“She kisses
my booboos
She braids
my hair
We love you
mothers everywhere.”
~Agnes (Despicable Me)
Having been a housewife for just half a year, I begin to
realize how inappropriate the term Plain Housewife is. Whoever coined the term “Plain
Housewife” must either be blindly ignorant or a male chauvinistic pig. Plain,
you say? Well, here are some definitions of the word from TheFreeDictionary:
plain (plān)
adj. plain·er, plain·est
1. Free from obstructions; open; clear: in plain view.
Well, this certainly does not
describe a regular house without a maid. Who picks up everybody’s mess? Hubby’s
belt, shoes, shirt, boxers (and what-not) left on the floor, on the couch, on
the bed. The kids' toys littered in the hallway and the stairs. Answer: The
housewife.
This is far from clear and one certainly cannot find things they are looking for in plain view amidst this mess. Who do you ask when looking for your favorite shirt, or your keys, your pair of old sneakers? Answer: Mommy
This is far from clear and one certainly cannot find things they are looking for in plain view amidst this mess. Who do you ask when looking for your favorite shirt, or your keys, your pair of old sneakers? Answer: Mommy
2. Obvious to the mind; evident: make one's intention plain.
Obvious to the mind? Well, why don’t
we ask mommies if they know exactly what their babies want all the time? Or
know where and how to start cleaning up the mess after everybody is gone from the
house every morning?
