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Just like DDDs family not stepping to the plate
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 132574"><p>Surprisingly enough, the world does not come to a screeching halt if the dishes don't get done, clothes don't get washed and dinner isn't made. </p><p></p><p>Like the others have mentioned, go on strike. Out of necessity for now, and out of principal after you're better. Seriously! Your children and your husband are old enough to do laundry and prepare food. </p><p></p><p>difficult child's dad never put anything away and couldn't even get his clothes into the hamper. They'd be on the floor around the hamper, but not IN it. I quit washing anything that wasn't IN the hamper - hanging over the side of the hamper or on the floor in front of the hamper didn't count. It wasn't long until he was washing all of his own clothes. I'm not a maid. If he didn't have enough respect for me to travel that extra 10 inches to make sure the clothes weren't strewn all over the floor, I wasn't washing them.</p><p></p><p>When I became ill, the house frequently looked as if it exploded on itself. Why? Because I was no longer capable of picking up after everyone. difficult child couldn't have cared less. But, easy child hates a mess. Thing is, he never had to clean it up before; I always had. So, he'd constantly b*tch and moan about the house, blah, blah, blah. Even called me lazy and selfish. I told him if it bothered him that much he could clean it. Otherwise, I didn't want to hear it.</p><p></p><p>What it really boils down to for me is when others show so little respect for me, I will respond accordingly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 132574"] Surprisingly enough, the world does not come to a screeching halt if the dishes don't get done, clothes don't get washed and dinner isn't made. Like the others have mentioned, go on strike. Out of necessity for now, and out of principal after you're better. Seriously! Your children and your husband are old enough to do laundry and prepare food. difficult child's dad never put anything away and couldn't even get his clothes into the hamper. They'd be on the floor around the hamper, but not IN it. I quit washing anything that wasn't IN the hamper - hanging over the side of the hamper or on the floor in front of the hamper didn't count. It wasn't long until he was washing all of his own clothes. I'm not a maid. If he didn't have enough respect for me to travel that extra 10 inches to make sure the clothes weren't strewn all over the floor, I wasn't washing them. When I became ill, the house frequently looked as if it exploded on itself. Why? Because I was no longer capable of picking up after everyone. difficult child couldn't have cared less. But, easy child hates a mess. Thing is, he never had to clean it up before; I always had. So, he'd constantly b*tch and moan about the house, blah, blah, blah. Even called me lazy and selfish. I told him if it bothered him that much he could clean it. Otherwise, I didn't want to hear it. What it really boils down to for me is when others show so little respect for me, I will respond accordingly. [/QUOTE]
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