House vs. Home
Everything about your home speaks about you: the modern or classic furniture,
the cool or warm colours, the elaborate decorations or the simplicity.
B
ut so many women don’t realise this. They see
their home just as a place to sleep, eat and rest.
Often they take poor care of their homes. When
the subject comes up in a discussion they use the
excuse: “I don’t have the time!”
Women from previous generations were much more
conscious about their homes; early in life they would
prepare themselves to be good housewives. That’s
why there is the expression: “queen of the house”.
At home, a woman decides what lunch and dinner
would be. She is the one that organises everything in
its place. She is the one who bought things and took
the children to school.
To many women today, this special care for the home
is seen as “misogyny”. But what’s the problem with
taking care of your family, husband and his things? At
this point, some readers may be thinking to themselves:
“But I work outside, I don’t have time to take care of
my house! Why is this expected only from women?”
Men can help, but many will admit that women know
how to take care of the home better! For thousands of
years that has been a woman’s greatest responsibility.
That’s why females are detail-oriented, organisers,
planners, decorators, and so on.
You may even say: “I don’t have these abilities! I
cannot cook, I hate ironing clothes…”
The problem is that you, like many women nowadays,
are allowing yourselves to be influenced by the idea
that women taking care of a house is misogynistic.
This doesn’t mean that you cannot work outside, study or
pursue a career, but you have to understand that despite
all this, you cannot stop being a “queen of our home”.
Taking time to take care of your home is taking time
for yourself! Wouldn’t it feel good to leave your room in
the morning and take a look at your freshly made bed?
Not to mention the joy of seeing your husband at home,
taking a deep breath and saying: “Alone at last!”
Many women take pleasure in being different from
their partner and vice versa. The differences between
a couple is what completes them. The man takes care
of the woman and the woman takes care of the man.
It’s not how big the house is, it’s how
happy the home is.”
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