A rewarding experience
I must admit that I found it very difficult to tell the difference between the two copper lions. They look identical in almost every respect, don’t they? Are they a happy couple, I wonder? Both of them look a bit cheesed off about something if you ask me. Maybe, the female would prefer to be out having a kick about with a football, and the male would like to be at home raising the cub. As you say, men and women are capable of doing many of the things which are traditionally assigned to the other sex. Although, that does raise an interesting question: Are men and women naturally better suited to certain tasks? For example, do you think women are naturally better suited to raising children?
In the UK, I think that many people accept the idea of men staying at home to take care of children. Actually, my brother is a kind of house husband. His wife works full-time, but he only works on weekends. During the week he stays home and takes care of their two children. He loves being able to spend quality time with his kids, which he finds a really rewarding experience. What do you think about this situation? Does it happen in your country?
Well Jenny, you must be worn out after your hectic work schedule last week. I hope you were able to recharge your batteries at the weekend, so you can keep writing great blogs next week!
I look forward to reading lots of comments from visitors about this topic.
Lewis
Today’s useful English
(to) tell the difference between (two or more things)
(to) look identical (in every respect)
a (happy/cute etc) couple
(to be) cheesed off (about something)
(to) have a kick about (with a football)
(to) raise a child/children
(to be) capable of (doing) something
(to) raise a question/awareness of something/an issue
(to be) (better) suited to (doing) something
(to) take care of a child/children
(to) spend (quality) time with someone
a rewarding experience
(to be) worn out
a hectic (work) schedule
(to) recharge your batteries
Comments
If a man prefer to be a house husband, it is also good. Sex should not be the only factor that completely determine the role of people in family; preference of people is another important factor.
I, personally, maintain that it's ok for men to stay at home, taking care of babies or doing housework, as long as they feel happy about it. And money also is not the only measurement of success. However, in China, such phenonmena seem to be quite unusual. Men are brought up by implanting the concept that men should strive for success in career. If a man earns less than his wife, he is considered a loser and is looked down by others.
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