She sounds like an old woman stuck in the past. I grew up with a stay at home dad, though he did have a job before I was born. And personally, I think anyone can be the "breadwinner" of the household.

I agree. But she was young pretty lady i was hitting on. Guess got old woman mindset. So it goes sometimes. Dont really know people unless take time to talk to them.

In my opinion, a lot of folks have very traditional concepts, and will wave whatever flag need be to avoid conflict.

I'm not really sure how to put this, but in my opinion, people that aren't autistic tend to "fight" each other, but sort of hide it.

It sounds like it contradicts itself, doesn't it? If they're trying to avoid conflict, then why are they fighting each other and hiding it?

Because, in my opinion most neurotypical people are simply trying to boost their own value with the least amount of effort. This includes nibbling and pecking (socially) at those that seemingly disagree with their value.

In my opinion, Prior to the 1980s, if a person were to make fun of those who were challenged, their social value would be boosted. This changed as media outlets focused more and more on minority groups, portraying them as underdogs rather than something to be avoided.

In my opinion, (yes I know I say in my opinion a lot but to me it is important to stress that) western society has reached a point of self adulation that transcends having to prove itself. We've landed on the moon- folks don't have to dress fancy and outright bully those that are lesser than themselves to take up the slack anymore.

To me, it makes sense that the overall narrative of western society is that it is so modernized that bullying of the less fortunate is deemed archaic.

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Although this is the overall narrative of western society, individually, people have very much retained their traditional concepts of hierarchy, and will silently act on them to avoid conflict.

Thank you for taking the time out of your day and life to share your oppinion.

Some people are just terrorised by thing that changes :)

some close minded can not understand that people see the life in another way

on thing matter : be happy, don't care about the other.

You're absolutely right. There's nowhere this stuff is carved in stone and social norms change all the time. Maybe not overnight, but they damn well do. Hell, for a long time the only reason why women were expected to stay in the home was because they weren't allowed to work. By law! Then came the Second World War and women showing they could be just as good as men at their jobs. Not to mention refusing to give them up after getting at taste of the independence it gave them. Eighty-odd years later, nobody bats an eye at a woman holding a job.

Which is kinda the long way of saying I don't see any reason why men can't be the stay at home parent if they wish and it's what works for their family. I don't see any reason why men can't work in traditional areas of child-care, either privately or professionally, and I see no reason why any man should be ashamed of it, either. Despite a good deal of squawking from certain factions, I"m confident that society as a whole will eventually embrace this idea as well.

Honestly the mark of a mature person is being willing to do what you need to do for yourself and your family. It sounds like this woman is very immature if she can't handle the idea that a man might want to take care of his family.

Social norms always change, and people who force others to stay in the past need to move on.