In article ,
 "Heidi Graw"  wrote:

> >"Mark Sobolewski" 
wrote in message
> >news:mark_sobolewski-39880A.10131217012005{at}news.central.cox.net...
> > In article ,
> > "Heidi Graw"  wrote:
> >
> >> >"Avenger"  wrote in message
> >> >news:QCGGd.2331$rs2.600{at}trndny07...
> >>
> >> > But has anyone ever heard of a female supporting
herself, a kid and her
> >> > husband?And I mean really support not a case where a man
has a pension
> >> > or
> >> > is
> >> > receiving a disability or SS cheque.
>
> >> Heidi wrote:
> >> Though rare, it does happen.
> >> I know of two fathers who are homeschooling
> >> their children while their wives are out earning the family's income.
> >> One
> >> father is homeschooling his young "genius" because
in our District we do
> >> not
> >> have "gifted" programs in our public schools...we
have "enhanced" studies
> >> only.  The other father is homeschooling 5 children.  Within these two
> >> families the men felt more confident teaching the children than the
> >> mothers.
> >>
> >> You might want to contact Homeschool Associations in your
area.  They may
> >> provide more information about just who is at home teaching and who it
> >> out
> >> earning the family's income.
> >>
> >> Heidi
>
> > Mark wrote:
> > Did these men build up significant savings that the family could
> > live off so the woman's income was secondary?
>
> It's a valid question, to which I don't know the answer.  Given that these
> two families live in rather humble homes and were consciously counting every
> penny before actually spending it, I *suspect* if they had any savings, the
> ywould have been marginal ones.  Basic necessities were met.
>
> >
> > You were saying that people don't think that money is so important
> > in determining equality in a marriage but, so far, you have to
> > talking about freak occurances for men to even HAVE a relationship with
> > a woman where he didn't support himself and even then, I don't
> > think we've heard the full story.
>
> If this subject is of such great interest to you, you might want to contact
> your own local Homeschool Association and get to know some of the folks.
> I'll bet there would be at least a few men doing the homeschooling while
> their wives are working to pull in that family income.  I came across 2 in
> my own local association.  But, I didn't think to ask them the intimate
> details of their family budget.  It was enough for me to know the guy was
> teaching the kids (which I thought was great) and the women seemed quite
> happy to be working outside the home.
>
> In BC Homeschooling is also quite popular, especially now with the internet
> and "free" correspondence schooling.  So, while more women
may be at home
> supervising the children's learning activities, province-wide there's got to
> be more than a few *men* doing the same.  I found 2 within a District with a
> population of 32,000.  I would think the likelihood of other men doing the
> same across the province is quite high.  They may be rare, but they exist.
>
> Heidi

But Heidi, what's the point?  So there's a few househusbands
out there.  Great.  But how does this information help the majority
of men and their place in society?

regards,
Mark Sobolewski

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