"I want a Wife" and "Not all Men are Sly Foxes"

In the essays “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady and “Not all Men are Sly Foxes” by Armin Brott, are both stories writing about how women hold a higher position in the family life. In the first essay by Brady, she goes on to explain all the reasons why anyone would want a wife. She states examples such as “I want a wife to care for me and my children, to make appointments when needed and to always take responsibility for them.” She goes on to explain how wives have “duties” that they must fulfill, like having a job but taking off from time to time to get back to her family and take care of anything they need taken care of. Even if that means her job income has to go down sometimes, she must do it to see that her family is well taken care of. Brady goes on to point out more reasons on why anyone would not want a wife to have their every wish and need attended to. In the next essay by Brott he goes on to talk about how classic and modern day books show father figures either not that much involved in their children’s lives, or not there at all. Brott wants to know the answer “Why do they portray men this way?” He then goes on to simply state the society just see mothers as more caring, understanding and more nurturing then men. That men are just three things that Brott states as “Dumb, Dangerous and Disaffected”, Brott asks that why men and women can’t be seen in an equal way when it comes to raising and taking care of children and the whole family life.

The way I feel about these two essays are that they both state many good points, but many of them are not true. In the essay by Brady, I understand the roles of a mother and a mother must play such as supporting and being there for her family. But that doesn’t mean she has to put everything in her life on hold, so that it can do nothing but revolve around her children and their husbands. I feel that yes a wife should be responsible from something’s but also so should the husbands. They should both have equal shares of picking up the kids from school, and making sure they’re fed and have what they need, not just one person “The Wife”. In Brott’s essay I think his arguments are good, because all men should not be labeled as “Don’t care Father’s”. Even though some men prefer it to be that way, many just want to take care of their family's and do the right things. Both mothers and fathers should be seen with equal roles in family, and that more children’s books need to be updated to show that they are both equal and that both of them matter in a family’s life.