Afterwatchingmymotherdealwithourfamilyoffive,Ican’tunde...

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After watching my mother deal with our family of five, I can’t understand why her answer to the question “What do you do?” is always “Oh, I’m just a housewife.” JUST a housewife? Anyone who spends most of her time in meal preparation and cleanup, washing and drying clothes, keeping the house clean, leading a scout troop(童子*团), playing taxi driver to us kids on the way to school, and making sure that all our family needs are met is not JUST a housewife. She’s the real Wonder Woman.

Why is it that so many mothers like mine think of themselves as second-class or something similar? Where has this idea come from? Have we males made them feel this way? Has our society made “going to work” outside the home seem more important than what a housewife must face each day?

I would be very curious to see what would happen if a housewife went on strike. Dishes would pile up. Food in the house would run out. No meals would appear on the table. There would be no clean clothes when needed. Walking and bus riding would increase. Those scout troops would have to break up.

I doubt if the man of the house would be able to take over. Oh, he might start out with the attitude that he can do just as good a job, but how long would that last? Not long, once he had to come home each night after work to more household duties. There would be no more coming home to a prepared meal; he’d have to fix it himself. The kids would all be screaming for something to eat. Once he quieted the kids, he’d have to clean the house, go shopping, make sure that kids got a bath, and fix lunches for the next day. Once the kids were down for the night, he might be able to crawl into an unmade bed and try to read the morning newspaper.

No, I don’t think many males are going to volunteer for the job. I know I don’t want it. So, thanks, mom! I’ll do what I can to create a national holiday for housewives. It could be suitably called Wonder Woman Day.

1. How do the children of the family go to school?

A. They take school bus. B. Their mother drives for them.

C. They take a taxi. D. The scout troop sends them to school.

2. If a housewife went on strike, what would NOT happen?

A. No meals would appear on the table.

B. Children would scream for something to eat.

C. The scout troops would have a wonderful time.

D. The man of the house wouldn’t be able to take over.

the author’s opinion, ______.

A. many males are going to volunteer for housewives’ work

B. housewives are second-class citizens or something similar

C. the man of the house would be able to take over the housewives’ work