tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post4955950007157765762..comments2024-03-28T12:31:11.055-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: Fearing The FutureSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-73691594853996140322013-08-18T11:59:50.925-07:002013-08-18T11:59:50.925-07:00Thanks for the link, Miriam! I will surely check i...Thanks for the link, Miriam! I will surely check it. I like vintage homemaking manuals. I think we live in the times when the default position is that every adult women must be in the paid employment. It doesn't mean that it is actually so in 100% of the cases, but it is promoted as the society ideal hence the enormous pressure for every woman to conform. A friend of mine has 5 children, one under the age of three and people keep asking her when is she going to start working. Apparently no amount of children is enough for a woman to justify her staying home!Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-20924675808984291072013-08-18T05:59:50.609-07:002013-08-18T05:59:50.609-07:00"In many cases, the wife could probably contr..."In many cases, the wife could probably contribute more to the family budget just by strict economy and wise money management."<br /><br />Exactly. I wonder why this opinion is not talked aloud more. On the contrary, women are encouraged to have a job, even a part-time one, at any cost. And costs there are, from commuting (you might even need a second car just to get to your 'dream job') to office birthday parties and so on.<br /><br />A penny saved is a penny earned.<br /><br />On of my favorite books is American Frugal Housewife from 1830's. It is outdated in some areas, but the basics are valid today. The section of 'Educating daughters' is a little bit spooky because it resembles so much the situation today: *let them have fun while they are young* My favorite quote is "It is too plain that our present expensive habits are productive of much domestic unhappiness, and injurious to public prosperity."<br /><br />American Frugal Housewife can be read online <br /><br /><br />http://archive.org/stream/americanfrugalho00chil#page/n7/mode/2up<br /><br />Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130669456548942894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-59246016338722424422013-08-18T00:10:10.508-07:002013-08-18T00:10:10.508-07:00Great minds always think alike, they say...:)Great minds always think alike, they say...:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-61918073547331033952013-08-17T13:31:00.871-07:002013-08-17T13:31:00.871-07:00I couldn't agree more with you!I couldn't agree more with you!<br />Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130669456548942894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-27690474679171259792013-08-16T04:08:02.213-07:002013-08-16T04:08:02.213-07:00You are welcome, Lesley! I'm glad that you lik...You are welcome, Lesley! I'm glad that you liked it.Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-61352750837236000572013-08-16T01:18:29.014-07:002013-08-16T01:18:29.014-07:00Thank you for this thoughtful and wise post. It re...Thank you for this thoughtful and wise post. It really spoke to my heart.<br /><br />LesleyHousewife59https://www.blogger.com/profile/12485051347795187632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-44895162726318354042013-08-15T23:32:12.304-07:002013-08-15T23:32:12.304-07:00What you say...:)What you say...:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-4583255853248460322013-08-15T13:15:36.551-07:002013-08-15T13:15:36.551-07:00Amen to that! Amen to that! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com