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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 57807" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Some men are great. They make up for the idiots.</p><p></p><p>My sister was struggling to keep a tidy house with two kids under three years old. Her husband would come home from work and expect a meal on the table and the kids to be clean and tidy with toys all put away. By the time the older one was in school and the younger one was three years old, my sister had had enough.</p><p>"OK, Mr Perfect, you can take over. You quit your job and stay home while I go back to work."</p><p></p><p>So they did. Because she had a uni degree her job brought in much more money than his. He was a handyman; she was an accountant. She just WAITED for him to fall on his face.</p><p></p><p>But he didn't. Every day she would come home to happy, clean, tidy kids, a clean house and dinner cooked and on the table. And he was more relaxed and happier.</p><p></p><p>So they stayed that way. Once the younger one was in school he got a part-time job as a janitor at the local school, which he loved. I remember how cranky he used to be when he worked full-time - once he quit and became house-parent, he's become fun, relaxed, easy to get on with and feels fulfilled.</p><p></p><p>Now they're both retired, he's enjoying his grandchildren.</p><p></p><p>So sometimes, handing the man the mop and the homework books can backfire. If you can call it backfiring.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 57807, member: 1991"] Some men are great. They make up for the idiots. My sister was struggling to keep a tidy house with two kids under three years old. Her husband would come home from work and expect a meal on the table and the kids to be clean and tidy with toys all put away. By the time the older one was in school and the younger one was three years old, my sister had had enough. "OK, Mr Perfect, you can take over. You quit your job and stay home while I go back to work." So they did. Because she had a uni degree her job brought in much more money than his. He was a handyman; she was an accountant. She just WAITED for him to fall on his face. But he didn't. Every day she would come home to happy, clean, tidy kids, a clean house and dinner cooked and on the table. And he was more relaxed and happier. So they stayed that way. Once the younger one was in school he got a part-time job as a janitor at the local school, which he loved. I remember how cranky he used to be when he worked full-time - once he quit and became house-parent, he's become fun, relaxed, easy to get on with and feels fulfilled. Now they're both retired, he's enjoying his grandchildren. So sometimes, handing the man the mop and the homework books can backfire. If you can call it backfiring. Marg [/QUOTE]
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