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Household Management: Who Rules and Manages the Family?

Paul J. Dejillas, Ph.D.

August 5, 2023

There are three rules to observe:

(1) For those engaged and about to be married, look before you leap.

(2) For those who are married, marriage can still be saved.

(3) For those separated and divorced, follow Rule no. 1 before you take another plunge.

(4) For those opting to be celibate, think twice.

Things to Consider:

(1) Who manages the household? The Father? Mother? Child? A combination or all of them?

(2) Will there be a sort of political arrangement?

In many instances, it is the father who rules and works as the mother ingeniously and optimally allocates the limited income of the father to satisfy the almost unlimited needs of the family.

But what if the mother is also working, who rules and manages the household? Can a formula for power sharing be agreed upon? What can be its content?

Who does the cooking, laundering, ironing, and other menial but inevitable chores?

Moreover, who stays in the house? Will they entrust the nourishment and upbringing of the children to a nanny? Or, will the mother or father bring along the child to her place of work? If so, will there be a nursery in their place of work where their child can be entrusted to a company nurse or doctor?

The problem gets more complicated as we go higher on society's ladder of progress as it will now affect the government's health-care system.

Household economics is not only about money. It's also about power sharing, job description, and responsibilities. It is social, cultural, and spiritual.

The problems we face in society can all be traced to the family. Suppress the family and you suppress the children. Suppress the citizenry and you suppress the nation. Suppress the nation and you suppress the entire world.

Household Economics

Paul J. Dejillas, Ph.D. – August 1, 2023

The Greeks define Economics as household (oikos) management (noMOs). But who manages the household? The husband? Wife? Child? A combination or all of them? Will there be a sort of political arrangement within the family? What can be its content?

Household economics is not only about money. It's also about power sharing, job description, and responsibilities. It is social, cultural, and religious.

The problem we face in society can all be traceable to the family. Suppress the family and you suppress the citizenry. Suppress the citizenry and you suppress the nation. Suppress a nation and you suppress the entire humanity to flourish and prosper as well.

Household Management: Who Rules and Manages the Family?

Paul J. Dejillas, Ph.D. – November 8, 2021

There are three rules to observe:

(1) For those engaged and about to be married, look before you leap.

(2) For those who are married, marriage can still be saved.

(3) For those separated and divorced, follow Rule no. 1 before you take another plunge.

(4) For those opting to be celibate, think twice.

Things to Consider:

(1) Who manages the household? The Father? Mother? Child? A combination or all of them?

(2) Will there be a sort of political arrangement?

In many instances, it is the father who rules and works as the mother ingeniously and optimally allocates the limited income of the father to satisfy the almost unlimited needs of the family.

But what if the mother is also working, who rules and manages the household? Can a formula for power sharing be agreed upon? What can be its content?

Who does the cooking, laundering, ironing, and other menial but inevitable chores?

Moreover, who stays in the house? Will they entrust the nourishment and upbringing of the children to a nanny? Or, will the mother or father bring along the child to her place of work ? If so, will there be a nursery in their place of work where their child can be entrusted to a company nurse or doctor?

The problem gets more complicated as we go up higher in society's ladder of progress as it will now affect the government's health-care system.

Household economics is not only about money. It's also about power sharing, job description, and responsibilities. It is social, cultural, and spiritual.

The problem we face in society can all be traced to the family. Suppress the family and you suppress the children. Suppress the citizenry and you suppress the nation. Suppress the nation and you suppress the entire world.

Household Economics: Who Rules and Manages?

Paul J. Dejillas, Ph.D. – November 6, 2021

The Greeks define economics as household (oikos) management (noMOs). But who manages the household? The Father? Mother? Child? A combination or all of them? Will there be a sort of political arrangement within the family? What can be its content?

Answers to these questions differ from one culture and beliefs to another. In any case, there’s bound to be conflict within the family which may spill over into the place of work and society in general.

In many instances, it is the father who rules and works, as the mother ingeniously and optimally allocates the limited income of the father to satisfy the almost unlimited needs of the family.

But what if the mother also wants to work, who rules and manages the household? Can a formula for power sharing be agreed upon? What can be its content?

Moreover, who stays in the house? Will they entrust the nourishment and upbringing of the child to a nanny? Or, will the mother bring along the child to her place of work ? If so, will there be a nursery in her place of work where her child can be entrusted to a company nurse or doctor?

The problem gets more complicated as we go up higher in society's ladder of progress as it will now affect the government's health-care system.

Will the wife still be given maternity leaves? For how many days? Is the husband also entitled to a paternity leave? For how many days?

More importantly perhaps, is there a church or temple nearby that can cater to the religious beliefs of the family openly and freely?

Is there a nearby amusement park where the family can express their bonding together with the other families in the community?

Is there also an open theatre nearby where the family can express its indigenous culture, customs, and traditions without the fear of reprisal?

Household economics is not only about money. It's also about power sharing, job description, and responsibilities. It is social, cultural, and religious. Without all the prerequisites needed to promote unrestrained expression of our free will, what is the use of democracy? It can only be meaningful if democratic institutions exist to serve our basic needs and aspirations.