Traditional Family

Adam Ratka
Professor Asarat
October 25, 2012 Housewife
A traditional family is not a family without a housewife. Housewives never use to be appreciated or accepted as it is today. It used to be that no matter the situation the wife would be a stay at home mom no matter what. But still even today a housewife is not appreciated that much, she is took for granted, and not acknowledged for the hard work that is done. The role of the traditional housewife is undervalued because it is not seen as a real job, took for granted and not appreciated. A housewives work is not acknowledged by some people because it is not seen as a job. A job involves hard work, long hours and dedication to your work. But a housewife’s work is a real job they put in more hours into ensuring the household is in living conditions than some people do at their day to day jobs. Also the work of a housewife is very continuous back breaking work. For example a housewife has to get up early to wake and feed the family, then clean the house, dishes, and wash clothes. It should be accepted and appreciated more because its work that most people don’t want to do. Even though it is not considered a job the work being done should be rewarded by the people the work is being done for. The family of the housewife should respect and honor the work done by the mother because if there was no housewife than the house would be in shambles. In the end a family shouldn’t take everything a mother does for them for granted. When a family takes everything a mother does for them for granted there being heartless. If a typical family didn’t have a mother or mother figure to be a housewife and to take care for the family and the house that family would be lost. For example a housewife puts in forty plus hours a week into cleaning, cooking, and maintaining the household. If the mother wasn’t there to do those tasks than they would never get done. In that case another family member would have to take on two tasks of being a housewife and whatever other responsibilities they have in their life. That individual would live a life that is more hectic and nonstop than a housewife. A housewife runs the house she makes sure there is meals and food for the family. Ensures the house is clean at all times and the kids have clean clothes to wear. A housewife is the CEO of the house and should be treated like one at all times. They make decisions and choices that the rest of the family cant or just simply don’t know how to. There the leader of the team but also do the low man’s work they should be respected and idolized for the work they do for free. When it comes down to it a housewife just wants to be appreciated more for the work they do. They clean the family’s dirty and sometimes stinky clothes. They clean toilets, sinks, and bathrooms and don’t complain about it. In the workplace a housewife would be the ideal worker because they would break there back to ensure the work is done at all times. They have no sick days or vacation they work 365 days out of the year. They dedicate their body and mind to their house and family. When a mother spends so much time cleaning and cooking for her family she should be loved at all times and cherished for what she does. A mother is a token of love she cherishes her family and puts in long days and hours to ensure her family has no heartache or grief. A housewife is a machine that keeps on going until it can’t go anymore. A housewife should be appreciated, not took for granted and acknowledged more for the work that is done by her. She should be idolized and cherished for everything she does for the family and the house. A family is not a family without the housewife that leads them.