This content was originally posted by: Debo_13
A woman when she is small are dominated by her parents,later by her husband and henceforth by her sons,she always gets the identity of "she is the Mrs.of mr. so-and-so" or "Mr.so and so's daughter/mother"but rarely do we see tht a woman has her own identity.even today when the world is said to be so advanced,majority of the population although enjoy watching independent free casual gals outside in the road,but its is only the reserved,"sushil" woman who stay in the house considered the adarsh nari.Husband's feel insecure when their wife is sucessful,parents r angry when they see their daughter talkin to a guy,or even it makes the children angry,when they dont find their mothers always behind them.A woman who is financialy independant,has a firm stand on the ground,and not dependant on neone else.People say tht if a woman works,she is not a gud parent or mother,but is her life only bouned by relations and not her own life??
As teenager, I would have agreed with you statements. As a married woman with a child, I beg to differ. I would say life can be different but the responsibilty lies with us as women to define our roles.
Before I had my daughter, I worked in Risk Management and made more money than my husband. I do not think my Husband is less intelligent than I nor does he get threatened by my earning potential. A year after my daughter was born I choose to stay at home with her. I could have hired a nanny and continued to work but I was not satisfied with the way another person was raising my child.
I have been a housewife for 3 years. I still make every descision when it comes to finance (purchasing a home, car, retirement planning)in my household my husband and I may discuss issues. But ususally the actuall descision comes down to my yes or no. But I am lucky because my husband considers my intelligence a sign of our strength as a couple. He once said to me since I know you take care of all the finance matters I can concentrate on income. He thinks of us as a power couple.
I think we as mothers, sisters, and daughters need to encourage the idea that smart woman in is not liablity but is a strength. If we stop buying the image of a traditional homemaker as an ideal woman than it will stop selling. If we tell our brothers and son to marry women who can add good family values and but also miake sound financial desicisions life will be easier for them also. It takes time but it is possible.
In fact, I married into a well off traditional joint family and both my sasur and chacha sasur will ask for my advice on the stock market and they always try to encourage me to go to work or study. Both of their wives are very homely. And no my mother in law does not give me a hard time. She is very understanding. Just my two cents.
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