tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32006215.post2508418329186579208..comments2023-10-31T08:35:27.279-07:00Comments on Palms to Pines: When a reality show becomes my realityDawn Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291423272908722351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32006215.post-36153201968847078752009-08-05T21:09:17.673-07:002009-08-05T21:09:17.673-07:00Hey, April. Don't sweat it. We ALL need to ran...Hey, April. Don't sweat it. We ALL need to rant once in a while. That's what blogs are for! :)<br /><br />I'm glad you put your foot down about that. Men act like they are SO CLUELESS about cleaning but they CAN learn how to clean. It's not that hard. They also seem to think that cleaning is a "woman's job." NOT TRUE! <br /><br />And I have learned to be firm about getting some help around the house. Ever since I spoke up about it, I have gotten some help. I am NOT the only person who lives here and so it shouldn't be this way.<br /><br />Like you, I REFUSE to do the dishes multiple times a day. That's ridiculous! And you're smart to be aware of how children would pick up on this kind of thing. Children learn by example, but they don't need this kind of example. They need to see TEAMWORK and not SLAVERY.Dawn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291423272908722351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32006215.post-79287173922867357182009-07-31T11:20:52.358-07:002009-07-31T11:20:52.358-07:00Very interesting. I have a situation where I write...Very interesting. I have a situation where I write from home and I don't actually mind doing the laundry, dishes, taking care of the place, BUT I do mind when I'm expected to pick up after a 30 year old man. I don't care if you work 2 full-time jobs, you can take your own mug from the living room to the kitchen! My guy works a full-time job and comes home thinking he's a king. So this week on Monday when he did not take his mug to the kitchen, I left it. Tuesday, Wednesday...by last night he had two mugs taking up space and only b/c they were in his way did he put them on the counter. He didn't even bother to remove the teabags from them. I'm considering just leaving them on the counter too. I might take care of the house, but I'm not his personal pick up service. <br />I don't even have kids yet and I feel like a mother. And when I have kids, I don't want his habits to be picked up by them "Oh, just leave it, April will get it."<br />I definitely don't get help on the weekends. The only thing he'll do is launder his work clothes. <br />He definitely likes to nit-pick about things though (the counter is crowded etc.) <br />I've seen men do dishes, without even being asked. Mine will only do it when he's super pissed at me. I refuse to do dishes 5 times a day, so they often pile up. If he doesn't like it, he can do them. His hands don't fall off when he walks in the door, I've checked ;)<br /><br />Rant over, thank you :DAprilhttp://pacificpurple.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32006215.post-12369574986374403612009-07-31T00:09:46.950-07:002009-07-31T00:09:46.950-07:00Let's hope so, Nancy. :) And I think there was...Let's hope so, Nancy. :) And I think there was some kind of lasting effect. Today, he picked up the living room! Woot! And Jennifer....vacuumed, dusted and swept the floors. I started to wonder if I was in the wrong house! LOL I was just really amazed and it blew me away.<br /><br />Even Jesse picks up his toys.<br /><br />Now I'm glad I blogged about this. :)<br /><br />Yes, that woman was doing WAY too much. It's just crazy. Motherhood is a fulltime job, and to also expect her to work ANOTHER fulltime job is just outrageous. <br /><br />I am glad your hubby will help out in some ways. That's funny about the laundry! LOL My hubby is the same way, although he's given me a dirty look if he didn't have clean jeans to wear or clean socks. Sigh. <br /><br />I think it's a matter of meeting each other halfway. And it seems like the two of you are doing that. :)Dawn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291423272908722351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32006215.post-2326187631819441082009-07-30T23:12:57.024-07:002009-07-30T23:12:57.024-07:00I guess watching that show had a good effect on hi...I guess watching that show had a good effect on him! Yay! I know the exact one you are talking about too, I've seen that one several times. It just amazed me that she could do that job for 8 hours and still run the whole house.<br />I dont know, my hubby does not help out much during the week and on the weekends I have to ask him to do things. Actually he doesnt mind housework, but I couldnt ever see him dusting on the weekends, he will vacuum something if I ask him or do dishes and he likes to cook meals on weekends so I figure thats a break for me. Honestly I cant see a person going to work every day and then coming home to housework. All I really expect is some obvious things, pick up after yourself, help put away laundry sometimes, straighten up the room you are in, that kind of stuff. <br />I dont do alot of housework on the weekends anyway, because something just BUGS me about me running around cleaning and him...laying there for hours on end. I dont like that. So housework on weekends is minimal for sure. He will pick up the slack if he runs out of clothes....then he will do laundry. LOL<br />And he is always willing to stop at the store on the way home and pick up stuff I need. I think thats a big help because I hate shopping its such a waste of time!!! ha ha<br />as men age they become more helpful I have found. I think its the reduction in testosterone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com