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ngdawg · 08-20-2005, 07:18 AM

While going to school, I made the announcement that from then on, don't depend on me to get things done. No more telling me you're wearing your last clean shirt or clean pair of underwear. If YOU know you're out, wash something. This applies to the kids as well.
When we first bought the house, we agreed I'd take care of the inside and he'd do the outside and for the most part, it still works. But I'm the first to admit, I'm the lazy one, so I slack off around the house a lot.
Seems women are depended on for all social duties, though and that's not likely to change for any of us.
A side note: 60% of the divorces in this country are initiated by women and to hear other married women talk, it's easy to see why.
I tried to explain the dynamics to the spouse thusly: men go out of the house in which they were raised, get jobs, get married. They are defined as sons or husbands. Women leave as daughters, then (mostly) become wives, mothers, all labels dependant on their relationship with someone else. At some point, we tire of it.

08-20-2005, 07:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	While going to school, I made the announcement that from then on, don't depend on me to get things done. No more telling me you're wearing your last clean shirt or clean pair of underwear. If YOU know you're out, wash something. This applies to the kids as well. When we first bought the house, we agreed I'd take care of the inside and he'd do the outside and for the most part, it still works. But I'm the first to admit, I'm the lazy one, so I slack off around the house a lot. Seems women are depended on for all social duties, though and that's not likely to change for any of us. A side note: 60% of the divorces in this country are initiated by women and to hear other married women talk, it's easy to see why. I tried to explain the dynamics to the spouse thusly: men go out of the house in which they were raised, get jobs, get married. They are defined as sons or husbands. Women leave as daughters, then (mostly) become wives, mothers, all labels dependant on their relationship with someone else. At some point, we tire of it. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.