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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 112616" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Susie</p><p></p><p>First thing you need to do is to lower your standards a bit. It's doubtful husband is going to do the chores up to your level of perfection. This ought to help your stress levels over the issue.</p><p></p><p>Second thing you need to do is absolutely nothing. Seriously. Nothing.</p><p></p><p>Pick a few chores the kids should be able to manage. Shower them with lavish praise over helping Mom when they do the job right. Guilt the devil out of them if you can't get them to move. You know, just who was the person cleaning up the disgusting messes they made during the last bout with the flu? Guilt can move mountains.</p><p></p><p>I have little trouble with getting kids to help out.</p><p></p><p>My main problem is with husband, too. I cooked, cleaned, ect with a fractured skull and shattered shoulder because my husband thought his 2 wks off to "take care of me" consisted of computer games and handing me a pain pill every time I asked him to do something. So I sent him back to work.</p><p></p><p>Not something I recommend.</p><p></p><p>However, now whenever husband is "sick" or "injured" he gets no attention from me whatsoever. Nada. Nothing. When he whines (trust me he plays it to the hilt) I just remind him that whatever he has can't be as bad as cooking, cleaning, ect after being run over by a truck. Shuts him up. :rofl:</p><p></p><p>You might try reminding husband that marriage is a Partnership. Didn't work for me, but it might work for you.</p><p></p><p>((hugs))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 112616, member: 84"] Susie First thing you need to do is to lower your standards a bit. It's doubtful husband is going to do the chores up to your level of perfection. This ought to help your stress levels over the issue. Second thing you need to do is absolutely nothing. Seriously. Nothing. Pick a few chores the kids should be able to manage. Shower them with lavish praise over helping Mom when they do the job right. Guilt the devil out of them if you can't get them to move. You know, just who was the person cleaning up the disgusting messes they made during the last bout with the flu? Guilt can move mountains. I have little trouble with getting kids to help out. My main problem is with husband, too. I cooked, cleaned, ect with a fractured skull and shattered shoulder because my husband thought his 2 wks off to "take care of me" consisted of computer games and handing me a pain pill every time I asked him to do something. So I sent him back to work. Not something I recommend. However, now whenever husband is "sick" or "injured" he gets no attention from me whatsoever. Nada. Nothing. When he whines (trust me he plays it to the hilt) I just remind him that whatever he has can't be as bad as cooking, cleaning, ect after being run over by a truck. Shuts him up. [img]:rofl:[/img] You might try reminding husband that marriage is a Partnership. Didn't work for me, but it might work for you. ((hugs)) [/QUOTE]
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