Recently, I heard from a dear friend who just got married. Let’s call her Karen. She’s staying with her husband’s family for now, while awaiting for their new home. And as we were catching up with her new life, Karen made an interesting comment, “Why do mothers bring up their sons to be served?”
Apparently, in her husband’s household, Mum does everything. She prepares breakfast for the family, cleans the house, does the laundry etc. I guess that’s quite common, if you have a mummy who is a homemaker. BUT, the issue came when Karen’s husband (plus his brother, plus the dad) will wait at the dining table for food. The women (that’s Mum, and Karen) have to serve the men their coffee, eggs, fish, chicken, noodles, rice, newspaper, slippers etc!!
She says, the coffee pot is on the table. But either Mum or me herself has to pour the coffee out for the men. The kitchen is three steps away, but the men will just plonk themselves at the table, while the women brought the food out from the kitchen.
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Apparently, in her husband’s household, Mum does everything. She prepares breakfast for the family, cleans the house, does the laundry etc. I guess that’s quite common, if you have a mummy who is a homemaker. BUT, the issue came when Karen’s husband (plus his brother, plus the dad) will wait at the dining table for food. The women (that’s Mum, and Karen) have to serve the men their coffee, eggs, fish, chicken, noodles, rice, newspaper, slippers etc!!
She says, the coffee pot is on the table. But either Mum or me herself has to pour the coffee out for the men. The kitchen is three steps away, but the men will just plonk themselves at the table, while the women brought the food out from the kitchen.
