I was having an online conversation with a friend. I mentioned that I had lunch with a dear friend who is also a housewife.

My friend asked strange questions. She asked "What fulfillment is there in being a housewife? Are you dependent on your husband for everything including money?"

I found her questions rather pointed but I answered them. She she said that she doesn't have any other friends who are "housewives" and added "whatever that role entails."

It's easy to misconstrue tone online so I'm not going to assume that my friend was trying to insult me. She did become defensive when I questioned her reasoning for such specific questions. My friend said she had no malicious intentions and I didn't need to be offended.

I'm so tired of other women making passive aggressive and/or rude remarks about the fact that I'm a housewife. The friend who asked the strange questions just had a baby in May. Her husband would like her to be a SAHM but she insists on keeping her career because she doesn't trust her husband. He is a "misogynist" who goes to strip clubs.