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Are
you a Feminist struggling to make sense of domestic life?
So was I, until I realized
that I was not alone.
How
did we happen?
I'm not a scholar. I'm
just another housewife whose college education was put on hold
by a surprise pregnancy. However, this is my theory:
Our mothers were told they
could have it all - great husband, great kids, great
house, and a great career. Sure, some few pulled it all
off, but most of our mothers ended up teetering on the
edge of a nervous breakdown if not worse. We
were the guinea pigs of this new era. We're
the latchkey, daycare generation and we want something different for
our families.
So
what did we do?
We decided
to forgo a high-powered career or intense education(at least
for a while) to raise our children instead of placing them
in daycare. Many of us practice attachment parenting and
are raising socially conscious children.
Feeling weird about it?
Of course
you are! If you're like me, your family thinks you're a little
weird for doing things the way you do. You may feel out of
touch with mothers who still subscribe to either set of more
traditional views - Feminist or housewife. That's why we're
here! Come visit us in the community section and prevent
that disconnected feeling. Create a profile, check out the
forums, and make some new friends.
You can also stay connected
with your fellow Feminist Housewives by joining our
newsletter:
Things still aren't equal...
...but it's much better than it was when our
predecessors were raising their children. If you're here, I bet you decided to
stay at home, either to support your partner in a domestic fashion and/or to
raise your kids. This isn't backsliding - we're socially conscious and making
our own decisions.
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