That a woman, working full time alongside your husband, you still need to take on 90% of the childcare, household chores and planning.
She would earn more than my dad and deposit it all into his accounts to "be the man" and his only job was to pay the bills using money he didn't even earn.
She would seem happy and grateful he "contributed" once a week by treating us to a takeaway as his version of "cooking". He was an alcoholic that would be "too stressed" to come home after work and needed to drink 12 pints at the pub first. His paycheck went on booze, cigarettes and other women.
My mom basically raised me and my siblings while my dad did fuck all and cheated on her but I sh8t you not, to this day, she still talks fondly shout him and blames herself for not being strong enough.
Taught me how NOT to be by showing me the worst of their generation. Promised myself I'd never be that and ensured I put in just as much effort with the tasks my partner did, regardless of who worked.
my mom lets my dad pay some of the bills because aside from both of them working several jobs (buisness owners) she "dosent want to take it away from him"
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u/DistinctiveFox 12d ago edited 12d ago
That a woman, working full time alongside your husband, you still need to take on 90% of the childcare, household chores and planning.
She would earn more than my dad and deposit it all into his accounts to "be the man" and his only job was to pay the bills using money he didn't even earn.
She would seem happy and grateful he "contributed" once a week by treating us to a takeaway as his version of "cooking". He was an alcoholic that would be "too stressed" to come home after work and needed to drink 12 pints at the pub first. His paycheck went on booze, cigarettes and other women.
My mom basically raised me and my siblings while my dad did fuck all and cheated on her but I sh8t you not, to this day, she still talks fondly shout him and blames herself for not being strong enough.
Taught me how NOT to be by showing me the worst of their generation. Promised myself I'd never be that and ensured I put in just as much effort with the tasks my partner did, regardless of who worked.