Why I Want a Husband: One night I had a bizarre dream. In this dream‚ I woke up next to a husband. So that same morning when I woke up‚ I was surprised to find myself disappointed by the sight of my wife. Ever since that dream‚ I asked myself‚ “What a husband would be good for?” I want a husband who can make all the tough decisions for the household. These decisions mustn’t be for his benefit. To the contrary‚ he is to always place my needs and my child’s desires above his own
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I belong to that classification of people known as husbands. I am a husband. Not too long ago‚ while I was mowing the lawn‚ I was thinking about it and decided that I too‚ want a husband. Why do I want a husband? I want a husband whose whole life revolves around me. Everything he does or says should have some significance to me in one way or another. He should put me at the center of his life and I should always be first on his list. Not his friends‚ not his siblings‚ and definitely not his
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I want a husband; I mean who wouldn’t want a husband. A husband‚ by definition‚ is a man joined to a woman in marriage; a male spouse. Every girl grows up dreaming of the perfect husband‚ but when marriage comes knocking on their door‚ that special someone never seems to live up to that expectation. I’ve decided that by not expecting much from the beginning‚ I will not be disappointed in the end. In everyone’s life‚ a male friend is very necessary for female. So it means that a husband
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I Want a Husband I belong to a certain classification of people known as husbands. I am a Husband. And‚ while we’re on the subject‚ I am a father as well. Recently‚ one of my female friends divorced her husband of over 10 years. She has one child‚ who is‚ evidently‚ with her. She is now looking for a new husband‚ someone new‚ younger‚ and more attractive. I thought to myself‚ “why is she in such a hurry to find a new husband?” While I was mowing the lawn the other day‚ I began thinking about my
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expected Gini to take over that task---after all‚ he couldn’t wear wrinkled clothes to his new job‚ could he? Poking fun at the responsibilities involved in marriage is similar to the attitude presented in Judy Brady’s 1971 essay‚ "Why I Want a Wife." In "Why I Want a Wife‚" Brady offers hypothetical criteria for an ideal wife in a satirical commentary on how the work of wives is often taken for granted. The humor of the essay lies in its structure: on the surface it seems to accept the criteria
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In "Why I Want a Wife‚" Brady offers hypothetical criteria for an ideal wife in a satirical commentary on how the work of wives is often taken for granted. The humor of the essay lies in its structure: on the surface it seems to accept the criteria it puts forth‚ while the meaning actually operates in the recognition that the narrator is being sarcastic. Using writing as one of her tools for activism‚ Judy (Syfers) Brady has established herself as a supporter of the women’s movement since she began
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Neshell Tucker Module 4/ SLP English 101 December 2‚ 2012 Dr. Glen Baxley Why I Want a Wife In Judy Brady’s personal essay‚” I Want a Wife‚” she explains why she would want a wife. In her essay she was trying to teach the unmarried and the married women the role of an uncomplicated wife. Everyone wished they had someone to do things for them. Brady is letting you know she dreams a wife should be. She wants a wife so that she can be independent‚ take care of the children‚ physical needs and
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When I think of a person who is doing all the chores and tasks‚ such as laundry‚ cooking and cleaning that person no other than a wife. In my perspective‚ the idea of a partner is different to what Brady’s description. In Brady’s essay “I Want a Wife”‚ she describes the duties of the typical wife would have to do for the family. She explains that the wife is expected to take care of the house‚ the children and keeping husband satisfied in life such as; dealing with physical‚ mental‚ social and sexual
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Judy Brady’s “Why I want a Wife” reminds me of the late 1950’s – early 1960’s TV show “Leave it to Beaver". In this show‚ the script characterized the traditional American housewife as a supermom who was involved in every possible event while still maintaining all the ‘expectations’ of a housewife such as doing household chores‚ making the family dinner‚ and all around serving to the needs and arrangements of the husband and family while maintaining a ‘presentable’ appearance and attitude. In
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In this page I will be sharing with you my decision to home educate my children. I have broken it down into two parts as it has become a rather long post! I didn’t realise that I had so much to say. It would have been a lot longer if I had included all the finer details. Sit back and relax as I talk to you about my decision to home educate. I truly believe that I am being led in this direction by the Lord. I remember this time last year sitting in my car‚ parked on the side road reading a book
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