Fifty years ago, it was the norm for the husband to bring home the bacon and his wife to fry it in the pan. He would be working full time and the only one out of the household working. The wife would stay home, cleaning, taking care of the children, and have a meal prepared for her husband when he got home from work. Times have changed.

Today, economy pretty much requires two incomes to make ends meet in the common household. Most women are willing to go to work full time, and they are. But what about the household chores? Are men today helping out in that department?

It has always been my belief that men and women are equal, and so they should share things equally. In other words, if a woman is living with a man and she is working as much as he is, and contributing to an equal portion of the rent, bills, and other financial expenses as her spouse is, then he should be respectful enough to help out with cleaning and other “women’s work.” Why should a woman be expected to share working and financial responsibilities and do all of the household chores? That would be pure nonsense. But unfortunately, I am seeing more and more examples of this expectation. To me, this is not just a sign of laziness, but a lack of respect. I mean, it’s only fair, right? What is wrong with a woman asking her man to help with a chore, and how is she supposed to react when he refuses or tries to get out of  it?

I don’t know about anyone else, but I find it a turn on when a man helps his woman out around the house every once in a while. Now, I know that there is work  that is conventionally described as “a man’s job,” like changing a tire and such. As for me, I wouldn’t mind at all helping a guy work on the car, I don’t find myself above doing things like that.

What do you think about gender roles today versus fifty years ago?  In your household, who works and who is the housekeeper, or is it shared?

Has anyone heard of the latest trend hitting up the coffee business? This is the first I have seen of this. Sweeping through cities such as Seattle, Las Vegas, and surrounding areas: Sexpresso – sexually themed coffee stands with scantily clad waitresses. “It’s like Hooters for coffee,” is what they are saying. Move over, Starbucks! At a cafe in Seattle called The Sweet Spot, you can get drinks with names such as “Wet Dream” and “Erotic Pleasure,” served by waitresses in bikinis. At other stands, you can get the same type of drinks, only with different names and racier employee clothing, ranging from lingerie to sexy fantasy costumes. You can check out one of these shop’s websites at JavaGirls.net.

I know that desperate times calls for desperate measures, but this is pretty  pathetic. As if we already don’t have enough businesses selling sex to make an easy buck. I really can’t decide which is worse, the person responsible for this idea, the women who think it’s cool enough to apply there, or the moronic customers who buy into that crap.