Is it just me or......

[Mandy78]

Originally Posted by hle_625

do women do everything??? I have to clean the house, laundry, dishes and everything. Deposit our checks every week, pay all the bills, give the yorkies a bath, and I work 40 hours a week. Dont men do anything or is it just mine

Actually... my hubby actually spoils me! He likes to do all the cleaning (except for folding the laundry and ironing...which I don't mind doing!) Even if he cooks the dinner, I start to clean up, he tells me to go relax! I am soooo spoiled!!

Ok...I am going to duck!!!!! Don't hate me! LOL!

[Amber_lv]

I have done everything for years but the last 2 yrs i have put my foot down and went on strike i told my hubby if he wants it done do it himself untill it can be 50/50!

Originally Posted by Kimberley

I don't even want to discuss this. If he had it his way, I'd have to wipe his a$$, too!

your too funny.... thats why I just have a boyfriend send him home....

Originally Posted by Kimberley

I don't even want to discuss this. If he had it his way, I'd have to wipe his a$$, too!

LOL! so true.. haha you kill me Kimberley!

[Necee419]

You read my mind. The other day I told my husband (while I was setting up his dinner in front of the TV) that I want to be born a man in my next life. Being a woman is just too darn hard most of the time.

[RLC12345678]

My hubby knew before he married me that I was not the "housewife" kind of woman. He doesn't "expect" me to do anything around the house, and he helps me with everything. Both of us work very hard full-time, although I would consider his job MORE than full-time (80 hours/week). Anyway, I do all the bills and keep the checkbook balanced, but I WANT to do that. He never expects me to cook or clean. If neither of us feels like cooking, then we go out to dinner to have takeout. We both clean the house, but we each have sections that we do. I do the bathroom and bedroom and hubby does the living area and kitchen. He does his own laundry and I do my own laundry. I guess I'm very very lucky. Sometimes he jokes that it is my "job" to do the stuff around the house, but I just remind him that if that is the case, then it's the man's "job" to bring home the bacon. Since we both bring home the bacon, we both will do the "woman" things around the house, too. .

Mine will help, but I have to ask him to do one thing 500 million times before he actually does it. Usually I just give up and do the crap myself.

It's alot quicker that way.

Originally Posted by magnolia

wash/dry/AND fold clothes

I loved that you capitolized the word AND, my hubby will throw the clothes in the laundry, move to the dryer, and leave them there. Then expect credit for doing laundry!

Seriously, 15 years ago I would have posted similarly to you, but now he doesn't do anything. I'm not sure where I went wrong!

Oh, and I guess I'm lucky, he doesn't expect me to do anything. He'd be happy living in a mess and never eating a meal. I just can't wallow in muck.

[RLC12345678]

Sometimes I just PREFER to do most of the chores around the house. Usually when my hubby does it, it is a half a$$ job or just not done correctly. My philosophy, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.

[Mandy]

My husband cleans the kitchen and fills up the dishwasher after dinner, i wouldnt dream of asking him to do the laundry, i can only imagine what the clothes will look like after they done LOL
He will vacuum when he feels like it, but that aint too often

[Janet]

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

Sometimes I just PREFER to do most of the chores around the house. Usually when my hubby does it, it is a half a$$ job or just not done correctly. My philosophy, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.

It's not that I PREFER doing most the chores, but you're right, mine does it half A$$ too! Many years ago, we separated for a very short time. When I came back the place was so dirty! I don't mean things lying around, I mean dirty. There were mouse turds everywhere including his underwear drawer. SO FREAK'N GROSS!!!!! I will get help if I ask, but why should I have to...he is not blind and can see what needs done. I am so afraid something will happen to me and my son will have to live like that.

[Janet]

Originally Posted by Mandy

My husband cleans the kitchen and fills up the dishwasher after dinner, i wouldnt dream of asking him to do the laundry, i can only imagine what the clothes will look like after they done LOL
He will vacuum when he feels like it, but that aint too often

I don't think my husband knows where the washer, dryer and sweeper are...

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by Janet

I don't think my husband knows where the washer, dryer and sweeper are...

LOL!! When and if my husband feels like vacuuming, he forgets half the floors, so i end up doing them again anyhow

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn

You sound like me and hubby, Marilyn.

We have someone come in and clean and someone do the yard work so that's a load off my mind. I hate to spend weekends scrubbing toilets!

We have been together for 20 years, and we made a pact early on that he would do laundry and I would take care of the kitchen and cooking. Since I love to cook and HATE to do laundry it works out great! Especially since these days we hardly ever eat at home!

Does he fold, hang and put things away the same way that I would? NO! But I'm with you.. as long as it gets done I don't care. I used to go into the linen closet and rearrange everything behind him, but I gave up on that years ago. If someone knows me well enough to be in my linen closet, I figure they know me enough not to hold it against me.

Like my Grandma used to always say..."As long as it's clean and paid for..."

Wish we had someone to come in and clean. I've been lobbying for it, but hubby just won't go for it. There were 3 women in the house, but one left for college a couple of weeks ago. Now there are two of us and he can't see why we should pay someone to come in. I try to pay my daughter to do it, but she'd rather lifeguard at the pool than take money from me to clean house. She helps with the cleaning, but never seems to quite finish. Always something left undone.