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lizardth

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Originally posted by: OhioState
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: lizardth
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Give me your shoes


Huh?

someone will understand...

is this a barefoot and pregnant refrence ?

lol I bet it is. He knows he's not getting any kids outta me until he can takes care of them. I don't care for babies too drooly and stinky. Give me a puppy any day!

And thanks for the info on the grout!
 

OhioState

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lol I bet it is. He knows he's not getting any kids outta me until he can takes care of them. I don't care for babies too drooly and stinky. Give me a puppy any day!

And thanks for the info on the grout![/quote]

np look at the my doggie bernie link in my sig . gogo puppies :D

 

DainBramaged

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You know, with all the time you wasted in this thread, you could have already had his uniforms ironed by now.
 

DAGTA

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Originally posted by: lizardth
Originally posted by: DAGTA

Does he work a full time job?
You've said you don't.

Do you spend as many hours per day on housework as he does at his job?

It works out to 15 days a month in approx. 13 hour shifts is how much he works.
If I were more diligent about it yeah, it prolly would.


Then, yes, I think you should.
If only one person is working a paying job, then the other person should be willing to work the same amount of hours in housework if he/she is not working a paying job. That's only fair.
 

lizardth

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Originally posted by: DainBramaged
You know, with all the time you wasted in this thread, you could have already had his uniforms ironed by now.


Nah I am still waiting on laundry any how.
 

Mani

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Originally posted by: lizardth

I already cook, clean dishes, clean house, wash clothes, put away laundry, and take care of the yard. Now he has asked me to start ironing his uniforms.

I admit I do not have a job, and I do have a lot of spare time. But you guys just don't know how messy he is. I consider it a triumph that I have trained him to put his dirty clothes in the hamper.

I do have to admit I greatly dislike ironing too...

My SO doesn't really do anything around the house - high maintenance type. Sounds like you're already doing a lot so tell him to iron his own sh*t.
 

Shadowknight

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Originally posted by: Crazyfool
You should iron his uniforms and then make him a pie.

:D

Better idea; iron a pie then make him a uniform. Claim you're too tired from housework to keep straight which is the correct object to apply a particular task to.
 

Pacfanweb

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Generally, a wife that stays at home should do nearly all of the housework.

However, I noticed that you said you take care of the yard, too. I still feel that's the man's domain...he should be doing that.
 

GroundZero

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Originally posted by: lizardth

I already cook, clean dishes, clean house, wash clothes, put away laundry, and take care of the yard. Now he has asked me to start ironing his uniforms.

I admit I do not have a job, and I do have a lot of spare time. But you guys just don't know how messy he is. I consider it a triumph that I have trained him to put his dirty clothes in the hamper.

I do have to admit I greatly dislike ironing too...


tell him to iron his own ****** if he thinks they need ironing.
don't set women back 25 years by doing everything for his weak ass.
 

OhioState

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count yourself lucky at least you dident have to sighn that "sicko marriage contract". that thing is nuts
 

Howard

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Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Generally, a wife that stays at home should do nearly all of the housework.

However, I noticed that you said you take care of the yard, too. I still feel that's the man's domain...he should be doing that.
 

DAGTA

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So all you guys saying she should tell him to do his own stuff:

You think it's ok for the man to work a full time job while his wife doesn't work and complains about doing housework? Do you think she is putting in as many hours around the house as he is at work? Yet they're both living off of his money....
 

dxkj

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Originally posted by: lizardth

I already cook, clean dishes, clean house, wash clothes, put away laundry, and take care of the yard. Now he has asked me to start ironing his uniforms.

I admit I do not have a job, and I do have a lot of spare time. But you guys just don't know how messy he is. I consider it a triumph that I have trained him to put his dirty clothes in the hamper.

I do have to admit I greatly dislike ironing too...

He has a job... you dont... do you have kids you take care of ? What do you do all day?

Iron his uniforms, its only fair.
 

dxkj

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Originally posted by: DAGTA
So all you guys saying she should tell him to do his own stuff:

You think it's ok for the man to work a full time job while his wife doesn't work and complains about doing housework? Do you think she is putting in as many hours around the house as he is at work? Yet they're both living off of his money....

I agree, why doesnt she have at least a part time job? Its obvious she isnt being kept too busy with housework. Plus that way she could take the money from a part time job and pay for someone else to clean/iron if she really wanted to.


 

lizardth

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Originally posted by: dxkj
Originally posted by: DAGTA
So all you guys saying she should tell him to do his own stuff:

You think it's ok for the man to work a full time job while his wife doesn't work and complains about doing housework? Do you think she is putting in as many hours around the house as he is at work? Yet they're both living off of his money....

I agree, why doesnt she have at least a part time job? Its obvious she isnt being kept too busy with housework. Plus that way she could take the money from a part time job and pay for someone else to clean/iron if she really wanted to.

He has forbidden me from hiring a maid. And I'm not really complaining about the other house work I do consider that my contrabution, just the the ironing.
 

Allanv

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we both work but here is how we do things

I cook, she washes the pots
she irons
I hoover the upstairs of the house she does the downstairs.
I drive she does not.

 

aidanjm

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Originally posted by: OhioState
Originally posted by: DainBramaged
ur a woman, it's your job

o man that is soooo cold blooded.

I must be a strange man. I enjoy house work I cook and clean and do laundry.

For example i dont own a mop i clean my floor on my hands and knees and bring along a toothbrush for the grout.

anywho back to your question i would iron them really BADLY and he will come around.

everyone has there limits. if it's something you aren't willing to negotiate on, let him know
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: lizardth

I already cook, clean dishes, clean house, wash clothes, put away laundry, and take care of the yard. Now he has asked me to start ironing his uniforms.

I admit I do not have a job, and I do have a lot of spare time. But you guys just don't know how messy he is. I consider it a triumph that I have trained him to put his dirty clothes in the hamper.

I do have to admit I greatly dislike ironing too...

Will you marry me?

First of all, you should have kicked your hub in the balls for the uniforms thing. Second of all, just because you stay at home doesn't mean you're the house b*tch. I do think it means you're the primary care-taker of the home, but that doesn't relieve the other members of the home of their own personal responsibility to clean up after themselves, etc.

I used to be the house b*tch, but I got tired of running around behind my wife and cleaning up the scraps (I love her, but she's a first class SLOB... we're talking PIG slob). So anymore, I have my den and basement that I keep meticulous and they're MY areas. When the rest of the house goes to hell, I live there.

Sounds fscked up but that's marriage, folks.
 

imported_Pablo

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Originally posted by: Allanv
we both work but here is how we do things

I cook, she washes the pots
she irons
I hoover the upstairs of the house she does the downstairs.
I drive she does not.

You silly Brits with your hoovering...
 

Lonyo

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Originally posted by: Pablo
Originally posted by: Allanv
we both work but here is how we do things

I cook, she washes the pots
she irons
I hoover the upstairs of the house she does the downstairs.
I drive she does not.

You silly Brits with your hoovering...

You silly Americans with your something silly.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: Pablo
Originally posted by: Allanv
we both work but here is how we do things

I cook, she washes the pots
she irons
I hoover the upstairs of the house she does the downstairs.
I drive she does not.

You silly Brits with your hoovering...

You silly Americans with your something silly.

I Nissan'ed to work today.
 

BlueFlamme

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Originally posted by: lizardth

I already cook, clean dishes, clean house, wash clothes, put away laundry, and take care of the yard. Now he has asked me to start ironing his uniforms.

Do you have kids? And what do you mean by "take care of the yard", are you out there mowing/hedging or just taking care of your flower garden?

Honestly I had this issue with my wife before we had our daughter. The issue isn't how much time she spent on the house, it was how effective her time was. If I worked that slow at the office, I'd be fired (except I work for the govt, but anywhere else).

When I am home I can finish everything she does in a day by 10 because that is how the work environment is. She would finish it around 3-4 because of her approach. I don't try and force her to do it in a "work" mindset, but I did require it to be done since she was staying at home with a degree and no kids. Now that we have kids I don't require as much.