*sigh* I'm loosing my touch. (Warning: Hi-jacked by Em)

[Spookwriter]

When my in-laws finally retired, they ate out every meal.
Three times a day.

Her ideal of a holiday meal involved eating at Holiday Inn.

 

[oldrooster]

When my in-laws finally retired, they ate out every meal.
Three times a day.

Her ideal of a holiday meal involved eating at Holiday Inn.

Spook, my father had family that was almost as bad while they cooked at home, they bought groceries 3 times a day 7 days a week (or if the store was closed on sunday morning or on a holiday they did buy ahead for one day or meal) very little food on the shelves at home. But then again they lived at the time 3-4 blocks from the store, but seriously why would you want to walk or drive that distance every time you get hungry and want to fix a meal?????

 

[Spookwriter]

After my mother in laws death, I bought dad his
first coffee maker.

And showed him how to make his own coffee in
the mornings.

Their routine had been to wake up, dress and go to
McDonalds for breakfast.

Lunch was fast-food and supper was a steakhouse.

Soda pop was in the fridge...two whole fridges full of
pop. But a coffee during the day meant going out.

Spook...who loved them anyway.


Now Barb's grandma...just the other way. Anytime you
stopped by, she set a meal out. Big meal. And cook...
that woman could cook.

 

[Tanichca]

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[oldrooster]

After my mother in laws death, I bought dad his
first coffee maker.

And showed him how to make his own coffee in
the mornings.

Their routine had been to wake up, dress and go to
McDonalds for breakfast.

Lunch was fast-food and supper was a steakhouse.

Soda pop was in the fridge...two whole fridges full of
pop. But a coffee during the day meant going out.

Spook...who loved them anyway.


Now Barb's grandma...just the other way. Anytime you
stopped by, she set a meal out. Big meal. And cook...
that woman could cook.

My dad's brother would have lived like your in-laws if he didn't do the cooking and cleaning, he held a Job for 50 or 60 years and payed the bills cooked and cleaned and his wife rarely held a job but even tho she was technically a housewife she was more like a baby sitter for the kids, she took little responsibility over anything other than the children's care while they where young and most of the shopping of clothes and household goods. and after the kids where out of the house she became involved with clubs and other things outside of the home and still never washed a dish, swept a floor, or anything else. a few months before his death she had him to show her where the wills insurance and checkbook was located and he made a list of everything they owned (stocks bonds car titles and such) and where they were located and who the insurance and bank accounts were and the policy/account numbers. and left it in that drawer, and showed her how to write a check! after his death the kids had to sort the stuff out because she was clueless on doing anything about the stuff, one daughter stayed with her a few weeks and then drove back and forth on the 6 hour one way trip every other weekend to write checks and help show her how to clean stuff she wasn't use to cleaning and even had to take personal time off work to be there to meet repairmen. after about a year of that she told her siblings either one of them had to start doing that or have mom sell her house and move in with them they never liked either idea (she never got along with any of her children in laws and out of 5 kids only got along with 2 of them most of the time and not often with the others and all of them lived further away) they redily agreed tho to let her take their mom in and sell the house.

 

[Bunnylady]

I know a lady that is a very successful businesswoman. She does not cook. She eats every meal out (in a town with the highest ratio of restaurants to people in the state, I reckon there are a lot like her). She also has one of them-there "trophy husbands." He's a very nice guy, but when he said, "You can cook?!" it scared me half to death!

 

[sourland]

Sour does the cooking. She cooked the first 25 years - we survived. I took over, and for the next 25 (almost) - we thrived. What will we do for the next 25? Am I one of them-there "trophy husbands"?

 

[Wisher1000]

No doubt, Sour, no doubt.......

 

[sourland]

WISHER! I detect sarcasm in your voice.

 

[Wisher1000]

Not at all! I was completely sincere. Sorry.