comment pro or anti for a woman's choice? Their livelihood is up to them. I can only comment subjectively on their morality towards other humans.

Answer 11

my opinion is that they should do what makes them happy and fulfillied. granted it would be a good idea for them to finish high school first. we have one young lady poster here on gws who made that decision to become a housewife and mother. she is a very happy young woman. just because someone choses something different from another person doesn't make it wrong.

Answer 12

I think it's their choice and that it's a lost art in our society (parents who actually raise their own children).  I mean, don't you think there's a chance that the fact parents get to spend so little time with their own children these days is a factor in the downslide of our society?  I do.

Answer 13

I think they should do what makes them happy. Its their life not ours.

Answer 14

Stay at home mothers and housewives are a dying breed. I think it's a very smart thing to do if you can afford to. I don't regret staying home with my children at all.

Answer 15

I think that housewives are a dying breed. So many women want to pursue a career rather than have children. That's fine, but once you become a mother, you need to consider the fact that if you continue working, your children will be raised by total strangers in a day care. I think pursuing a career is fine so long as you are not neglecting the raising of your children. If you don't plan on quiting your job to raise kids, don't have them. It is better to not have children than to have them think of you as a second mom or just some woman they live with. If you HAVE to work for financial reasons, make sure that you take the time for your kids. Take them out for ice cream or play a fun game with them every night after you get home. Children need a mother and father in their lives. It builds character and makes them stronger.

As for teens wanting to have kids and be a housewife, I was one of them! I met my husband at 15, dated him at 17 and married him at 18. I had a baby when 19 and never regret marrying that young. I was the oldest daughter of 10 kids so I was a little different from other girls, though.

Answer 16

my opinion on them is exactly the same opinion I have on teenagers who want to get good jobs though they can be housewives

Answer 17

As a teenage guy i respect their choice.

Some people think raising children is more meaningful than earning few bucks, and why do you think mothers cant get a good job?

Answer 18

Well, I think if they are teenagers they are a bit young to be housewives and mothers, but if they are really keen to start being mothers, and there is someone who is willing and able to support them, then I suppose why not?  Being a housewife is more interesting than a lot of the jobs you can get, most of which are frankly pretty tedious.

Also, bear in mind that childcare is expensive, and if you are going to have a child and work as well, you need to be able to make enough money to cover the childcare costs, otherwise what is the point?  A lot of jobs aren't all that well-paid.

Answer 19

Your question seem to imply that being a housewive and mother is a negative thing.

Can you elaborate how exactly being a housewive and a mother is a negative thing?

Answer 20

Good for them, I guess. I really don't think it's a very wise choice (what if your husband leaves you and you have no way to support yourself?), but if that's what they want to do, more power to them.

Answer 21

being a house wife and mother is an extremely good job ,kids do grow up ,leaving plenty of time for a paid job

the time spent with young children is special and will never come back .i saw my babies first smile,first step ,first words ,it was a hard time financially ,but well worth it i worked part time when they started school and later did aged care at tafe and worked at that ever since .i'm still not rich ,but my life feels rich and fulfilling.i don't see why success needs to be measured in $$$$$$$

Answer 22

Em......if a person can hire and pay a maid to clean their house...that means it is a job.  If a person can hire and pay a caretaker for thier child....that makes it a job. So technically, she has 2 jobs.