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June 2012 Moms
UPDATED:::: I am running an experiment
Okay.... I am running a experiment. I'm not really hungry right now (so that is why I have chosen tonight to run this experiment).
Husband got home from work at 4:30, I gave him a this or that choice for dinner. He didn't like either idea, but told me to cook whatever I wanted. I'm tired of always having to decide what to make for dinner, then make it, and then clean up the dishes. He needs to help
Now he is playing xbox, and not really paying attention to me (which I'm getting annoyed - because all he has done lately is play the freaking xbox). So I am going to sit here, and not make dinner, and see how long until he says something, then I am going to suggest he make dinner.
We will see how this goes, I don't expect great results, but well, why not.
UPDATE: At 6:30..... Dh "are you going to cook dinner", Me "Why don't you cook dinner, your not doing anything right now? " DH, "I would rather starve". Me "okay, well you know where the kitchen is if you want something".
To be continued........
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Re: UPDATED:::: I am running an experiment
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I'm interested to see what happens! It's something I would do with MH. He makes dinner Mon/Tues, and because of work schedule we do pick up dinner the rest of the week or I will cook (that gets hard, though because I'm never really sure when he'll wake up.) BUT I would TOTALLY do something like that with something else.
My friend's husband put down a ham sandwich on top of the cable box, and she refused to pick it up - took him THREE months to finally throw it away. Her mother came over and tried to throw it, and my friend goes, "NO That's HIS to throw away!"
I gues I should count my blessings. I almost never cook dinner. My BF does everything for me. Even when I offer to help, he tells me to go sit down. I think that is because he doesn't want me telling him how he should be doing it. He does only sleep 4 or 5 hours a day and almost has more energy than the children.
Good luck!!
Good luck and report back!! I've been working on DH to cook more (he does do the grocery shopping and dishes a lot of the time though). But after baby I don't want to be the only one coming up with dinner plans and cooking during the week.
I am very lucky. DH cooks and I wash the dishes. I think this may swap when I start staying home with Ella, though. I need to learn how to cook, and, more importantly, how to enjoy cooking.
Good luck with your hubby! It makes the not helping with dinner WAY worse with the fact that he's ignoring you and on the XBox. Not cool..
I am super lucky. DH does the cooking and dishes. I clean the kitchen, do the laundry and put it all the way and do all the other house cleaning. (Except vacuuming.) Even though I don't really do the cooking, I do pitch in and help and definitely don't ignore him while he does everything! I hope everything works out!
This is something I would do for sure! I remember one time (before I was pregnant) when I was about to go out of town to visit a friend for the weekend, my other half came up to me right when I was about to leave and said "but I only have one pair of clean underwear left." I laughed at him and said "well, it's a good thing you have 2 hands now isn't it?" He took the hint, and now does the laundry when it needs to be done.
As for something like this, regarding what you're going through, I would prepare myself to eat a lot of take out food. Seems to be the way men cook these days!
I would talk to him about doing the dishes after you make the dinner though, that's how it works in my house. And to be honest, I would much rather cook than do the dishes!
While I absolutely don't have an issue with my husband playing his Xbox unless it gets really out of hand (which it never does), I wouldn't cook another meal unless he agreed to either help cook or help clean.
I would cook for myself, clean up my mess and let him fend for himself or starve. You aren't his doormat.
However, if you are a SAHW this may be a little different. On days my husband works outside the home (which are rare) I don't expect him to do household chores but on the weekend he helps out.
Nope we both work full time and I do all the chores around the house (including yard work), so there is just an inequality, that I am getting tired of.
Uggg...The damn XBox or Playstation...After 4 years of marriage and 6 years together DH knows not to even touch that thing unless I am in the other room sleeping. I HATE it...It is like an obsession or addiction.
Anyways...good for you! Maybe if your lucky he will get the message before baby arrives
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This is me & my DH. We also had a problem the other day... because even though I'm not working right now (because of restriction) & will continue to do so after the LO is here, he is the provider. The way I see it - he makes all the money & I don't expect him to do much else.
Since he works 60-70 hours a week, I try to keep him under as little stress as possible.
So, I do all the work around here. Including dinner. & all the cleaning. & all the shopping. & all the bill paying. Everything. So.. on one hand, I couldn't get by without him, but he literally wouldn't be able to pay the bills without me.
Elonah [3], Bentley [1]
yeah, I would be upset too if you are both working full time!