I have been diagnosed with a serious condition.

[J.S.Udontknowme]

Jovan, I know that was in jest.
I can see how someone might get the impression that I’m lazy. I’m really just conserving my energy for the situations that require a man’s strength. I never know when she’s going to say “come in here and move this sofa so I can vacuum underneath it, I know there’s dust under there” or “I’m tired of that chair being there, move it over there and put that one over here” and thirty minutes later, “I think I liked them better the other way, move them back where they were.” Sometimes she’ll even call me from work and say something like “I forgot to tell you that the newfies are coming today, you know I can’t pick them up, you need to come help me for a little while.”
Things were a little easier when my kids were still home. She’d get my son to do a lot of this stuff, but now I have to do it all.
If you ever get married, work her hard and make her as strong as possible, you'll be better off in the long run.

 

[carter]

I'm shocked that no one has responded, "I never wear a frilly apron. I hate ironing all those frills."

 

[Jovan]

No frills, no bells, no whistles. Except a pocket square and tie clip of course.

 

[jamespowers]

And, carrying your son around for longer periods of time will make her even stronger. This can only be good for you. The stronger she gets, the less she'll ask you to do.

Quite so. Its like a never ending cycle of being able to do less.

 

[jamespowers]

I would have used the word..married

lol lol lol lol lol lol
Now off to the store to decide whether the wife will get an new ironing board cover or a washer for her birthday. Maybe a new gas grill. I...err...she could really use a new one.

Regards,

J

 

[Lincsong]

But the frills just match certain husband's character.

 

[Nashoba]

I hope that you gentlemen have very patient loving women in your lives lol
Now I'm off to do all my chores so I can convince my husband to give me a raise in MY allowance.....oh wait, I do the budget.....

 

[jamespowers]

I hope that you gentlemen have very patient loving women in your lives lol
Now I'm off to do all my chores so I can convince my husband to give me a raise in MY allowance.....oh wait, I do the budget.....

That is very good of you. Remember to get the corners of the room. You get the allowance docked for missing them.

Regards,

J

 

[Nashoba]

That is very good of you. Remember to get the corners of the room. You get the allowance docked for missing them.

Regards,

J

Oh those pesky corners! I can't tell you how many times I've been docked because they didn't pass the white glove test! And if his uniforms aren't starched and ironed just so.....Sigh....a woman's work is never done.....

 

[jamespowers]

Oh those pesky corners! I can't tell you how many times I've been docked because they didn't pass the white glove test! And if his uniforms aren't starched and ironed just so.....Sigh....a woman's work is never done.....

Starched uniform eh? Sounds like he has you trained just fine.

Regards,

J

 

[Nashoba]

He did. Lucky for me the MC came out with the new MarPat Cammies....wash and wear baby, wash and wear But yes, I was 'properly trained' on how to starch and iron cammies back in the day. I was also 'properly trained' on how to spit shine boots. But then they don't have to do that anymore either....That being said, I have him just as well trained

Starched uniform eh? Sounds like he has you trained just fine.

Regards,

J

 

[jamespowers]

He did. Lucky for me the MC came out with the new MarPat Cammies....wash and wear baby, wash and wear But yes, I was 'properly trained' on how to starch and iron cammies back in the day. I was also 'properly trained' on how to spit shine boots. But then they don't have to do that anymore either....That being said, I have him just as well trained

lol lol lol lol lol I see.

 

[Leading Edge]

If these seven or so pages are the result of Andykev's infectious hesternopothia, then truly the contagion has doomed us all to anachronistic sparring over aprons and domestic chores.
<pause>
unless this a spin-off or spill over from the Stream of Consciousness thread?

 

[Jack Scorpion]

That darn egg-sucking dog. Such a coward. Someone oughtta shoot him.

 

[Lincsong]

I wish that homes had the ironing board built into the kitchen wall. It makes multi-tasking so much easier.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

I wish that homes had the ironing board built into the kitchen wall. It makes multi-tasking so much easier.

Mine does..

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Mine does, too. The house is from 1920, but the latest refrigerator my dad bought is so big it covers it up. I have 2 other boards, though, that're portable.

 

[jamespowers]

I wish that homes had the ironing board built into the kitchen wall. It makes multi-tasking so much easier.

Yep, they can cook, iron and clean the kitchen at the same time.

Regards,

J