I'm Working Two Jobs. What Are You Doing?

So I was having a chat with my coworker over lunch yesterday when she brought up a client that we picked up last year. She mentioned to me how this young lady has been working two jobs for the last few years to maintain her household. I see no problem with this, however, in the last two years, her husband managed to make just over $500! Yes, you read right, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!! So I had to ask what exactly is he doing around the house all day if he is not able to go out and get a job. She didn’t have an answer for me. So this got me to thinking, how many people have really learned to maintain a household if in fact they lose their jobs, especially men.

Many of the young men I know, while knowing how to do prescribed man duties around the house (i.e. cutting the grass, painting and other miscellaneous minor repairs and maintenance), have no idea how to handle other household duties. You’d be surprised how many guys have no clue how to wash their own clothes. It’s rather depressing. I know that if it were me working two jobs and I had a mate living at home, I would have certain expectations of things that should be taken care of, especially if she wasn’t out looking for a job every moment that she could. There’s no way, if I was the one home, that I could even imagine myself not having the house cleaned and dinner ready for my wife, because I understand what it takes to be the provider for the family and to expect someone to hold down two jobs and still come home and fix dinner and wash my clothes while I sit home and do nothing, in itself, is absurd.

So chime in and tell me what you think about this situation. What would you be willing to do if you were the one without the job? What would your expectations be of your mate if your were the one providing for your household?