The value of “women’s work”

[Anonymous]

It’s hilarious to watch the world realize that all the things women had been doing for free is expensive and valuable.

https://fortune.com/2026/02/22/two-child-household-income-400000-childcare-affordability-crisis-cost-of-living/

[Anonymous]

Original blog post from 2015 is gone, but it got a lot of viral commentary.

"I can't afford my wife"

https://www.mindfood.com/article/texas-husband-blogs-that-he-cant-afford-his-stay-at-home-wife/

This isn't new. This a core principle of conservator family values, valuing wives and mothers and aunties and grandmothers.

[Anonymous]

Weird metric. Saying that a family making $400k can only spend $28k/year on childcare or it's unaffordable is silly.

[Anonymous]

If I really knew how much work it took to raise kids, I would never have had them. For me they haven’t been worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I really knew how much work it took to raise kids, I would never have had them. For me they haven’t been worth it.

A transactional approach to raising children will result in disappointment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Original blog post from 2015 is gone, but it got a lot of viral commentary.

"I can't afford my wife"

https://www.mindfood.com/article/texas-husband-blogs-that-he-cant-afford-his-stay-at-home-wife/

This isn't new. This a core principle of conservator family values, valuing wives and mothers and aunties and grandmothers.

As a SAHM I find that whole mentality vomit worthy. Yes I work hard but my husband works hard too. We are a team and it works for us. Neither of us is exploited or undervalued.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Original blog post from 2015 is gone, but it got a lot of viral commentary.

"I can't afford my wife"

https://www.mindfood.com/article/texas-husband-blogs-that-he-cant-afford-his-stay-at-home-wife/

This isn't new. This a core principle of conservator family values, valuing wives and mothers and aunties and grandmothers.

As a SAHM I find that whole mentality vomit worthy. Yes I work hard but my husband works hard too. We are a team and it works for us. Neither of us is exploited or undervalued.

Nice job missing the point entirely!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Original blog post from 2015 is gone, but it got a lot of viral commentary.

"I can't afford my wife"

https://www.mindfood.com/article/texas-husband-blogs-that-he-cant-afford-his-stay-at-home-wife/

This isn't new. This a core principle of conservator family values, valuing wives and mothers and aunties and grandmothers.

As a SAHM I find that whole mentality vomit worthy. Yes I work hard but my husband works hard too. We are a team and it works for us. Neither of us is exploited or undervalued.

Nice job missing the point entirely!

I don’t think she missed the point at all. You just didn’t like what she said because she’s right.

[Anonymous]

"Women's work" is obviously valuable, but that article from Fortune is ridiculous click bait. It claims that childcare must be no more than 7% of a couple's income to be considered affordable. That's a totally arbitrary metric.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I really knew how much work it took to raise kids, I would never have had them. For me they haven’t been worth it.

A transactional approach to raising children will result in disappointment.

Everything is transactional in one way or another

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I really knew how much work it took to raise kids, I would never have had them. For me they haven’t been worth it.

A transactional approach to raising children will result in disappointment.

Everything is transactional in one way or another

Keep going with that attitude. It’ll bring you joy.

[Anonymous]

I’d hate to see the bill from my DH for doing the taxes. I don’t think I can afford him.

[Anonymous]

I'm 1000x happier to be a SAHW/M than have any type of "paid" job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d hate to see the bill from my DH for doing the taxes. I don’t think I can afford him.

Wait until you see what he charges for rent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d hate to see the bill from my DH for doing the taxes. I don’t think I can afford him.

Wait until you see what he charges for rent.

LOL, exactly. Both of the posted articles are stupid.