tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post386866821869853020..comments2024-02-14T14:37:30.781-08:00Comments on Mother in Chief: My mother, myselfMother in Chiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096344221710006618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-72232106477206926682008-04-24T11:45:00.000-07:002008-04-24T11:45:00.000-07:00As a stay at home mom myself I don't like using th...As a stay at home mom myself I don't like using the term "dependent" when I refer to my relationship with my husband. For two main reasons:<BR/><BR/>1: I view marriage as more of an interdependent relationship. My husband earns the money, which allows me the joy and extra stress of staying home with my children. I stay home which allows him to play with the children for the two hours he is home before bedtime. If not, he would have to come home and clean the bathroom, do some laundry, pay the bills, or cook dinner. All of the things required to have a functioning home. He depends on me for these things to be done so he can enjoy his children.<BR/><BR/>2. I also don't consider it dependent because it was a choice on my part to stay home. If my husband disappeared I have set the groundwork so I would be able to support my children and myself. If not, then I would be afraid of a dependent relationship. From what I read on your blog, I think you also would be able to handle life on your own. This does not make you dependent, but a choice you have made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-74543170665418993152008-04-14T18:36:00.000-07:002008-04-14T18:36:00.000-07:00In The Woman At The Washington Zoo, Marjorie Willi...In The Woman At The Washington Zoo, Marjorie Williams has an absolutely stunning essay about her ambivalence toward her mother. If you haven't read it, I'd highly recommend it.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.com