...she's been pulling the financial wagon in your family, and even THAT won't be honored.
Something about that statement bothers me on some level. I'm a man and I've been "pulling the financial wagon in my family" but I'm not allowed to use that point and ask for appreciation for it, just like when I do the bulk of the house work. It's just something that needs to be done and if you can do, do it.
That almost sounds a bit sexist.
I think you should be appreciated for what you contribute. At this time in the history of women (in this country esp), if a man is supporting a family, his W should be grateful - since there is no obstacle to her going out and doing the same. I was a SAHM for 15 years before I began working in my field and I didn't miss many opps to make it known that Coach made that possible for our family. And likewise, now that I am working outside of the home, my income makes many things possible for our family that we couldn't do/didn't have before. I certainly do want to be appreciated for that - and I am.
Sexist I am not.
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But there's the rub, we don't appreciate what is commonplace in our lives, at least most people don't. We only tend to appreciate things when they are gone or things that happen infrequently. You are right we SHOULD appreciate people for what they contribute but the fact is we usually don't.
