Today,roleshavebeenreversed.Wearenotagender-drivensociety,oratleastmovingtowardsonethatisnotdefinedbygender.It’sokayifyouarenotinterestedinacorporatelifeanymoreandaremuchhappierwhenyoustayathome,takingcareofthehouseholdchores.There’snoshameinbeingahousehusband.It’sactuallyquiteawesome.Here’swhy:
现如今,性别角色已被颠覆了。我们所处的社会并不受性别主宰,或者至少正朝着这一目标迈进吧。如果你厌倦了上班族生活,宁愿呆在家里料理家务,做个家庭煮夫也没啥问题。其实,宅在家里料理家务还很不赖呢!原因如下:
NoMondayblues
告别忧郁星期一
Nomorerushingtowork,strugglingtofinishapresentation,gettingloadedwithmorework.NomorecribbingonSundaysabouttheimpendingMonday.Nomorewhiningabouthowyouhateyourjob。
Nohorribleboss
告别可怕上司
Nomoredealingwithrudebosses,orunreasonablecolleagues.Nomoredreadingfacinghimorher.Nomorepressuretofinishbusinessreportsorreachbusinesstargets.Nomoredealingwithofficepolitics。
再也不会遇上邪恶的老板或不讲理的同事。再也不害怕面对他/她。免除了赶写公司报告或完成业务指标的压力。远离办公室的勾心斗角。
Drinkinghotafternoonoverafancylunch
可享受美味午餐和暖暖下午茶
OnceinawhileyoucanpopovertoaniceItalianorSpanishrestaurantandhaveanicelunchwithsomebeer.Youcantreatyourselfonceaweek.Andanafternoonbeeristhatmuchmoredeliciousthananeveningone。
偶尔你还能去不错的意大利或西班牙餐馆打打牙祭喝点啤酒。每周你都可以犒劳一下自己,下午来瓶啤酒绝对比晚上更爽哦。
Morerelaxing
更轻松自在
Asahousehusbandyougettobemorerelaxed.Youronlyworrypossiblywillbethemaidnotcomingontime,orcurbsonthewatersupply.Yougettoleaveallthestressrelatedtoanofficejob.Nomoredrivingtoworkonincreasinglybusyroads.NomoregettingyourBPhighbecauseofidiotic,rashdrivers.Youwillbreatheeasyandbemuchcalmer。
家庭厨男自然轻松自在啦。你唯一的纠结无非是保姆没准时打扫或水管出了问题。你不会遇到上班族那些烦心事。你也不必夹在日益拥挤的路上开车去上班,不必因为某些傻瓜司机高按喇叭。你可以轻松呼吸、镇静安宁。
Bondingwithkids
跟孩子更密切
Ifyou’vejusthadakid,youcouldn’thaveaskedformore.Yougettospendallthelovelytimewithyoursonordaughter.Yougettoplaywiththem,feedthem,bathethem,dressthemup,readthemstories.Therecan’tbeamorerewardingjob.Youwillbeabletoseethemgrow。
Workfromtheluxuryofyourhome
可居家办公
Youcanpickupoddjobstoincreaseyourincome.YoucantakeupthingslikeresumewritingoressaywritingforMBA[微博]studentsetc.Ifyou’reanITperson,youcandosomefreelanceworkinyourdomain.Therearetonsofthingsyoucando.Youcanblog,even.Workingfromhomeisgreat。
你可以做些兼职来增加收入。比如给工商管理学学生代写简历或论文。如果你是IT达人,你还可以在家做个自由职业者。可做的事情真是太多啦,你甚至还能开博客呢。居家办公真的很不错。
Happiermarriedlife
婚姻生活更幸福
Ifthehouseisspotlessandyourkidsarefedandhappy,yourwifewillbethehappiest.Ifshedoesn’thavetocomehomeanddoallthehouseworkontopofit,shewillfallinlovewithyoueveryday.Shewillappreciatewhatyoudoandyourmarriedlifewillbemuchstrongerandhappier。
如果家里一尘不染,小孩吃穿不愁、开心快乐,你老婆肯定大为欢喜。如果她不必一回家就做家务,肯定会更爱你吧。她会很感激你所做的一切,你俩的婚姻自然也会更牢固美满。
Patienceandempathy
学会耐心和感性
Beingahousehusbandmakesyourespectwomenmore.Yourealisehowmuchworktheydodayin,dayout.Takingcareofthehouseandkidswillteachyouthingsaboutyourself,thingsyouthoughtyouneverhad.Patienceandempathy,forexample,forothers。
做个家庭煮夫能让你更尊重女性。你会发现她们原来每天得干那么多活儿。料理家务、照顾小孩也让你发现自己,发现以往不曾注意到的事情。比如说对别人会感同身受、更有耐心。
Yougettocookwhatyouwant
想吃啥就自己做
That’sright.Getalltherecipebooksandwhipupsomegorgeousmeals.Youcancookwhatyoulikeandimpressyourwifeorgirlfriend.FollowshowslikeMasterChefAustraliaforaddedhelpandinspiration。
Improvedhealth
身体更健康
Onceyougetaroundtodoinghouseworkandplayingwithyourchildrenanddoingagrocery,orgarbagerun,youwillbecomefitterandhealthier.Muchhealthierthansittingonanofficechairforeighthoursstraight。
做家务、陪孩子玩、买菜或倒垃圾能让你更健康。这远比一天八小时直挺挺地坐在办公室椅子上强多啦。
Byteachingyourchildrenfiresafetyyoucanmakesuretheyknowwhattodowhenahousefireoccurs.Makingsurethatyourchildrenknowexactlywhatisrequiredofthemcutsdownonthechaosoftheemergencysituationandhelpskeepyourfamilysafeandsecure.
Makesureyourchildrenunderstandthattheyshouldneverplaywithlightersormatches.Firesstartedbyplayingwiththesethingsaretheleadingcauseoffire-relatedinjuriesinchildrenunderfiveyearsold.Manychildrenarefascinatedbylightersandmatchesandwanttoexperimentwithlightingthingsonfiretoseewhathappens.Hidelightersandmatchesinyourhomeandkeepthemoutofthereachofyourchildreninordertocutdownonthetemptation.Makesureallflammableliquidssuchasgasolineandlighterfluidaresecurelystoredoutofthereachofyourkids.
幸福的家庭
——ExcerptfromtheMoonandSixpenncebyW.SomersetMaugham
一个钟头以后,这一家挤上一辆马车回家去了,我也一个人懒散地往俱乐部踱去。我也许感到有一点寂寞,回想我刚才瞥见的这种幸福家庭生活,心里不无艳羡之感。这一家人感情似乎非常融洽。他们说一些外人无从理解的小笑话,笑得要命。如果纯粹从善于辞令这一角度衡量一个人的智慧,也许查理斯。思特里克兰德算不得聪明,但是在他自己的那个环境里,他的智慧还是绰绰有余的,这不仅是事业成功的敲门砖,而且是生活幸福的保障。思特里克兰德太太是一个招人喜爱的女人,她很爱她的丈夫。我想象着这一对夫妻的生活,不受任何灾殃祸变的干扰,诚实、体面,两个孩子更是规矩可爱,肯定会继承和发扬这一家人的地位和传统。在不知不觉间,他们俩的年纪越来越老,儿女却逐渐长大成人,到了一定的年龄,就会结婚成家——一个已经出息成美丽的姑娘,将来还会生育活泼健康的孩子;另一个则是仪表堂堂的男子汉,显然会成为一名军人。最后这一对夫妻告老引退,受到子孙敬爱,过着富足、体面的晚年。他们幸福的一生并未虚度,直到年寿已经很高,才告别了人世。