Comments on: The Rise of the House Spouse.

By: Jinn

Jinn — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:04:23 +0000

Again with nonsense/aged/flimsy gender roles! Let the hardworkers be praised! Any man who chooses to teach and nurture his children as well as help them inherit the strongest of self esteems is always, always, always a hero in my book, especially when traditional roles make it so damn EASY for men to dismiss this intimate and vital part of rearing living human beings! People who are smart make their situations work for them. In my ideal world, both parents would work and embody a healthy, feasible symbol of prosperity, hard work, and determination for their children. Of course this is not always the case, but that doesn’t mean a father still can’t be that symbol in the home. It’s not “emasculating,” “feminizing,” or “unnatural.” It’s people doing what they can with what they have. If the children are truely happy, healthy, productive, and industrious, then the father is doing his job, with or without an outside occupation. ‘Nuff said. Keep it moving. And with all the absentee dads in our society, I find it hypocritical that these men are looked down on for continuing to do what their biological title drives them to do: raise their families.

By: Marlon

Marlon — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:01:25 +0000

I feel much of our brother’s pains & joys. I have the same situation.
Brothers need to focus on self-respect, and re-creating themselves
while “stayin @ home”. Practice prayer, learn the art of meditation,
learn a martial art, read the newspaper daily, read one new book
per/week, develop and innovate ways to make money, learn to budget..
and yes have an exit strategy, b/c
it is easy for you and your partner to take each other’s “reversed”
roles for granted. Great article and website: i’m glad someone is thinking about us.

By: Trueletterson

Trueletterson — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:53:39 +0000

Bad ideal black man, don’t get caught up in this phony fad, it’s not for you, it’s gas no man worth his salt set at home while his women work for the white man and call him self a man. Get up off your butt and go to work and get your respect!