Date: 6/25/2001 10:44:00 PM
From Authorid: 34341
Well, I always try to. I usually do the dishes and make the beds. I wash the floors, dust, vacuum, do the windows, all those things. Housework doesn't bother me at all. What does bother me is when my wife expects me to be able to read her mind about what chores there is to do. She will never say to me, "You could give me a hand around here today by doing such-and-such." It's not that I HAVE to be told, but she seems to place a different emphasis on certain things than I do, and vice versa. For example, I prefer to make up the beds in the morning as soon as they are vacant, while she would gladly leave them for the last chore of the morning. I think it might bother her a little that I could well be self-sufficient if I had to, and in fact, she knows this. During my first year of law school, she didn't want to move to where I was going to school because she felt that the move would affect the kids, who had friends, and were used to their old neighbourhood. I had an apartment, which I kept in good order and spotless. Her and the kids would come into town about every third weekend, and she would ask if I cleaned up just because they were coming, as she couldn't believe it was that neat all the time...<glock>  |
Date: 6/25/2001 10:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 21867
Yo PixieAngel,
Well I live with my bro and his fiance...so there are TWO men in this house...and we both do our fair share - actually we probably do more than our fair share but thats cool, its not an issue. I thank my mum for bringing my bro and I up right I guess. Peace,  |
Date: 6/25/2001 10:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 21435
Hello Pixie Angel. Well, let's see. I work shiftwork, so, I'm home during the day. Mrs. Kronk works straight days. I do lots of cooking and washing dishes. I wash clothes, not the fragile girl stuff, but towels and stuff. I hate folding clothes. I just pile em on the bed. Sweep and mop to. Mrs Kronk cooks on weekends. We help each other out with the chores, so we can have more fun time together. Of course, everyone is different. Good post Pixie Angel. Write on...  |
Date: 6/25/2001 10:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 28670
UGH!!! I have to answer this one!!! I just have to, because if I don't, it'll drive me bonkers!!! I do a lot of the house cleaning stuff. I hate to admit it, but my parents are both slobs. Trying to get them to clean up after themselves is like pulling teeth!!! I feel like I'M the one doing the raising...and they're my kids. GEt this one...my Mother comes home from work...and I ask her if she had plans for dinner. She gets absolutely furious and asks why I don't do it...then she makes a hurried dinner and tells me nothing is ever good enough for me.
What REALLY gets me is that she hollers at me about my crap lying around the house...I ask her 'where?' because all of my stuff is downstairs!!! She has all these piles of absoultely USELESS crap that we don't need at all. After she gets done yelling at me, she expects me to get up and get her a cup of coffee, which I do, but I bring it back to her, and I have no where to put it, because all of her JUNK is lying around on her end table. Candy wrappers, more candy wrappers, mail, an ashtray...and she gets pooed at me when I try to move something.
*LoL* I just finished answering a post before this one on just about the same thing...I've decided 2 things: #1: I can never live with anyone else...and if I ever get married, he's going to live in the house next door, or the apartment next door. #2: It's time for me to move out of the house and get my own apartment. I'm nutty, man, nutty.
Much Love, *Many Hugs* JRhihova  |
Date: 6/25/2001 11:30:00 PM
From Authorid: 29534
good post. my husband does more than his share of the cleaning, cooking, childcare and everything in the house. and he works too. i'm not trying to brag, but he is one of the very few men on this earth like that. and i thank God everyday that i have him.  |
Date: 6/26/2001 1:14:00 AM
From Authorid: 17014
Gulp.... I guess I'm spoiled. I clean up after him and myself when needed, but he cleans more than I care to. hee hee. I do do the laundry though.  |
Date: 6/26/2001 1:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 23796
I do the almost all of the hOusework and Laundry Plus Get the kids to their Therapies and Doctors apointments. Getting my hubby to get his butt into motion Is often Impossible. He Just now got a new Job (which I nagged about). I personally have no problem doing Everything in the house, as long as he's out there busting his Butt To provide for the family. But when man is at home More than the woman then the man needs to help out. It isn't a womans Job to be Everything to Everyone in a househould. **ShadowVixn**  |
Date: 6/26/2001 1:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 30729
Your dad does exactly what my dad does!! He leave the table after supper, he never wants to eat out, he gets mad when my mom fixes something easy, and he sleeps all day!!! Jeefer  |
Date: 6/26/2001 6:02:00 AM
From Authorid: 6528
My dad is nothing like yours. Both my parents are really hard workers...my dad works two jobs AND he does all the cleaning, most of the cooking. My mom doesn't exactly have it easy either, she's got a pretty high position at work, goes full-time, and finished going through law school (4 hour round trip commute everyday) while still working!  |
Date: 6/26/2001 6:14:00 AM
From Authorid: 36508
Well my man used to clean all the time he was Mr. Clean like crazy..it even drove me nuts but I don't know what the heck happened...he don't do anything anymore....he won't even take out the trash...the thing is...i don't mind doing all the laundry, cooking and cleaning but taking the trash out I think is kinda out of line but I don't know what else to do...my friends told me to stop cleaning but I can't...I can't stand for things to be a mess..I would go nuts!!!  |
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Date: 6/26/2001 8:01:00 AM
From Authorid: 16245
It takes time to "train" your man to help you around the house. ;) My husband was the same way. I work the same long hours that he does, plus I have to pick up my kids, cook dinner, clean the house and all the other work around the house. He in turn would just sit and watch TV or play with his playstation. I finally put my foot down (after almost having a nervous breakdown) and stopped doing little thing like ironing his clothes or cleaning his mess. Eventually he started to change his manner and now he asks me if there is anything I need done. Once in a while he'll just sit in front of the tv but now when he does it so do I! PEACE |
Date: 6/26/2001 8:13:00 AM
From Authorid: 36459
I'm interested to know why YOU and your siblings aren't helping out more! LOL! Certainly your dad is a traditional fellow. He grew up in a much different generation. This is not an excuse, but a reason. Can he change? Yes, but all in the house will have to as well. All will have to rake leaves, cut grass, change the oil on the car, change flats, crawl up in the attic, fix the toilet (not just plunge, but take it apart). Hmm not so appealing now is it? Well if you think this is bad, wait until you taste his cooking!! (Aside from BBQ of course) LOL! Good thought provoking post.  |
Date: 6/26/2001 9:31:00 AM
From Authorid: 12637
Strike Strike Strike Strike! Why don't you take a couple weeks off, and make them do the work for you. You deserve it! Don't let them take advantage of you. Ryphis  |
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