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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 207747" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Jennifer, I love your ideas about leaving the mess and it has actually happened at times, even if just for lack of my time. There have been mornings when I've been so rushed I leave without tidying up like normal and then work late and come home to H standing in the kitchen ranting at difficult child/easy child about why couldn't they clean up, etc. I mean, he will be totally pis.sed to come home to a dirty mess *(as do I)*. And like you and everyone else said...it's my fault because he's used to coming into a home that is in order, usually with dinner on the stove. But if he comes home and the sink is full of dirty breakfast dishes, the dishwasher hasn't been unloaded, shredded tissues all over, maybe even a little puppy pee on the living room floor (easy child's responsibility!), etc., well, then he sees it all upside down (as do I and I hate that!). But he obviously has not made the connection about when it's not like that...it means someone else got it together. Who does he think does it all?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">When I return from traveling (for business) he will chew my ear off for about 2 hours on how much he hates when I'm gone because then he "has to do <em>everything</em>" from the dogs to dinner to running around, picking up, answering the phone! Yes, I said Answering the Phone. That, apparently, is a big chore for him. (I am scratching my head here in wonder...I thought it was his impression that answering a phone all day was the easy job I do all day? Hmmmm).</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Instead of just doing what needs to be done, he likes to assign every little task to either me or one of the girls. I have told him that just because we have vaginas, it doesn't mean we are the household servants. People with penises can clean dishes and vacuum too, or so I've heard. Sorry, my frustration makes me sarcastic sometimes. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #483d8b">Glad to hear it's not just me.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 207747, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Jennifer, I love your ideas about leaving the mess and it has actually happened at times, even if just for lack of my time. There have been mornings when I've been so rushed I leave without tidying up like normal and then work late and come home to H standing in the kitchen ranting at difficult child/easy child about why couldn't they clean up, etc. I mean, he will be totally pis.sed to come home to a dirty mess *(as do I)*. And like you and everyone else said...it's my fault because he's used to coming into a home that is in order, usually with dinner on the stove. But if he comes home and the sink is full of dirty breakfast dishes, the dishwasher hasn't been unloaded, shredded tissues all over, maybe even a little puppy pee on the living room floor (easy child's responsibility!), etc., well, then he sees it all upside down (as do I and I hate that!). But he obviously has not made the connection about when it's not like that...it means someone else got it together. Who does he think does it all?[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]When I return from traveling (for business) he will chew my ear off for about 2 hours on how much he hates when I'm gone because then he "has to do [I]everything[/I]" from the dogs to dinner to running around, picking up, answering the phone! Yes, I said Answering the Phone. That, apparently, is a big chore for him. (I am scratching my head here in wonder...I thought it was his impression that answering a phone all day was the easy job I do all day? Hmmmm).[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Instead of just doing what needs to be done, he likes to assign every little task to either me or one of the girls. I have told him that just because we have vaginas, it doesn't mean we are the household servants. People with penises can clean dishes and vacuum too, or so I've heard. Sorry, my frustration makes me sarcastic sometimes. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b]Glad to hear it's not just me.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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