Exactly what I was thinking! And perhaps if some of us would become more efficient at out duties our husbands wouldn't have so much to say about how we keep house. Can I get a witness?

Right and a manly man such as mine would feel the need to assert his authority if provoked by a thing such as me making more money. I experienced working outside the home bringing in plenty money, and guess what it did zip to improve our marriage. There was little appreciation or recognition for it, which won't be everyone's experience of course, and tetemptations abound for both of us as I felt unappreciated and he had idle time cause of me lifting his burden. So I have been malcontent but content at the same time to be home where I know what's going on at home and can be here for my children and husband on demand. Unlike my own Dear working mommy who had to divde her attentions. Although I missed her prescence coming home to no parents she had a way of being easy to talk to confide in, and support our interests. I feel it a easier to raise your expectations of your husband if you earn money and become demanding and diasaapointed with him. Just some random thoughts on the subject:)

Hi Ms. Lori!! I want to answer this in hopes of getting your wise feedback . Well I feel the need to earn money because my dad , who is an entrepreneur, feels the need to encourage me in to earning an income. He called me his richest child... A lot prophetic, but I love him for it. So he nettles me to do something from home while at my desk. And on the other hand our budget is stretched to the max and I love to shop!! I have an apron that says born to shop forced to cook lol as a tribute to my true values. Lol, j/k of course I'm trying to be more godly but this is an old mindset dying hard! And as a side I'm secretly and at times not so secretly envious of his babys mother who gets money consistently in the form of child support and I don't see that much money and I have more kids . So I'm still working out my convictions about money. I don't feel its wrong for me to earn it from home I'm just worried about my attitude cause I know it will increase my pride and negatively effect my submission to my husband. I'm not confidant that I will be as humble as I should and would expect better or different treatment from him if I earned a significant amount of money for the family. Hope this wasn't long and boring, just some things on my mind. Oh! And by the way a couple of months ago I got my feelings hurt by my beat friend when I was sharing the good news that she didn't have to go to work and leave her kids. Her husband couldn't make her so something that God said she didn't have to do like go to work instead of being a keeper at home. She basically called me foolish and that her husband would never allow her to quit her job. I thought she respected me or wanted what I had as far as being a content homemaker, but with responses like that I know there's a lack of respect for my choices.

This post is very succinct and helpful Ms. Lori. These are the ways some of us know to behave or that we should but just need a reminder. I posted this on my Facebook page, but then felt weird because I just celebrated my anniversary, so now it looks like I'm mad at him.😂 Lol! Happy Thanks giving!!

Good point Lori! I am glad to have stuck through those early married years even though we are still in the early married years. This will be our 9th anniversary this year!:-) I think having sufficiency on the wife's part makes the temptation to leave much greater and doable.

I can relate!