Originally Posted by OKgrannie

You have a great deal of insight into the changes in women's lives, but I do take issue with a couple of statements. I was a SAHM for many years, and I know that it takes more than 15 minutes a day to do the job no matter how many labor-saving devices you have, and spending the day watching soap operas is not possible if you're actually doing the job. The problem with being a SAHM is that you're unpaid, and therefore powerless, and the rest of the world views an unpaid job as not really a job, therefore you also don't get respect for your life work. I think you are saying that some men, and some women, want to keep women in their "place" so that they won't be competition in the real world, and I agree. Many men feel threatened by a woman who is in a position of power, and many women who have been successful at manipulating men to get what they want rather than meeting men on an equal basis are also threatened by a different way of life.