Just because a housewife doesn't earn a salary doesn't mean her occupation has no value. To the contrary: ultimately, there is no salary because a price can't be placed on the service it provides her family, her community, and beyond. I'm a housewife because I see the need to be one in order for my family to function in the most efficient and effective way possible. Trust me, I'm not attempting to romanticize what I do or to make it sound noble. Heh, those would be the last descriptions I would use when referring to a housewife...except for, perhaps, one other: "It's not a real job."

And now I have to go make dinner. FYI, Teresa, that's one of the duties of a typical housewife. And it's the third meal your servants feed you and your family each day.