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I decided to watch the first episode of Roseanne. What I had gathered from watching the show is that Roseanne as a mother is a care giver, nurturer, and provider. The father of the house hold known as Dan is the provider and handyman of the house.
The first scene starts out with Roseanne getting the kids ready for school and cooking breakfast, along with Dan asking if the coffee was ready. Darlene ask’s her mom if she can meet her teacher for a parent teacher conference. At the last minute Roseanne has to reschedule her day of work at the factory to be the mom and go to the conference for her child. Not only is Roseanne the one taking care of the children but she is also going to work at a factory everyday of the week since Dan is a contractor and only get’s houses he has to wait and bid on. When Darlene cuts her finger on the scissors her mom is the first one to calm her down from freaking out about the pain and doctors it up with a band aide, while Dan tries to figure out how to even get her mind off of it. It seem’s as though Roseanne would have been considered the super mom since she takes care of the kids, the house,
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She is the cook, the house maid, and the babysitter all in one. Yes, they both provide income for the house hold but I think they both have their roles in the home. The woman still being the typical house wife and the Father trying to also provide for his family. It seem’s as though if Roseanne wasn’t there the house would never be clean, the kids wouldn’t be fed every meal, and they would struggle for income if she didn’t go to work. And if Dan didn’t go to work, or get construction site jobs most of their income wouldn’t be received. Along with yard work and fixing the sink at the end of the show. Roseanne tries to fix the sink and when Dan tries to cook they both fail at doing these task’s. They soon give up and switch back to their daily routine of doing things in their

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