Don't tell the wife, I'm growing fodder in the 2nd bathroom!

[21hens-incharge]

Housekeeper, chef, babysitter, school teacher, accountant, uber driver... HEY! Why am I broke all the time? I should be rich!

You forgot nurse, personal shopper, therapist, and general assistant.

Have you submitted a bill?

I know if I did there would be much laughter.

 

[MROO]

You cant taste it, but does make food & drinks black, which of course is why she buys it.

...Teenagers.

COOL! That's great to know! DD has snack for the next 4H meeting. It's a dairy club, so we planned to bring ice cream. Guess what color our chocolate syrup's gonna be!

 

[MROO]

I won't tell your wife about your fodder if you don't tell my husband about the hundreds of meal worms I had in the house.... (the bugs are gone now, they are at the farm in the well house)

Mine are currently in a lovely, antique pasta bowl filled with oatmeal and apple slices. It "lives" (pun intended!) on my kitchen counter. It's an awful lot of fun when company comes over!

 

[MROO]

You forgot nurse, personal shopper, therapist, and general assistant.

Have you submitted a bill?

I know if I did there would be much laughter.

And veterinarian, tailor, party planner and social director. We can go on forever. One of the major magazines (I wish I could remember which one ... it's probably in my attic somewhere) did an article on the value of a stay-at-home Mom. Her salary, back in the 70's or 80's, was up in the six-digit range ... close to $200K!

 

[room onthebroom]

Mine are currently in a lovely, antique pasta bowl filled with oatmeal and apple slices. It "lives" (pun intended!) on my kitchen counter. It's an awful lot of fun when company comes over!

Worms in the kitchen are just gross... Worms in vintage pasta bowls is complete sacrilege! You should empty the worms from this bowl that you obviously don't love & send it to me immediately.

 

[MROO]

Worms in the kitchen are just gross... Worms in vintage pasta bowls is complete sacrilege! You should empty the worms from this bowl that you obviously don't love & send it to me immediately.

I LOVE my pasta bowl! It's an old family heirloom. It's badly damaged and was about to be begrudgingly tossed out when I rescued it a few years back. It's too big to fit in my china cabinet and too pretty not to display - and really, the only way anyone would see that there are mealworms in it is if they were to go rooting around my kitchen before I have a chance to prep them. If they're that nosy, they deserve the surprise they'll get! Still ... I'm not sure my mother will ever forgive me ... not for using the bowl in such an unorthodox manner, she's okay with that. She does, however, take issue with my not warning her before she picked up the bowl again ...

 

[gtaus]

Mine [mealworms] are currently in a lovely, antique pasta bowl filled with oatmeal and apple slices. It "lives" (pun intended!) on my kitchen counter. It's an awful lot of fun when company comes over!

That's just way cool.

I am getting more interested in trying to grow some mealworms. Any advice on where to start, links, etc...? Do you have to buy starter mealworms, bugs, or whatever?

 

[21hens-incharge]

That's just way cool.

I am getting more interested in trying to grow some mealworms. Any advice on where to start, links, etc...? Do you have to buy starter mealworms, bugs, or whatever?

I think first you must choose a bowl of proper quality and decoration. I like the clear one for it's entertainment value.

https://www.wayfair.com/keyword.php?keyword=italian+pasta+serving+bowls

 

[Barbs Girls]

@Fishkeeper, I love your youthful optimism on relationships and marriage. Maybe the younger generation has better expectations from their partners. But, since you asked so many questions, I will attempt to answer them from my point of view....

"If you're unhappy with how much space you get to work in, (not unhappy, just need to "borrow" a little space in the bathroom for a few months this winter)

and you're hiding something from her because you think or know it's going to make her unhappy, (the thought of her letting me do this would bother her more than me)

I'm not so sure things are working out well for you. (Well, maybe, but then it has not worked out well for us for 31+ of marriage).

Two reasonable adults should be able to come to a solution that would leave both parties satisfied. (I never said we were reasonable adults, I only stated we were married).

Think of it this way: is she going to be more upset if you politely ask her if you can grow chicken feed in the bathroom, (Yes)

or when she finds out that you've hidden something from her because you think she's going to be unreasonable about it? (She will probably be upset, but if I am forced to remove the fodder tower, then she will consider it a win for her and be even more happy as she put me back in my place.)

Would you like to have her hiding things from you instead of asking you about them?" (Oh goodness, that happens all the time and I pretend not to notice.)

So, there it is. If/when I get caught in this transgression, I now have a list of excuses to offer thanks to the feedback from the good people here on BYC forums. In the end, if the excuses fail me (most likely), I will have to tote the fodder tower back out into the garage and it will probably cost me a make up dinner date with the wife at our favorite restaurant. Another win for her. That will make her happy.

And I will be forgiven until my next nefarious caper.....

For those of us with many years of marriage under our belts, we do this kind of thing all the time! Like my husband always says...let me guess... it was on “sale” or we “needed” it??? Or I say... let me guess... you have another “great “ idea!!! A large part of a successful marriage is playing the game and knowing that in the end... you will both get what you want within reason because you care enough to realize it really makes the person you love most in the world happy!
That said... I would go with... OMG you are not going to believe what I did!!! I am so excited to see if this works!!! Can you imagine how happy the girls will be with fresh fodder all winter! I’ll take care of everything!!! (My husband would use this and quite often he is right!!) Have a great time!!

 

[room onthebroom]

For those of us with many years of marriage under our belts, we do this kind of thing all the time! Like my husband always says...let me guess... it was on “sale” or we “needed” it??? Or I say... let me guess... you have another “great “ idea!!! A large part of a successful marriage is playing the game and knowing that in the end... you will both get what you want within reason because you care enough to realize it really makes the person you love most in the world happy!
That said... I would go with... OMG you are not going to believe what I did!!! I am so excited to see if this works!!! Can you imagine how happy the girls will be with fresh fodder all winter! I’ll take care of everything!!! (My husband would use this and quite often he is right!!) Have a great time!!

I hadn’t thought of the “I’m so excited, aren’t you happy for me” approach. That’s brilliant!

Roo, have you considered writing a mealworm article?