Gender roles and stereotypes?

For those of you who grew up with both parents in your house, please answer the following questions:





1. When you went out, who drove? (mom / dad) Comments -





2. Who wrote the %26#039;thank you%26#039; notes for any gifts received? (mom / dad) Comments -





3. Who did the laundry? (mom / dad) Comments -





4. Who watered the house plants? (mom / dad) Comments -





5. Who dusted and vacuumed? (mom / dad) Comments -





6. When you went on a trip, who packed the suitcases? (mom / dad) Comments -





7. When you went on a trip, who packed the vehicle? (mom / dad) Comments -

Gender roles and stereotypes?
1 Mom


2 Mom


3 Mom


4Mom


5Mom


6Mom


7Mom





My dad can%26#039;t emotionally handle anything beyond work.





My mom on the otherhand is superwoman extraordinare. She can do ANYTHING!!!
Reply:1. When you went out, who drove?


Dad


Comments - Mom would always stand outside the car door and wait there until my dad opened it for her. hahaha.





2. Who wrote the %26#039;thank you%26#039; notes for any gifts received?


Mom


Comments - Dad would just sign the bottom of them, if it was a gift for both of them. Dunno about gifts just for him.





3. Who did the laundry?


Mom


Comments - Dad would iron his shirts/slacks if Mom didn%26#039;t have enough time.





4. Who watered the house plants?


Mom


Comments - If dad had extra water in his glass he%26#039;d dump it in a plant going by. = )





5. Who dusted and vacuumed?


Mom


Comments - These answers seem to be Mother-dominated. haha





6. When you went on a trip, who packed the suitcases?


Both. They each packed their own.


Comments - I%26#039;d hate to see what would have happened if they packed each others! haha





7. When you went on a trip, who packed the vehicle?


Dad, or myself


Comments - Mom couldn%26#039;t get everything to fit!
Reply:1. dad


2. mom


3. mom


4. mom


5. mom


6. mom


7. dad
Reply:By the way, there is a gender studies section (go through social science).





1. Mother -- I don%26#039;t think my dad liked driving a whole lot.


2. Mother -- Part of it was probably to do with the fact that she just knows so many more people.


3. Mother -- Don%26#039;t think my dad knows how even to this day.


4. Father -- He likes his garden.


5. Father -- Neat freak.


6. Not sure, probably packed their own.


7. I guess it would be both but with my father leading the operation.
Reply:All of the things you listed were done by both my parents all the time. They shared equal responsibility in each item you listed. Even in the watering of house plants.
Reply:1. dad - only exception being long road trips where my mom would drive for about 30-40 minutes before my dad took back the wheel like he just couldn%26#039;t stand it anymore.





2, 3, 4, 5, 6. mom - I%26#039;m from GA and my family is very conservative/traditional.





7. dad - see comment above





Keeping house/being a wife and a mother is a real job and you don%26#039;t get evenings and weekends off.
Reply:1)Either


2)Mom - dad had a real job


3)Mom - same reason


4)Mom - same reason


5)Mom - same reason


6)Mom - same reason


7)Dad - mom can%26#039;t lift heavy items



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