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Submitted by IslandGal on Sun, 08/18/2013 - 11:53pm

Fair? My ass! hahahahaha

I just had to share this - for those of you who need a laugh..

Weekends: DH and I usually team up to cook on the weekends. He's the BBQ Chef and is pretty good at marinations and such. I'm the one that makes the salads, garlic bread, side dishes etc.. anyway… I've been noticing something quite extraordinary and it's made me curious as to whether others have discovered this "phenomenon."

For example - weekend lunch/dinner: We decide to have BBQ wings. DH will prepare the marination (his mixture of various sauces etc). Whilst he's focusing on this, I would do the garden salad (from scratch, with my own dressing), mashed potato and garlic bread. Now, I would have ALL this done, by the time he's done the marination. So, all he has to do is BBQ it (basting as he goes). I would then do ALL the washing/cleaning etc whilst he's BBQ'ing. When all's ready - DH is beaming with pride at the beautiful "spread" he's created. Lord love him - he get's such a kick out of "providing" our weekend meals.

Weekly: If DH cooks - he will use pretty much every single utensil in the kitchen and leave a mess that would rival a train wreck. I, would be there by his side, cleaning up, chopping up onions, potatoes, crushing garlic and helping him with everything. So, by the time dinner's ready - yup - he's grinning with pride and we have a lovely clean kitchen (btw - his cooking is pretty damned awesome!).

When I cook - I would marinate, chop, slice, dice, prepare and cook everything AND clean as I go along. DH? He's there all right - only, he's on the guitar, singing and playing to me as I work..

Fair? My ass!!

This curious thing also happens when we share laundry duties. E.g. Saturday, I'm outside hanging up the washing. DH comes along and see's me bending over to grab pegs from the basket on the ground. DH doesn't think this is good for my back, so he wanders off and looks for something to put the pegs on. By the time he's found something and brought it over, I've finished hanging out the washing.. and he's left staring at me in bewilderment, asking how the hell did I hang that up so fast?

I get it, I get it - they ARE helping - it's just their way of doin' things..right?? hahaha!!

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Submitted by Justme54 on Mon, 08/19/2013 - 12:25am

I hear you. I ask DH to lift a case of coke and put in on the kitchen island. DH moved the case from wall to next to the kitchen island...still on the floor. I said nothing. Like a 5 year old...can not even do a simple thing that I ask of him.

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Submitted by luchay on Mon, 08/19/2013 - 2:14am

And the best bit is when you finish all the clean-up and they ask hiw you enjoyed your night off....

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Submitted by overworkedmom on Mon, 08/19/2013 - 7:14am

The fact he cooks at all is a blessing- mine wouldn't know where a pot was unless I smacked him upside the head with it. Before me, he made everything via the microwave!

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Submitted by Jsmom on Mon, 08/19/2013 - 9:34am

This would drive me nuts...We have a rule, that whoever cooks, walks away after the meal and the other cleans up....If he left it a complete wreck, I would kill him. DH has about 4 standard meals that he does when I refuse to cook or just didn't get around to taking anything out. A couple of his meals require a weeks notification that he has to cook. I do not understand this at all. Two of these dishes takes hours to prepare. He makes such a presentation out of it.

Men want credit and recognition for the smallest effort....