In today’s society, the idea of marriage, creating and maintaining a family, is meant to be held up equally between both the husband and the wife, based on the concept of co-parenting. Co-parenting, in an ideal marriage, is when both the husband and wife contribute half of both the child care and income, while maintaining a healthy relationship. In Hope Edelman’s “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed To Be. How It Was”, Edelman disproves this concept by revealing that , despite the efforts coming from the husband, the wife is ultimately left responsible for all parenting and household needs. In doing this, she realizes that her marriage has become one like her parents because of the gender roles that are established by society.
Edelman addresses her argument by discussing the major role work plays as the deciding factor as to whether or not her husband will be home. As her husband’s hours gradually increased up to ninety-two hours a week, hers began to gradually decrease from thirty-five to twenty-five, and finally to eighteen hours a week in order to maintain their home and child (430). Edelman makes it known to her audience that irritation has begun to set in with the fact that she was the only parent spending time at home. The source of her irritation is based on her mentality, going into her marriage, that co-parenting was an attainable goal. Her husband John’s ongoing intense work schedule makes it difficult for them to achieve that …show more content…
She makes her arguments something of a definitive idea to her audience as she pushes them away from the idea of co-parenting being a possibility, as in the impossible. Her negative perspective over co-parenting can influence her audience in reevaluating their perception of marriage into seeing the reality of
Edelman addresses her argument by discussing the major role work plays as the deciding factor as to whether or not her husband will be home. As her husband’s hours gradually increased up to ninety-two hours a week, hers began to gradually decrease from thirty-five to twenty-five, and finally to eighteen hours a week in order to maintain their home and child (430). Edelman makes it known to her audience that irritation has begun to set in with the fact that she was the only parent spending time at home. The source of her irritation is based on her mentality, going into her marriage, that co-parenting was an attainable goal. Her husband John’s ongoing intense work schedule makes it difficult for them to achieve that …show more content…
She makes her arguments something of a definitive idea to her audience as she pushes them away from the idea of co-parenting being a possibility, as in the impossible. Her negative perspective over co-parenting can influence her audience in reevaluating their perception of marriage into seeing the reality of