I happen to think a stay at home parent is a wonderful thing. I grew up in a home with both working parents and i definitely would be/would have been a happier person if I had mom OR dad around.
Our arrangement is pretty traditional, i work all day at the office, my wife takes care of the baby and the house (which includes overseeing the maids and yard people, doing laundry etc..etc). This division of labor (note: division of labor is one of the greatest factors in forward progress, because specialization leads to increased proficiency and effiiciency at the tast at hand) in our household is agreed upon. My wife enjoys the good life, lives in a beautiful home in a great neighborhood, drives expensive cars and in exchange allows me to focus on what I do best which is working at the office on a computer.
I also am the dominant personality and put more thought into issues like politics and finance, accordingly I am head of the household in the decision making department. My wife cooks dinner because if i do it i burn it.
At the same time, I am extremely anti-social and rely upon my wife for so many things in the social arena, making friends, keeping friends, making dates etc..etc..etc.. we rely upon eachother for our individual strengths.
My relationship/view is unpopular with feminists, however I think the key factor that makes our relationship ok is that neither of us think that we are doing this because we *have to*. My wife is very happy not working at an office, and I am very happy getting out of the house and persuing ideas all day.
Just my thoughts on the situation because while obviously that article articulates some terribly ancient and overbearing views of womanhood and makes the man out to be god like (i only want to be called god when in bed ;-) there are some good things that it does point out, things like "dont greet your husband with complaints".. isnt that just common courtesy?
I dont believe in it, but i have a friend named kinky friedman who is a writer and musician.. he wrote a song called "Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed". Nonetheless he's not real popular with the feminists