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Carol Perkins: The Homemaker is... By Carol Perkins The dynamics of a family has changed since I was a young wife, but the role of a homemaker has stayed basically the same. I know men can and do make wonderful homemakers, but they will have to forgive me for not being gender neutral today. The Homemaker is…. A perfect juggler; if one of the oranges dropped you just picked it up and kept going. A fashion setter. You have worn shoulder pads, poodle skirts, wool skirts and sweaters with a bandana tied at the neck, sack dresses, miniskirts, and the maxi. You have walked in wedge heels, carried Aigner purses, and frosted your hair. You’ve had twiggy haircuts, looked like Dorothy Hamill and Farrah. You have smoked and quit smoking. You have joined weight watcher at least once and have tried the Cambridge, Atkins, and Cabbage Diets. A decorator: You have painted, wall papered, stripped that wall paper, laid tie, and built your own flower boxes or pour concrete. You have lived in mobile homes, tiny apartments, cottages, three bedroom homes, and with relatives, making them all your personal space. A chef: You have cooked pounds of pinto beans, fried potatoes, make potato salad from scratch, and baked cakes for bake sales. You can turn leftovers into a tasty meal and cook for a dozen as well as two. A gardener: You have hoed, chopped, pull weeds, and harvested many gardens. Cold packed green beans, made pickles, and ran everybody out of the house when you used the pressure cooker. You have weeded flower beds, cut hedges, and power washed the siding of your house. You have mowed your yard week after week before riding lawn mowers. A mother: You were Miss PTA, sat on the benches at little league games, endured dance recitals, basketball practices, and cheerleading competitions. You patched up broken dolls, skinned knees, and crushed hearts. A wife: You did the laundry and folded his socks and maybe even ironed his underwear. You rolled him over when he snored, laughed at his jokes, and made sure he called his mother. You ran the household, paid the bills, kept the tax information gathered, and put the lid down on the commode. You might even have run him off a few times or permanently when you’d had enough. A laborer: You have ridden the tobacco setter, picked up leaves, and stripped in the barn (tobacco) and then cooked for work hands. You can handle a chain saw, know one screw driver from another, and make most of your own repairs. You own your own hammer and nails. A seamstress: You have made your own clothes and many for your kids. You quilted, knitted, and crocheted. Loved fabric shops. When you bought a Serger you thought you’d died and gone to heaven. A employee or employer: You have worked a full-time job, come home to do housework, prepare meals, do laundry, and then attend activities. Late at night you have done work from home for your job. You are a churchgoer: You took your kids to Sunday school and church, did the Vacation Bible School each year, and prepared many casseroles for church potlucks. Whether you have been a homemaker since the 30’s or a recent one, the goal is the same. You want to make your home a place of happiness. This story was posted on 2015-09-09 21:37:04
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