$138,000.00 Ladies! $138,000.00!!!!

[Chickenaddict]

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I mowed the lawn once on the riding lawn mower. I had short grass and tall grass. My DH won't let me mow anymore. I don't understand it. I love to mow the lawn.

And the pvc pipe:
Now see I’m a little tricky, I would see if I could get free estimates and put them on the table, when he ask, what’s this, I would say someone should be coming in about two weeks to fix it.

He would be working on it by days end because he wouldn't want to spend the money to get it fixed by someone else.

Great idea!!! but we can't afford to have anything fixed here by a contractor so that would be me fixing it lol. I blame his mother for the way he is because he was an only child and spoiled rotten but she blames me for continuing to do everything around here. Our tv died so we took the one out of the basement and put it upstairs and he took the "big tv" and placed it on the living room floor and put the one from the basement on the entertainment stand.... that dead tv spent 2 weeks on the floor and everyday i asked him to get rid of it. I realize not all men are like this but mine is and altho i love him very much it gets really old trying to be bob vila and holly homemaker as well as working my butt off. Calgon take me away!




ETA: Boy i wonder what it would feel like coming home to a clean house with dinner on the table and me not having to do a darn thing.

 

[werblessd1s]

I ran across this:

The Value of Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
by: Cyndi Roberts

All you stay-at-home moms can take heart! A recent newspaper article stated that in the USA there are about 5.4 million moms opting to stay home and care for their children rather than going outside the home to work.

But just because mom isn't bringing home a weekly paycheck doesn't mean she isn't contributing to the family's finances. As we all know, some of the hats we moms wear are: chauffeur, cook, housekeeper, nurse, chief financial officer, child care worker, and many others!

In today's world, the value of all these jobs, on a 24/7 basis would be worth a yearly salary of over $100,000!

If mom went back into the workforce, many of these jobs would need to be done by someone else, at a considerable cost. So the work of being a Stay-at-Home parent does provide a high financial value. And that doesn't even take into consideration the non-financial benefits that families reap!

--Every day we make deposits in the memory banks of our children!--

 

[wegotchickens]

On the sign at church last week:

"No man was ever shot while doing the dishes."

 

[FutureChickenMan]

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Do you know, we all love our husbands. We just sometimes need to vent because maybe we had a hard day and we're tired.

I would love to see the husbands get on here and complain about us ladys. Maybe we could fix some of the things we do wrong. But I don't know what that will be, we are almost perfect, no just kidding.

OH MY, I think I know what STHU means. Not nice.

Won't happen.

1. We know better than to do such things.
2. The retaliation of the women on this board would make your head spin.

Marriage is to build each other up, not tear each other down. (in public or private)

And yes, STHU does mean shut the h*ll up. Like I said, these kinds of threads push my buttons. Men get beat down enough every night on prime time, in the media and on the streets, what message is that sending to our boys?

Think about it, if we harp all the time that men are irresponsible, lazy, stupid, etc etc what will they grow up to be? I think you get the point.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

I agree with a lot of what FutureChickenMan is saying. It IS harmful for young boys to hear male bashing and it is hurtful to husbands as well. My mother hates men. ALL men. She claims to adore my children which makes no sense to me, I have 3 boys. I have spent the past 11 years reminding her that every time she bashes men in front of my children she is telling them they have nothing to look forward to but a future of worthlessness. I am finally noticing tiny specks of occasional progress but not a lot.....and it bothers me. However, there are some men (and there are some women) who need a good hard kick in the rear. For THOSE, a thread of this sort might be what they need. A wake-up call to help out and do their part.

 

[tntstanifer]

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My sentiments exactly!

 

[themoorethemerrier]

Do we get extra for stubborn potty trainee's? I have three girls, ages just 4, almost 3 and 1 1/2. Two have shared in 10 "poopy" parties... If you have ever went in to wake up your napping babes, and were hit in the face by a terrible smell then you know what a poopy party is. I can even describe it; it'll make people sick!

I love my hubby. God loves me and allows him to work near home so he has been able to rush home to his pregnant wife in hysterics because she can't stop throwing up to scrub the poo of the pink walls and kitchen set...

K Moore

 

[FutureChickenMan]

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eek.. finger painting with poo.. ours aren't to that age yet. Guess I'd better pick up some gloss paint and some TSP in preparations. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[themoorethemerrier]

I invested in a spray bottle and liquid dish washer detergent with bleach. Then all the skin peeled off of my hands. One would be wise to wear rubber gloves.

 

[WriterofWords]

Stay at home mom's are priceless, I never got to be one of them since I've been single since about 6 weeks after my son was born. I think for single mom's that have home duty, plus bringing home the "bacon", plus going to school, plus helping raise other's kids, etc. etc. there ought to be a special box on our income tax forms that says: Exempt from taxes, send this woman a big check!
I may not be happy with my ex husband, Steven's father, and he may be worthless, but I keep my opinion to myself around my son. He is forming his own opinion of him and at 16 he's pretty much figured out why he isn't in the picture anymore, he's a smart kid.
On the other hand gentlemen,,,
Please stop telling your daughters to be careful and not end up like their mothers. Stop telling them that they don't want to be like their mothers that have to work all the time and then tell them we are out there screwing around and partying all the time.
Please stop making us out to be horrible and mean and nasty because we want you to uphold your end of the bargain when it comes to child support.
Please stop telling them and the sons, that you don't owe us anything, the money belongs to the child; no it doesn't. Support is exactly what it means, to help support the child, feed the child, clothe the child, ensure the utilities are on and running, that there is a vehicle that is properly maintained to safely transport that child.
I know paying child support just drives some men nuts and they refuse to do it, feeling that they are just supporting the ex-wife. Stop and think about it though... Does it truly matter whose name is on every dollar bill that goes to the electric company? There is so much more involved in supporting your child than buying them video games and consoles,, and no that doesn't fall under child support that falls under gifts.
Be nice to each other, is it really so hard?