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valleyrogue

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16. No sane woman drops out of the labor market to be financially dependent on a man.
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:51 AM
Apr 3

The ONLY valid reason for staying at home temporarily is to save on child care costs. Women who do this are literally unemployed--not workers but dependents--and are treated as such by law and by employers. There is no point women getting all defensive about this and claiming they are doing "unpaid labor" and think they should be compensated when everybody does the same thing regardless if they are employed.

The "tradwives" the media brag about are not "traditional" at all--they are self-employed, often making big bucks, as content creators or "influencers." Not the same thing as so many women were saddled with in the 1950s through the early 1970s.

Besides, the "housewife" or "homemaker" was an aberration and anything but "traditional."

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The right wing is filled with so many angry weirdos newdeal2 Apr 3 #1
Can many of these guys afford that lifestyle? leftstreet Apr 3 #2
No, they can't afford it, and when they realize it, it's the woman's fault and she better get a job! mucholderthandirt Apr 3 #6
Some do still have jobs, just more ad-hoc or part time EdmondDantes_ Apr 3 #19
I'm confused. Has Robnett's team never been online? EdmondDantes_ Apr 3 #3
I had the same reaction. yardwork Apr 3 #8
Well ... yeah! Scrivener7 Apr 3 #4
Doesn't shock me at all Quiet Em Apr 3 #5
I am trying not to hate Gen Z men. DonCoquixote Apr 3 #7
Lots of Gen Z men are wonderful people. yardwork Apr 3 #9
ok, I get that DonCoquixote Apr 3 #10
I agree that online influence is a problem. yardwork Apr 3 #11
Boomers Hated Gen X??? ProfessorGAC Apr 3 #14
I missed that memo as well ornotna Apr 3 #17
I Think We Need... ProfessorGAC Apr 3 #23
Sorry you're feeling sorry for yourself GenThePerservering Apr 3 #20
File this under "Duh!" n/t intheflow Apr 3 #12
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 3 #13
now follow the money. mopinko Apr 3 #15
No sane woman drops out of the labor market to be financially dependent on a man. valleyrogue Apr 3 #16
Even the savings on childcare are often overestimated EdmondDantes_ Apr 3 #22
How can anyone justify nine children in this day and age ? These people are in full denial of ... well, everything. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 3 #18
Are we reaching peak male fragility yet? nt GenThePerservering Apr 3 #21
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