What Being a Housewife Means to Me

Being a housewife isn’t a job, it’s an act of love: 

A paid job has hours, a starting time, and a quitting time.

A housewife doesn’t have set hours.

A housewife has work and all the work she does is an act of love for her husband, her family, her home, and herself. 

The more I hear women refer to homemaking as a job, the more it sounds to me like it’s no different than a job outside the home – and homemaking is totally not like a job outside the home:

• I don’t commute anywhere
• I create my own routine that works best for me
• I don’t take a break when I’m told to take a break
• I don’t wear a uniform or office attire
• I don’t share a bathroom with anyone other than my husband
• I don’t put up with bosses, co-workers, customers, or clients
• I don’t sit through mandatory meetings
• I don’t wear a mask
• I don’t give my all to people who don’t love me

I get to focus my attention on making my home awesome for my husband, myself, and our cats. 

What does being a housewife mean to you?

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