HUSBANDS!!

[trilyn]

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Great advice! This is really true for a lot of guys, I work in construction also and let me tell you, it is amazing how men think! lol Of course, they think the same about us....oh well.

 

[SpringChickens]

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I don't think anyone is saying that wives can't be just as bad as husbands! I personally have a perfect husband (or pretty darn close to it)... guess that means that I am the bad one??

 

[joebryant]

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She shore ain't young, volumptuous, or beautiful, but if she's super-rich... I won't like it, but I'll take 'er.

What are you talking about? She's gorgous. Didn't you know moldy green skin and snow white hair with a hooked nose are all the rage this season? The plastic surgeons can't keep up the damand for hag style nose jobs. Under that make-up she looks just like Tyra Banks....

Well, okay, ... if you're sure she'd be arm candy and a status getter.

 

[old mill poultry]

My dh never understood the chickens and how I got excited over my birds. That is til the day of our massacre from a stray dog we had 2 years ago that destroyed 90%of my flock. I literally cried for a week, I don't think he really knew how much I cared for these birds. Now he just smiles when I say I ordered more eggs or it's hatching day. Occassionally he does call me a crazy chicken lady, but I consider that a compliment.

 

[TheDuckCrew]

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sometimes it takes a tragedy. sorry you lost most of your flock, but at least he came around!

in my opinion, if he/she truly loves you, they love you for every part of you, animal obbessions included.

 

[ginbart]

I think you should spend hours with your DH every Sunday. Stick to him like glue. Talk, talk, talk. That’s what I do to my DH and he finally says’ “ don’t you need to take care of your animals or isn’t there something else you can do” I love to talk when the car races are on.

He really enjoys that.

Or I will make him something to eat and say, now is there anything else I can do for you. He gives me the eye and says no. That’s when I know he can’t say anything about me working with the chickens.

But all in all he's is a good guy and I love him to death. He even helps me with the chickens some times because he's an animal lover too. So I really can't complain.

My DH came home after working about 3 hours. He never has a day off. With race horse's you need to take care of them everyday, anyway, he came home and said. " Well I need to go out and clean the chicken coop." So I went out and helped. Isn't he great?

 

[Boyd]

My wife actually stuck up for me on this very subject to her sister. She pretty much told her that 1. It keeps me busy 2. It doesn't cost a fortune and we're eating healthier food 3. since i am out of work, expanding my hobby is keeping her sane. I'm not bugging her all the time.

So for next weekend we invited sis out for a quail bbq

 

[waibel zoo]

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I don't think anyone is saying that wives can't be just as bad as husbands! I personally have a perfect husband (or pretty darn close to it)... guess that means that I am the bad one??

So here is my thing Yeah my husband works outside the home. I stay home. My running joke with him is I sit around eating my bon bons all day watching soaps.

I only wish. I have 3 kids, 3500 sq feet of home, 5 dogs, 2 cats, 2 big exotic birds, chinchillas, millipedes, and the chickens. Not to mention the yard I try to keep looking gorgeous. On average I do 3 hours of housework a day, and I don't mean dishes and picking up. That's extra. I mean cleaning and organizing. I garden. Now that it is warm I am out planting and digging up what did not make it, fertilizing, picking up dog poop daily, deadheading, trimming, watering, etc. I also make most of the home improvements, such as painting, wood finishing, decorating, fixing walls and all the clean up. Even after his projects. I also do all the shopping: food, clothing, and necessities. I cook almost every night from sratch. Most weekend I make a dessert from scratch also. I don't ask him to do much. On week nights I don't ask anything ususally. Every night he has to help me get the kids to bed, he mows the lawn, and takes out the trash and cleans the cat box. On Sunday he does ususally clean the bird cages for me. Not tomention the kids picking up, dropping off, getting sick, friends coming over, spills, diapers, late nights, early mornings, playing, taking them places and just loving them. I usually don't sit down from 7am-8pm.

He does all the compaling: I spend too much money, and why do we have so many animals. With all I do, shut up already about the animals. They bring me joy. I like them better then I like most people. Not my husband or kids. They always come first. But I a so tired of hearing crap about my dogs and chickens.

 

[gritsar]

Considering I've been married all of two days maybe I should stay out of this discussion.

I do agree that when they complain about too much time, money, attention spent on the critters what they are really saying is spend more time with me!

 

[Boyd]

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