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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is young, but I will not.  The whole term "provider" is anachronistic and I've never heard anyone in my social circles use it IRL.[/quote]

One thing that I love about my husband is that he is a good provider. Our families needs and wants are met. I like that I do not have to work, although I do because I want to. I like that he will work three full time jobs, if be needed to, before he feels that I have to work. I do not have daughters, all boys, but we are teaching them to be providers for themselves and later on, their family. That means choosing a good career, and able to manage money. [/quote]

Women are providers, too.  We'd all be a little better off if more people realized and believed that.

I only have a son but would be sorely disappointed if he settled for a woman who didn't understand it.  Fine if he makes all the money and they're happy with that arrangement, but providing for a household and making a home is not a one-person job if there are two adults in it.

If you can't tell, I greatly resent the idea of "he's the provider."  For me, having a job is essential to my well-being but the whole WOHM/SAHM cultural divide makes me ill and that whole "provider" nonsense is at the core of it.[/quote]

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