Letter to the Editor
I am writing to you in response to the essay that appeared in the first issue of Ms in 1971 entitled "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady. I believe that the author of this essay does exaggerate the position a wife holds in the home, but not too greatly. This was written in 1971, when I'm sure a wife's position was much more subservient than it is today. But a lot of the claims she makes still hold true in today's society. A wife to Mrs. Brady is someone who does basically everything, or in her words "takes care of a wife's duties" and doesn't complain about it. This indicates to me that when a woman gets married and becomes a wife she takes on a whole new responsibility in her life. Which I do believe is true, but I believe it is the woman's choice on what those duties are. This essay makes being a wife sound more like a prison sentence or being a slave, and who wouldn't want someone to take care of their every need so perfectly that you don't even realize they are doing it. Someone that doesn't complain about catering to your every need would be even better, but let's face it; even a woman couldn'
She states, "I want a wife to take care of my children. And I do believe there are men out there today that would have no problem staying at home with the children and taking care of the household duties. I want a wife to keep track of the children's doctor and dentist appointments. I do not know of any couples where the husband is the one that keeps track of appointments of this sort or that arranges for the children's care if both of the parents are working. I see the term wife in this essay to be a generalization and not necessarily a woman. "If by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one. There are some men that cook, or clean, or take care of the children. But I have not seen one example in my life of a man who does everything, but there are plenty of examples of women who do everything. Brady makes the assumption that this is just one of a wife's "duties" but maybe it is just because women have a better sense of organization. Reading this essay it's hard not to want a wife. Bibliography This is a letter to the editor in response to an essay in a magazine. I know this for a fact because I am one of them. And I know there are women out there who would have no problem doing the same. Not even the average man could be so callous as to just forget his other life and move on without any consideration of his family.
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