Traditional gender roles

Do your follow traditional gender roles?
If so, why?
If not, what do you do that is traditionally for the other gender?

No. DH and I are equal, in different ways.

We're pretty traditional. It just works for us.

I follow traditinal gender roles only because it seems to be what I enjoy and am good at. I was always encouraged to go out and do things that where considered "for boys" and so where my sisters. One of my sisters even played football all through out highschool and was the only girl on the team. It just seems that the things I enjoy and am good at are cooking, cleaning and babies :p

Yes mostly follow traditional roles. I cook, clean, schedule appointments for everyone. . Make plates at dinner and deal w kids. . He does yard stuff but his own laundry and ironing. I handle the money and bill paying. . His mine joint. . However I like sports, play sports and coach my daughter's softball team. His day consists of going to work,going to gym, eating watching tv and playing Madden. My day includes all the abovementioned things along w working full time.

We fit in the "traditional" mold I guess. It is what works for us but it's not for everyone.

We were both raised in homes where the man was the bread winner and the moms took care of the house and kids. I thoroughly enjoy cooking, cleaning, and being a mother.

Not traditional in the slightest

Yes and No.
I say no because we both work. He works full time and is the bread winner and I work part time so I can be a part time SAHM. However when DH finishes basic training I'm quitting my job because we're moving.
I said yes because even though I work now I am the one who does the cooking and all the cleaning. I do the laundry/dishes/vaccuming and don't really expect DH to do any of it. I don't do these things because I was raised this way, I do it because I'm OCD about how I like my things done so it's just kind of been an understanding between the two of us that I cook & clean and he doesn't have to.

Nope. We both work now but he was a sahd for a while and loves it. I hate being a sahm. I cook (dh isn't good at it lol) but dh cleans. He also is the one that gets up with the kids in the morning after I have gone to work and gets them ready for the day, breakfast, lunch and down for a nap then the nanny gets here. I make sure all the bills are paid and divide what we have left for individual fun stuff.

Nope, i work and wouldnt have it any other way, Idk how SAHMs do it...

he cant find a job right now  
other wise he would be working too but hes a stay at home dad.


its interesting because i still have those motherly moments where i want things done my way, i want this done with logan or that-or the house cleaned a certain way, and its not really ricks parenting style and because im not the one at home with him during the day i cant really take over all that. i can step in when i can, or suggest things but thats it...so its kinda like a conflict of interest. Its like i want to be a sahm, but i seriously...seriously dont. heh.


as for rick he thought he would like staying at home but he is really depressed. i think it has a lot to do with not being able to get a job not the fact that he is staying home. but he doesnt do much, he even said he is not as productive as he thought he would be.

also, i have to wear the pants and make the big decisions because he just doesnt or cant or wont or whatever...
he resisted at first but now he doesnt. it took a while for him to see that i have good decision making skills heh.

Yes. It's what works for us and what we both enjoy and are good at.
I cook, clean, raise the babies, do the laundry, take care of the bills.
Hubby works, takes out the garbage occasionally, changes the oil sometimes and holds the couch down =)

On top of my other post already, I should mention I WANT to be a SAHM.. I dont like being the primary breadwinner, and I am all for him the sole provider.. if he could ever make enough that we could live on it.. I would also be willing to cut back on all of the material things that we have just to be able to do it.. Unfortunately, he likes our lifestyle but I would be content on much less.. living more modestly, and having the opportunity to stay at home with my new son.. I think it would make hubby feel good too if he was able to do that as well..

Nope. I cook, clean, do house repairs, and carmaintenance. He doesn't know the difference between a wrench and screwdriver and I think doing repairs is therapeutic.

No, not at all. I cook but my husband does all of the cleaning. He also got up with my son in the middle night when he was an infant. And when I graduate soon, I'll be making quite a bit more money than DH

Yes for the most part (I do have a full time job). But I prefer a alpha male man's man andI like to cook and clean.