7.04.2011

The House-bands

The House-bands by Jojo Armenta

Again, I wrote this blog because I was inspired by our discussion yesterday in Women's Studies and this blog that I wrote is different from what you think because I mentioned my subject. This is not about us, women. This is about them, the Husbands with a new name -- The House-bands. Our discussion yesterday was fun yet very informative especially for us who grew up closely with our moms.

Most of the girls that I know are more enjoyable when they're with their mom like when it comes to shopping, boys, etc. Before, yeah it's true because the society labelled men as busy persons. They should work and work because Fathers are the so-called "head of the family".They really can't put so much time on spending it with their children because they come home late because of work but I am not saying all Fathers don't have time for their family. The society gave men a heavy responsibility to take because they're men. That's why I wrote this blog to change the perspective of the readers about them. 



Men are always known for being tough. They can't cry because they're men. They should always take control because they're men. They should always decide because they're men. There are a lot more to say how society define men but did you ever consider them as the opposite one? Because not all can do these huge responsibilities. I guess, even the small ones who are still asking about the environment they belong to would already carry these responsibilities because they were born men. 

Let me now go to the meaning of my title "The House-bands" and as we go to this discussion, please open your mind and way of thinking to this "not so" sensitive topic about men. Remember we are promoting gender equality and fairness. Before, women were considered uneducated, controlled by men and the doer of all the chores at home but now, a lot of women work abroad and make money for their family. What is the implication of this? Meaning men stays at home while women are working.

They cook, wash the dishes, do the laundry and  lot more and seeing them doing these things makes them cuter and funny. (Laughs)

Let us not focus too much on what they can't and can do cause well let's face the fact that men are not just tough but also flexible as well. So going back to the title of this blog, we should not underestimate the abilities of men when it comes to household chores because they can do it better than you could ever imagine. Staying at home and letting their wives to work doesn't mean they're inutil or useless.

I entitled my blog with House-bands because I want to emphasize the role that men are taking nowadays, though not everyone agrees and accept this new concept of what men are right now, I think it's good to change the heavy role that the society gave to the so called "head" of the family.

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