HUSBAND vs.WIFE-Can you really complain??

[sonew123]

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No spook..its a good list! All the good things they do...I made the list remind myself how good I have it with my DH

 

[beach livin']

HUSBAND:
works 50+hrs a week
mowes grass(we live on less than an acre)
takes out trash(1 bathroom and kitchen bag)
does his own laundry from working-he is a boat builder, so i dont touch his fiberglassy clothes (2 loads)
naps

ME:
works 40+hrs a week
all cooking
all cleaning
all dishes
all other laundry
all shopping
all mothery duties

I would love to be a stay at home mom and home school my child. My job is with the county in adult services, so I carry the responsibility of all medical coverage. So I cant really just up and quit

 

[Deanner03]

We both definitely have our strengths/weaknesses, and generally just try to do what needs to be done when we have the time.
We both work full time.

Dh does morning chores with the animals, and whichever of us finishes work first does evening.
He drops the kids off at daycare in the morning, I pick up in the afternoon.
Whomever is around when it needs it and isn't raining mows, though I do it more often, because his allergies are awful and I like to do it.
We take turns doing baths for the kids
Gardening, etc is done together

I do laundry/lay out the kids' clothes
I cook and do dishes
I do all the grocery shopping
I do 90% of the house cleaning stuff
I do most of the kids' homework, unless it gets over my head (while I am more educated, he speaks French better, and their homework is all in French)
I do bedtime stories
I buy feed
I clean coops/pens. His idea of "clean" and mine are WAYYYYYYYYY different!

He:
Does car maintenance (I can change my oil... but really...WHY!?!?)
Plows/does most of the shovelling
takes out the garbage
Gets the kids out the door in the morning (often no small feat!)
Household maintenance stuff (cleaning gutters, power washing decks/siding, etc)
Builds stalls/pens/coops
Is an amazing Dad
Makes EXCELLENT cake

 

[dainerra]

every time I see this title, I think it says "who complains more..."

 

[Duramaxgirl]

Oh wow this thread sure makes one think.
Hubby
All snow plowing an road cleaning in winter.
20% of yard care he makes rock walls or stuff that requires the tractor.
He works 6-10 hours a day average of 8. he's a contractor.
He does some cooking usually only when I'm pregnant or when he buys dinner out.
He helps me keep my coops clean once or twice a year.
He packs the 80# bags of feed out to the coops (after much nagging) only when I'm pregos
He does most the wood getting although I love to help.
He does a lot with the kids. Watches them for me sometimes. Plays with them in the evenings. Is always teaching them. He does science with them in the evenings. Never ever complains about them.
He sweeps sometimes and he's good at cleaning the counter tops off.
He does 50% of the car care and fixes all my mistakes when I try to work on my suburban.
He builds all my coops happily and doesn't complain. He again fixes my mistakes when I help him.
we do almost everything project wise together.
He's a great leader and gets us up for church every Sunday without fail.
He does nag me a lot about spending which I do to much of...

Almost all Cow care. He likes the cows better then the birds.
My list could go on and on...
Me:
95%+ of all house work cleaning.
90% of all cooking
90% of all school teaching of kids. That's a all consuming job.
50% of car maintenance I do all washing/waxing but its my hobby.
most all of the chicken care but they are my hobby.
I pay the bills mostly .
I mow the lawn mostly he makes sure the lawmower works. He does most weed eating.
I do laundry he hates to.
I earn all my own money mostly for my birds with my birds. He does help a little sometimes.
I'm a stay at home mom so I'm home a lot. But I do run for him for his work. Picking up faxes and paperwork and running tools that he forgets

I pay all his insurance bills which takes a trip to town. I love doing taxes so we do our own and don't have to pay someone to do them for us.
Oh our list looks lopsided

 

[sonew123]

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I lerv me a good cake

 

[Charon]

Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. "Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff."

"We're short-handed, Smith" the boss replies. "I can't give you the day off."

"Thanks, boss," says Smith "I knew I could count on you!"

 

[sonew123]

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Better???

 

[IttyBiddyRedHen]

--->taking notes....scribbles on piece of paper..."Hebrews" .......

 

[Linn Bee]

Not much I can complain about on this thread since I have the PERFECT HUSBAND.

He can do anything. He will do anything. All I need do is ask. My problem is I forget to ask. By the time I remember, my task is done.

Another problem is I tend to offer him out to work for everyone 'cuz he can do anything and make it look easy. My mouth is open before he has time to give me his "Shut up" look that says he doesn't want the job. I keep forgetting that while I know he could have hung the moon, he didn't.

We've been together 43 years. I will admit that it took a lot of hard work for most of those years to get him to PERFECT status. Much of that time was spent telling him he was perfect until he not only believed it, but acted upon it. I wish he had worked as hard on improving me as I did on him. Sigh!

We both work in the yard. We both work on rehabbing houses. We both do woodworking. We have worked together building houses and additions. If asked, he will do anything in the house that needs doing. I have trees in the yard that should be on wheels - he has moved them so often for me. I mentioned that I would like a rose garden some day. That night I came home to a tilled space and two designs for formal rose gardens to choose from.

Despite the fact that He-Is-A-Keeper, I seriously doubt that anyone else on this site would agree with me. That's part of what makes him a PERFECT HUSBAND. . . for me.