Are women.......No longer.......Women?

[Sanjitsu]

I decided to post this and actually procure more opinions on whether or not women can be considered women when compared to a woman of 30-40 years ago. I often go on a tantrum about how our generation's women, for lack of better works, suck. Now, take into consideration I'm not talking about ALL women, so let's not be offended by this.

Now, let's get on with the actual topic at hand. I don't know how many guys I've sat down with, while they had a cold beer and I a cold orange soda, and discusses our childhood. 90% of the time, guys have the wonderful ability to recall the wonderful & sensational food our mothers used to make for us. Apple pie hunny? You got it. Who wants a home made ham sandwich? I DO!! What?! You fell down and tore your sweater *brings down the sewing kit*. Now, let's place a female in her mid-late 20's in this particular situation. Most girls I've met, have never held a sewing needle and never will. Most girls I've met don't even know how to cook anything passed already cooked ingredients. I can't say that it isn't that they don't know HOW to cook, because cooking can be interpreted in a great many of lights. However, cooking shit from SCRATCH is something I have yet to see.

I remember my mom spending hours in the kitchen and then cooking a feast to rival a king. Whereas, most girls now and days refuse to spend more than 30 mins making a broccoli casserole or something simple to fill the stomach. So my question is, when did it change? How did it change? Is cooking and being a wonderful housewife/Mother that fills her child's memories with sweet aromas and belly aching meals, looked down upon?

I know that many people will raise the argument that women are more career driven and do not have time for some trivial home chores. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, in fact, I applaud a woman who can successfully beat the odds of a sexist society and push her way to the top. However, when did the roles change? When did women start becoming more like men and when does it stop? (Keep in mind this is in comparison with the women back 30-50 years ago, that believed a woman should take care of her "home"). Once again, I would like to reiterate that this is not a bold attempt to put down anyone. It's simply a observation that I decided to bring to light, sooooo let's not start a huge argument Mmmk? Let's just debate a "hot topic".

[AmyLynn]

Well, I do agree that freaking chicks are lazy now a days. Even when I did work, I attempted to cook a meal every night. Even if my ass was tired as hell. If I was really worn out, I said I was too tired, and Josh did not have a problem with that. I guess I just grew up in a household where our mother always cooked, so that is something that I believe women should do. Don't get me wrong...it would be really really nice if every once in a while my hubby said that he would cook dinner. But, he grew up in the same kind of household I did, so it does not bother me too much that he does not offer. Also, my mother made me be in the kitchen with her to learn how to cook. I have a few friends that while their mother cooked they were not allowed in the kitchen. How are those females supposed to even know how to cook if they are not taught?

I think females these days have just gotten lazy. And if you look, the majority of them want everything done for them. They want a guy to just come up to them and provide everything, but give nothing back in return. I don't know what would have happened if I did not work my ass off to get my husband.

[Sanjitsu]

hahahah, and you have my respects for your ability to juggle a job as well as still make a wonderful wife/mother. You're completely right, most girls now and days want to find a guy to "take care" of them. However, wasn't a man supposed to find a wife to have her take care of him? lol. That always seemed to be the tradition up until our generation. I wonder when it changed.

[Seraph]

It's sad to say but each generation of the human race is linked heavily to the previous generation.

So what happened to all those mothers who could cook, sew, etc? They didn't pass those skills down to their kids.

In my humble opinion today we have the information super highway. I don't just mean the internet either, but cellphones mobile technologies.

So if you remove our new techs we would be back in a society where you had a single TV possibly two, a house phone, and books. A child's focus is spent on less things and mother was usually at home (being a stay home mother) so she had her daughter or son's attention much more than today.

Kids wanted to grow up being like their parents because I think the scope of things was much more shallow. How much did a young kid get to see growing up a generation or two ago?

Nowadays with media being everywhere, information at our fingertips, those small towns become excrutiatingly smaller and people have their minds set to do other things.

Now instead of talking to mom as a young teen, you're talking, texting, IMing your idiotic female friends or male friends. Kids are talking to kids more so than ever. The anonymous nature of online, and one on one cell phone texting/chatting lets kids vent their personal shit to each other instead of going to their parents. And let's face it, for the most part kids are TERRIBLE problem solvers and rarely will do the wisest thing or give the wisest advice, so it's a generation of kids growing up with kids.

And then those kids grow up and have no clue how to raise their own kids and today ends up being what it is today.

Granted men are also part of the problem. If guys DEMANDED a woman who could cook and was more motherly those flashy bitches would have to reevaluate how to present themselves.

As it stands just going to the mall or watching cable TV or hell walking around a college campus will show you what women think guys want. And fortunately and unfortunately women know guys want sex and they're more than willing to give it to them. Half these girls might as well go to class with a bikini top on.

It's a generation of kids growing up with kids instead of being taught by their parents.

Mothers need to pass down wisdom and skills to their daughters, if the mother doesn't do her job who will? Only a very select few girls will naturally love to cook and be that old mother figure without being pushed to do so.

Guys want these fun girls who play video games, watch anime, do sports, etc. But you have 24hrs in a day, when you actually SEE someone play video games, watch anime, etc you'll learn just how much damn time you spend on it.

Kendra cooks everyday just about, but she plays games, watches anime, and frankly doing all of it takes a huge toll on time. If it takes 2hrs to cook a proper home made meal, that's 2hrs from the game. What if you need to clean and cleaning takes an hour or two? What about laundry on top?

If you work full time, do all of that, by the time you get to "play games/anime/movies" you're looking at a time frame of 8pm.

Replace games/anime/movies with hanging out friends, shopping, etc and you'll see why a lot of girls don't cook and don't do the clean thing.

It's more fun and more glamourous to mimic Paris Hilton than your mom. Time for men to go back to desiring a woman like mom and I don't mean in your 30s after you got the fucking out of your loins and decide enough is enough time to settle down.

[AmyLynn]

Damn Straight!!!!