Husbands who do female housework have less sex

[Coito ergo sum]

Just was at a parents meeting in ED:s school. The class teacher told about a movie evening they are planning, and that they planned for some real healthy food and not only chips and popcorns this time. Then she added that my kid had volunteered to take meatballs, as "her daddy makes great meatballs"

So I guess mommy's or grandma's meatballs are out now, and the kids are munching on Daddy's balls instead

Should we be calling the proper authorities?

Double entendre aside, I was wondering how meatballs came to be considered real, healthy food. LOL. Yes, we're going to have some nice healthy food. Whose bringing the meatballs? LOL

[Kristie]

All yardwork is taken care of through our HOA. He is a magnificent handyman. The garage is his domain. He also does all our financial stuff.

The garage is in the house and constitutes housework, as does handyman work. And, handling the home and family's finances is also housework. So, he does it. He doesn't just merely "help" anymore than you "help" by washing clothes and cooking and such.

But, it's all in how you look at it, I guess. The diminution of male contributions to the household sticks in my craw. Not that you diminish your husband's contributions. Clearly you respect them very much. But, it is very often that I hear men's contributions belittled. SWMBO'd belongs to this discussion group on a social networking site for mothers of small babies. She showed me the discussions there and they seem to very often devolve into male bashing exchanges -- women relating how their husbands or significant others don't do anything of note, and don't pull their weight.

I don't consider yardwork or home maintenance as housework. Most people don't. Cleaning, laundry, dishes, taking out the trash, all that stuff is what most consider housework. My garage is attached to my house, but I don't consider it in my house.

[klr]

All yardwork is taken care of through our HOA. He is a magnificent handyman. The garage is his domain. He also does all our financial stuff.

The garage is in the house and constitutes housework, as does handyman work. And, handling the home and family's finances is also housework. So, he does it. He doesn't just merely "help" anymore than you "help" by washing clothes and cooking and such.

But, it's all in how you look at it, I guess. The diminution of male contributions to the household sticks in my craw. Not that you diminish your husband's contributions. Clearly you respect them very much. But, it is very often that I hear men's contributions belittled. SWMBO'd belongs to this discussion group on a social networking site for mothers of small babies. She showed me the discussions there and they seem to very often devolve into male bashing exchanges -- women relating how their husbands or significant others don't do anything of note, and don't pull their weight.

Not unless your better half actually asks you to do something in the garage.

[MiM]

Just was at a parents meeting in ED:s school. The class teacher told about a movie evening they are planning, and that they planned for some real healthy food and not only chips and popcorns this time. Then she added that my kid had volunteered to take meatballs, as "her daddy makes great meatballs"

So I guess mommy's or grandma's meatballs are out now, and the kids are munching on Daddy's balls instead

Should we be calling the proper authorities?

Double entendre aside, I was wondering how meatballs came to be considered real, healthy food. LOL. Yes, we're going to have some nice healthy food. Whose bringing the meatballs? LOL

Notice that the comparison point was potato chips and popcorn, not fish and veggies. If you allow meat in a healthy (enough) diet, home made meatballs can be as healthy as anything Just start with low fat minced meat and don't add anything stupid.

[Bella Fortuna]

"checks"


I don't usually mind most American bastardisation of English but that one makes me

It isn't an "American bastardization." The spellings check, cheque and checque were used interchangeably beginning in the 17th century. Beginning in the 19th century, however, the Brits adopted the French spelling, which is the cheque version.

I'm going to start writing Czechs.

[Kristie]

"checks"


I don't usually mind most American bastardisation of English but that one makes me

It isn't an "American bastardization." The spellings check, cheque and checque were used interchangeably beginning in the 17th century. Beginning in the 19th century, however, the Brits adopted the French spelling, which is the cheque version.

I'm going to start writing Czechs.

I'm sure they would appreciate some nice letters from you.

[klr]

Do Czechs bounce?

[Coito ergo sum]

All yardwork is taken care of through our HOA. He is a magnificent handyman. The garage is his domain. He also does all our financial stuff.

The garage is in the house and constitutes housework, as does handyman work. And, handling the home and family's finances is also housework. So, he does it. He doesn't just merely "help" anymore than you "help" by washing clothes and cooking and such.

But, it's all in how you look at it, I guess. The diminution of male contributions to the household sticks in my craw. Not that you diminish your husband's contributions. Clearly you respect them very much. But, it is very often that I hear men's contributions belittled. SWMBO'd belongs to this discussion group on a social networking site for mothers of small babies. She showed me the discussions there and they seem to very often devolve into male bashing exchanges -- women relating how their husbands or significant others don't do anything of note, and don't pull their weight.

I don't consider yardwork or home maintenance as housework. Most people don't. Cleaning, laundry, dishes, taking out the trash, all that stuff is what most consider housework. My garage is attached to my house, but I don't consider it in my house.

The traditional stuff that men do around the house is not considered housework, so when they do that, but don't do the stuff women traditionally took the lead on, they are told they aren't doing anything or not pulling their weight.

[Bella Fortuna]

Do Czechs bounce?

Not if you drop them from high enough.

[Coito ergo sum]

"checks"


I don't usually mind most American bastardisation of English but that one makes me

It isn't an "American bastardization." The spellings check, cheque and checque were used interchangeably beginning in the 17th century. Beginning in the 19th century, however, the Brits adopted the French spelling, which is the cheque version.

I'm going to start writing Czechs.

Would you mind asking them if the Slovaks should still be considered Czechs? Back in the day, we had Czechoslovakia, and we could call them all Czechs. Now we have the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But, do we call the Slovaks "Czechs" still? Or, did they just stop being Czechs when the country split? One day they were Czechs and the next day Slovaks? How did this work?

[MiM]

"checks"


I don't usually mind most American bastardisation of English but that one makes me

It isn't an "American bastardization." The spellings check, cheque and checque were used interchangeably beginning in the 17th century. Beginning in the 19th century, however, the Brits adopted the French spelling, which is the cheque version.

I'm going to start writing Czechs.

Would you mind asking them if the Slovaks should still be considered Czechs? Back in the day, we had Czechoslovakia, and we could call them all Czechs. Now we have the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But, do we call the Slovaks "Czechs" still? Or, did they just stop being Czechs when the country split? One day they were Czechs and the next day Slovaks? How did this work?

Just don't call the Slovaks Czechs, unless you want a black eye.

[Coito ergo sum]

Just was at a parents meeting in ED:s school. The class teacher told about a movie evening they are planning, and that they planned for some real healthy food and not only chips and popcorns this time. Then she added that my kid had volunteered to take meatballs, as "her daddy makes great meatballs"

So I guess mommy's or grandma's meatballs are out now, and the kids are munching on Daddy's balls instead

Should we be calling the proper authorities?

Double entendre aside, I was wondering how meatballs came to be considered real, healthy food. LOL. Yes, we're going to have some nice healthy food. Whose bringing the meatballs? LOL

Notice that the comparison point was potato chips and popcorn, not fish and veggies. If you allow meat in a healthy (enough) diet, home made meatballs can be as healthy as anything Just start with low fat minced meat and don't add anything stupid.

Whose bringing the hot dogs?

[Kristie]

All yardwork is taken care of through our HOA. He is a magnificent handyman. The garage is his domain. He also does all our financial stuff.

The garage is in the house and constitutes housework, as does handyman work. And, handling the home and family's finances is also housework. So, he does it. He doesn't just merely "help" anymore than you "help" by washing clothes and cooking and such.

But, it's all in how you look at it, I guess. The diminution of male contributions to the household sticks in my craw. Not that you diminish your husband's contributions. Clearly you respect them very much. But, it is very often that I hear men's contributions belittled. SWMBO'd belongs to this discussion group on a social networking site for mothers of small babies. She showed me the discussions there and they seem to very often devolve into male bashing exchanges -- women relating how their husbands or significant others don't do anything of note, and don't pull their weight.

I don't consider yardwork or home maintenance as housework. Most people don't. Cleaning, laundry, dishes, taking out the trash, all that stuff is what most consider housework. My garage is attached to my house, but I don't consider it in my house.

The traditional stuff that men do around the house is not considered housework, so when they do that, but don't do the stuff women traditionally took the lead on, they are told they aren't doing anything or not pulling their weight.

I could see that being true if both are working full time jobs and the wife is the one taking care of the kids and all the housework. Especially if they don't have to keep up the yard, like my house or an apartment.

[Coito ergo sum]

"checks"


I don't usually mind most American bastardisation of English but that one makes me

It isn't an "American bastardization." The spellings check, cheque and checque were used interchangeably beginning in the 17th century. Beginning in the 19th century, however, the Brits adopted the French spelling, which is the cheque version.

I'm going to start writing Czechs.

Would you mind asking them if the Slovaks should still be considered Czechs? Back in the day, we had Czechoslovakia, and we could call them all Czechs. Now we have the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But, do we call the Slovaks "Czechs" still? Or, did they just stop being Czechs when the country split? One day they were Czechs and the next day Slovaks? How did this work?

Just don't call the Slovaks Czechs, unless you want a black eye.

...makes me think that I was being offensive back in the 1980s, referring to all the Slovaks as Czechs. I mean, they were probably all like, "Hey, we're not Czechs! We're the Slovaks!" And, then people were all like, "fuck you! You're Czechoslovakians! We're not wasting time figuring out which of you slavs are Czechs and which ones Slovaks!" And, then the Slovaks were all like, "yeah well fuck you twice! We're going to break off into a whole 'nother country and you'll have to call us Slovaks then!" And, the rest of the work was like:

[klr]

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Would you mind asking them if the Slovaks should still be considered Czechs? Back in the day, we had Czechoslovakia, and we could call them all Czechs. Now we have the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But, do we call the Slovaks "Czechs" still? Or, did they just stop being Czechs when the country split? One day they were Czechs and the next day Slovaks? How did this work?

Everyone probably had dual citizenship for a while, or something like it.

Anyway, stop trying to avoid the housework, Just look at the state of the carpet. The J. Edgar needs exercising ...

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Just don't call the Slovaks Czechs, unless you want a black eye.

Probably as bad as calling a Scot English.