grade 8

Why do adults sometimes still act like 8th graders? The other day a fellow staff member referred to her period as having her "friend". Another time someone bent their wrist over and wiggled their hand to refer to a person being gay. Both of these things are SO GRADE 8. Just say the word period and just say the guy is gay instead of playing charades. GROW UP!

I am the champion!

The lawn was mowed middle of last week by the man who lives in my house, he also apparently read the chapter in "The Lazy Husband" and completed his regular chores to okay standards.
Let's all say a prayer this lasts!

Cute story:

As my husband and I sit in the audience of Beauty and the Beast a few minutes before it begins, he turns to me and says "So what is this show about?". I say, "Beauty and the Beast, you don't know the story?" He replies " Oh ya, she falls in love with a lion". I thought he used to live in DC, apparently he used to live under a rock.

martyr

This whining will get old, I know! But I am not done yet.
He had a task to go to the county court house (he is there often for work, so this is why he had this task) to apply for a certain discount on property taxes that our mortgage guy told us about. It has been about 6-8 weeks that he had not done it. It was on his chore list AGAIN this week. He finally went, the time period to apply has expired. Had he done it when he was first asked, we would have been fine. I don't know how to react? Nag, scream, explode, implode, smile???What do I do?

Ps. Lawn is still not mowed.

the man that lives in my house

I think the feminist movement has ruined men. I am actually kind of serious. Now-adays men don't do ANYTHING....don't fix anything, don't take pride in yardwork, don't offer to take their wife's car into get fixed...the don't do traditional roles BUT don't do nontraditional roles either. They are laughing all the way to (not the bank that's for sure b/c they don't do the banking either) the couch and watching TV. Maybe I am generalizing but this is based on my own participant observation in my own home. I do boy jobs and girl jobs. Sometimes I feel like a traditional role scenario would be easier on me. I have a minor in women's studies....I am still a feminist, just an angry feminist wife now.

So the experiment begins. The lawn is about one week overgrown. I will not touch it and am waiting to see if/when the man that lives in my house notices or cares or does something. My poor neighbors will suffer looking at it, but I have done it 3 times already this season and am tired of doing 80% of the household chores PLUS yard work.

This experiment is not a trap, I have communicated clearly

- I need more help around the house
- I want him to take some pride in our home and initiate his own chores
- I have left out VERY clear chore lists that are never fully completed by him (these lists are still minimal)
-I have given him The Lazy Husband and marked the chapter that husbands are supposed to read, this was over a month ago and he has not read it yet.

I am on strike, a modifies strike, no lawn, no more chore lists, just a patient protest of not doind EVERYTHING anymore.

I am a volcano.

heroine

www.popcap.com

insanaquarium stupidly addictive.

humble pie

okay so I just googled something he corrected me on (the know-it-all-guy) and he was right....but still, very annoying, tact goes a long way and he needs a little more....if you google that I am sure you will see the I am right!

know

I hate know-it-alls. I am a recovering know-it-all....I would say in the last 5-7 years I have mellowed out and now often hold back from contradicting people or debating everything in the whole world. It used to be important to me to enlighten people, make them aware of things they were neglecting and forcing it on them. Now I care about being good company, and now I really get irritated by know-it-alls. I still think I know a lot...but I usually keep that to myself and open my ears to what other think and say....even if it is stupid. I still take the bait sometimes when a know-it-all is totally contradicting what I say in a condescending manner....I argue back. I did it this weekend - but caught myself and became quiet. Then I was concerned that he thought he changed my opinion or "won" the conversation, not really my problem I suppose.

He is still bugging me, I am still feeling anger over everything he said....I guess my self to-do list has one more thing to work on.