I Want A Wife, By Judy Brady

Don’t take them for granted. No matter how much someone loves people, everyone has their limit of feeling unappreciated. The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected to be done. In the essay, “I Want a Wife,” Judy Brady explains that people as humans do what they do, what they think is right, and sometimes don’t realize that others are not happy about it. Brady displays throughout the essay that often men tend to unappreciated women and make their wives take every single responsibility within the household, including to fulfill all of the men’s needs and wants. For example, Brady states, “Even though my wife could be busy with her jobs, I want a wife who will work and send me to school and while I am going to school, I want a wife to take care of my children” (1). This reminds me of myself because even though I know my mom will be busy with the house chores, I always tell her to do this or do that. Although gender roles have changed over time and males and females have become more equal, a certain label of behaviors and tasks which are
In the essay, “I Want a Wife,” Judy Brady explains that people as humans do what they do, what they think is right, and sometimes don’t realize that others are not happy about it. Although gender roles have changed over time and males and females have become more equal, a certain label of behaviors and tasks which are acceptable for men and women still exist today. Brady displays throughout the essay that often men tend to unappreciated women and make their wives take every single responsibility within the household including to fulfill all of the man’s needs and wants. Learn to appreciate what people have before time forces them to appreciate what they had. Don’t forget a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel