Men...Sound Familar?

[Shoshanna]

One day my housework-challenged husband decided
to wash his Sweatshirt...

Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room,
he shouted to me, 'What setting do I use on the
washing machine?'

'It depends,' I replied.
'What does it say on your shirt?'

He yelled back, ' OHIO STATE ! '

[Jayne]

Oh..dear..you don't want to ask!

An entirely different Species! I'm attempting to raise one by myself..what a CHORE!

I laugh at all those "men" jokes..and am living them...Open the Frig..WHAT is there to EAT? HELLO??

Are my clothes clean? HELLO? Did you put them in the laundry basket?

You didn't say that! HELLO? When did you last clean out the wax from your ears?

gotta love them..I suppose??



:)

jmo

J

[HansieDZ]

One day my housework-challenged husband decided
to wash his Sweatshirt...

Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room,
he shouted to me, 'What setting do I use on the
washing machine?'

'It depends,' I replied.
'What does it say on your shirt?'

He yelled back, ' OHIO STATE ! '

I LOVE this and...
I love men!
They're different but wonderful in their own way :)
Yes,their brains are wired differently,but it's a rather direct circuit. They are pretty easy to figure out and I love their simplicity. There's little "second guessing" with men....they are pretty much what they appear to be.

Yep,it wouldn't be the same without 'em!

[HANNAH ROSE]

I LOVE this and...
I love men!
They're different but wonderful in their own way :)
Yes,their brains are wired differently,but it's a rather direct circuit. They are pretty easy to figure out and I love their simplicity. There's little "second guessing" with men....they are pretty much what they appear to be.

Yep,it wouldn't be the same without 'em!

Ugh, I long for the days of female roommates when we had our own spaces and kept the common areas clean. After a few years of marriage and constantly trying to keep the house spic and span I gave up. I just couldn't keep up with the food, plates, soda bottles left on the counter, the knee-deep piles of clothes, shoes left wherever, belts, socks, and the paper.... receipts kept for EVERYTHING,

I have a baby boy and I'm intent on teaching him how to clean up and take care of himself without Momma following behind him. I know.. good luck, right? But I hate the thought of his future wife blaming me for her messy husband. :cursing:

[luvmyboys]

I love my dh to death....but i laughed when i saw this thread and felt compelled to comment.

The one thing that drives me nuts is when:

dh goes into the pantry and says something like "where's the sugar" and I'll say in the pantry, then he say's where in the pantry and i reply 2nd row, 3 bag, next to the 4th box of cereal.......another words LOOK IN THE DAM PANTRY!!!! It's in no particular order!!! GEEZZZZZZZZZZZ:cursing:

[HANNAH ROSE]

I love my dh to death....but i laughed when i saw this thread and felt compelled to comment.

The one thing that drives me nuts is when:

dh goes into the pantry and says something like "where's the sugar" and I'll say in the pantry, then he say's where in the pantry and i reply 2nd row, 3 bag, next to the 4th box of cereal.......another words LOOK IN THE DAM PANTRY!!!! It's in no particular order!!! GEEZZZZZZZZZZZ:cursing:

:laugh:

Where are my keys/wallet/sunglasses..? Hm, well, since you put them all in a different random place every time you walk in the door... you got me! I stopped helping him look.

[luvmyboys]

:laugh:

Where are my keys/wallet/sunglasses..? Hm, well, since you put them all in a different random place every time you walk in the door... you got me! I stopped helping him look.

oh yes, that's always a given!! where's this, where's that....geezzz who helps us, noone!

[beespence]

since we're on .....my husband does/doesn't do kick.....my husband will SWEAR to you that he does the dishes 50% of the time....mind you he fills the sink with hot soapy water 75%of the time ... it doesn't constitute "doing the dishes".....50% of the time....:rolleyes:

[Rucky*Ron]

No cute stories to share.

My DH left this world 9/3/2001.
He was great.

Never will I have another.
I'm not looking for a full time job.... because that's ALL men are. :laugh:

[Jayne]

No cute stories to share.

My DH left this world 9/3/2001.
He was great.

Never will I have another.
I'm not looking for a full time job.... because that's ALL men are. :laugh:

Oh..Rucky.....I'm so sorry.

God Bless your DH..I'm sure he's watching out for you.

Jayne

[HANNAH ROSE]

No cute stories to share.

My DH left this world 9/3/2001.
He was great.

Never will I have another.
I'm not looking for a full time job.... because that's ALL men are. :laugh:

I'm sorry, too. As much of a PITA my DH can be I'd be devastated if I lost him.

I mean, where else will I find someone who's definition of "cleaning the kitchen" is piling all of the dishes in the sink for me to wash later? :rolleyes: Regardless of the fact that the dishwasher is, oh, RIGHT THERE!

[birdwatch]

Ugh, I long for the days of female roommates when we had our own spaces and kept the common areas clean. After a few years of marriage and constantly trying to keep the house spic and span I gave up. I just couldn't keep up with the food, plates, soda bottles left on the counter, the knee-deep piles of clothes, shoes left wherever, belts, socks, and the paper.... receipts kept for EVERYTHING,

I have a baby boy and I'm intent on teaching him how to clean up and take care of himself without Momma following behind him. I know.. good luck, right? But I hate the thought of his future wife blaming me for her messy husband. :cursing:
Stay at it - it will work and its definitely worth the trouble. My grandsons are teenagers and are quite tidy and they like things clean - will even take the trouble to sweep to get dog hair off the hardwood floors. They like to be barefooted in the house and don't like the feeling of dog hairs on their feet. They know mom works and they don't expect her to do everything.
They do their own laundry now and have some basic cooking skills too. Last time I was there we had spaghetti and french bread. The 13 yr old decided to try making a dip for the bread with olive oil and seasonings and it was really delicious.
However I'm looking forward to the day the older one gets his driver's license. He is really directionally challenged - and, like most men, I doubt he will ask for directions. I can see many rescue missions in our future, lol.

[airportwoman]

I'm sorry, too. As much of a PITA my DH can be I'd be devastated if I lost him.

I mean, where else will I find someone who's definition of "cleaning the kitchen" is piling all of the dishes in the sink for me to wash later? :rolleyes: Regardless of the fact that the dishwasher is, oh, RIGHT THERE!

Are you picky about how you want the dishwasher stacked? Some people are.

Just yesterday, I told a story on another board about a woman I work with who sometimes comes home from work at her husband will have dinner ready on the table. If it isn't what she wants to eat, even if the kids want it, she will take the food off the table and make something else. Now get this - she has even thrown cooked food away because she felt he didn't put enough effort into its preparation! If a man did that, it would be called abuse.

[birdwatch]

Are you picky about how you want the dishwasher stacked? Some people are.

Just yesterday, I told a story on another board about a woman I work with who sometimes comes home from work at her husband will have dinner ready on the table. If it isn't what she wants to eat, even if the kids want it, she will take the food off the table and make something else. Now get this - she has even thrown cooked food away because she felt he didn't put enough effort into its preparation! If a man did that, it would be called abuse. What a sad story! That is abuse by anybody - male or female. And she tells people about this? How do people react to such stories from her? If she is the boss - or you can't make a negative comment at work - well I would just walk away crying - that would make a point.
She is a real meanie, isn't she? Can't imagine why he stays.... that is not familiar behavior by a man, is it? I wonder if she abuses him and the the children in other ways.

[airportwoman]

What a sad story! That is abuse by anybody - male or female. And she tells people about this? How do people react to such stories from her? If she is the boss - or you can't make a negative comment at work - well I would just walk away crying - that would make a point.
She is a real meanie, isn't she? Can't imagine why he stays.... that is not familiar behavior by a man, is it? I wonder if she abuses him and the the children in other ways.

I actually think they belong together; too bad they had children. It sounds like the kids are not safe around him; she says they go places with him and come back and say things like "Daddy doesn't make us wear seat belts" or "Daddy didn't make us wear sunscreen", etc. They knew each other for 2 or 3 months when they got married and had their first child less than a year later, so they really didn't know each other.

If she's out in public with her massively obese 7-year-old daughter and tells her no, this daughter will throw herself on the floor and kick and scream at the top of her lungs, and Mommie will say, "Oh, okay, I'll buy it for you if you stop that." But YKW? All her kids' problems are her husband's fault, of course. (snark)

They are definitely the type of people who, when it comes to budgeting, do fun things first and then pay their bills with whatever's left over.

There's another woman in my department who went through a bad patch with her husband a few years ago, and one day she said, "He has to go to the bank after work. I hope a robber comes in and shoots him, so he will be dead." Saying this about the father of her children! If a man said something like that about his wife, he'd be hauled off to jail.

Really, I do work with mostly nice people.

[momof6]

Yikes! Sounds like your husband wasn't raised to respect women. Hopefully you'll do a better job on your son than your MIL and FIL did on your husband.

I disagree.......Different personalities are in play here.....Doesn't mean disrespect.

My husband is sloppy in some areas, but he shows me in other ways how much he respects and loves me.

It's fun seeing how much our husbands are alike. Men are so fun and what you see is what you get. I love that part of them. They don't have to be fakes.

[HANNAH ROSE]

Are you picky about how you want the dishwasher stacked? Some people are.

Just yesterday, I told a story on another board about a woman I work with who sometimes comes home from work at her husband will have dinner ready on the table. If it isn't what she wants to eat, even if the kids want it, she will take the food off the table and make something else. Now get this - she has even thrown cooked food away because she felt he didn't put enough effort into its preparation! If a man did that, it would be called abuse.

I DO stack the dishwasher in a certain way BUT I've learned that I'd rather he PUT the dishes in there then worry about what order they're in. Although... it's a PATTERN and he's a very left-brained kind of person so I don't get it... lol

As for the woman you had the story about I can relate, however, I'd never do that to my DH to that degree. BUT, how many times has he folded the towels or put away dishes or did laundry "his" way and I've corrected him? Lots. So I stopped because what you have to realize is that with anyone if you go behind them and re-do their efforts then they don't see the point in even TRYING to do it anymore.

My SIL used to tell me that when she'd work night shift the only thing she asked of her husband was that he clean and sweep the kitchen at night. Lo and behold she'd get home and clean all of the counters and appliances and sweep the floor again because it wasn't to her standards. Then she couldn't understand why he stopped doing it all together. And this woman has a psychology degree! :confused:

I think it all boils down to the "pick your battles" cliche' but also think of how you would feel if someone was reacting to your efforts in that manner.

[HANNAH ROSE]

Leaving a mess and expecting the woman to clean it all up isn't a personality trait, or if it is, it's a bad one - disrespect.

I think it could be seen either way. Having been married for almost 9 years there are several things that I've discovered:

#1: his mother is the primary guilty party. She did everything for him so he didn't really have to learn how to do it himself.

#2: I'm the secondary guilty party because I'd get so irritated and annoyed that I'd just clean up after him because it was easier than fighting over it.

#3: He doesn't see the big deal about some mess here and there. He just doesn't. So we agreed that unless there's an emergency or I've got some spare time (with an 8 month old) that he does his laundry and I do mine and the household stuff. He takes care of the lawn and pool... ask me how many times we've used the pool this summer. :rolleyes: -- He also normally does the dusting and vacuuming but with me being home now I think I'll take that over when needed.

#4: Eventually you gotta accept that everyone has a different definition of "clean" and as long as things aren't unsanitary or unsafe a little mess isn't going to kill you. It's a heck of a lot easier than having an aneurism every day because things aren't just so.

But.. it doesn't stop me from shaking my head in wonder and then venting about it!:biggrin:

[airportwoman]

My SIL used to tell me that when she'd work night shift the only thing she asked of her husband was that he clean and sweep the kitchen at night. Lo and behold she'd get home and clean all of the counters and appliances and sweep the floor again because it wasn't to her standards. Then she couldn't understand why he stopped doing it all together. And this woman has a psychology degree! :confused:

I know another woman who has a cleaning lady, and will sometimes stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning, cleaning the house, so the cleaning lady won't see her messy house.

I don't get it either.

[HANNAH ROSE]

Glad to hear he does do his part in other areas. Most of your posts give the impression you're not happy with him.

I'm unhappy with some areas but I think it's normal. No more or less than any other woman griping about her husband. IMO

[Spyder88]

I know another woman who has a cleaning lady, and will sometimes stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning, cleaning the house, so the cleaning lady won't see her messy house.

I don't get it either.

:lol:

My friend said the same thing when I suggested he hire a cleaning lady. "Oh, I'd just have to clean before she got here anyway." I was like :confused:

If I had a cleaning lady, she'd be workin' hard for her money, that's for sure. :tongue:

[AJandTam]

No cute stories to share.

My DH left this world 9/3/2001.
He was great.

Never will I have another.
I'm not looking for a full time job.... because that's ALL men are. :laugh:

What?? Rucky Ron is not a dude?? Sorry about your hubs .. you are pretty great yourself. I can say that now, cause now it won't sound like i'm flirting..

. Hubby complains all the time. . Where did my wife put my.. fill in the blank... then goes on a rant about how his wife always loses his stuff.. . He still hasnt' caught on yet.. Ya'll do huh?? :wink: This has been going on for 10 years.

[Pretty Leaf]

Stay at it - it will work and its definitely worth the trouble. My grandsons are teenagers and are quite tidy and they like things clean - will even take the trouble to sweep to get dog hair off the hardwood floors. They like to be barefooted in the house and don't like the feeling of dog hairs on their feet. They know mom works and they don't expect her to do everything.
They do their own laundry now and have some basic cooking skills too. Last time I was there we had spaghetti and french bread. The 13 yr old decided to try making a dip for the bread with olive oil and seasonings and it was really delicious.
However I'm looking forward to the day the older one gets his driver's license. He is really directionally challenged - and, like most men, I doubt he will ask for directions. I can see many rescue missions in our future, lol.

There are these little things called GPS that would be a great present for him when the time comes:biggrin:

[Pretty Leaf]

Ugh, I long for the days of female roommates when we had our own spaces and kept the common areas clean. After a few years of marriage and constantly trying to keep the house spic and span I gave up. I just couldn't keep up with the food, plates, soda bottles left on the counter, the knee-deep piles of clothes, shoes left wherever, belts, socks, and the paper.... receipts kept for EVERYTHING,

I have a baby boy and I'm intent on teaching him how to clean up and take care of himself without Momma following behind him. I know.. good luck, right? But I hate the thought of his future wife blaming me for her messy husband. :cursing:

Don't need luck...we set an example in our house with dad and mom doing all the chores.

Now older son in a long term relationship and he cooks and cleans and does the laundry. She loves the idea, bit of a princess but we love her and I keep threatening to teach her how to do the chores.

[witchywoman]

Let me get in where i fit in lol

clearing my throat........AHEMMMMMMMM

I have told my dh a million zillion times,

DO NOT cut my home baked bread on the counter top..
u scratch it up....arggggggggg

I always tell him to use the cutting board for such things, arggggggggggg


I LUVS him tho lol

wait a second, ive idea, what if let him cut bread on counter top? after short while, the scratches will show more n more , then witchywoman will have a excuse to get that granite counter top with back splash that i want so badly!!!!!!!!!!!!


Now i shall leave till 2marrow, all the while snickering with my devious plan lol

nite ya'll, sleep tight!

[Noah]

wait a second, ive idea, what if let him cut bread on counter top? after short while, the scratches will show more n more , then witchywoman will have a excuse to get that granite counter top with back splash that i want so badly!!!!!!!!!!!!


Now you're thinking!! Don't forget to sharpen the knife - we don't wanna wait a long time for that new granite counter top, do we? :tonguewag:

[fastpitch]

My husband likes to cook and does his own laundry. But, I noticed tonight that he brought the recycling back up to the house, that I had already sat by the curb.

I asked him why and he said that he had put insurance papers in there that needed shredded and he didn't know how I did that. (Well, I put them in the shredder, of course.)

So, why did he put them in the recycling? I had to go out there and pull them out and tear off our name and numbers, etc.

[msgatorslayer]

:laugh:

Where are my keys/wallet/sunglasses..? Hm, well, since you put them all in a different random place every time you walk in the door... you got me! I stopped helping him look.

:lol: OMG!! We must be married to long lost twins, Hannah!!!

And I swear, this just happened this morning. Mr. Gator pulls his truck outta the driveway, and then stops. Asks me to grab his sunglasses. I'm looking on his work bench in the garage and I'm not seeing them. He's getting annoyed {I can feel it, lol} that I'm taking to long, or, I'm just not trying. So he comes walking in the garage, starts to look around, and ... his SUNGLASSES ARE ON HIS HEAD!!!!!:rolleyes:

[msgatorslayer]

I have never, ever, misplaced, or lost, my purse or keys.

But once upon a time, I thought I lost my keys. It would be totally outta character for me to do such a thing. That, I knew. But they were missing.

It was days before Christmas. Coming and going to and from the car, into the house, with bags, packages, etc. I went looking through boxes, searching trash, couches, ripping everything apart and I could not find them.

They were missing for 3 days!!!:cursing:

Just as I gave up and excepted that I had lost my keys, I'm by Mr. Gators puter, I look up, and at the top of his desk, are my keys!!!

It all came back to me then!! I bought him a new set of surround sound speakers and he had went to the trunk of my car to get them. Using MY KEYS!!! He tossed MY KEYS on the shelf and went about hooking up his speakers.

HMMMM! He does a real good job of looking for MY THINGS when they are missing doesn't he?:cursing:

[HANNAH ROSE]

Last night I was cleaning up the kitchen before bed and counted how many glasses were on the counter: 4. One was mine that I'd used all day for water. One was his for iced tea when he got home. Another was his for water that he'd had during the evening, and the third was for milk before bed (habit). So in one day I used one glass and in 3 hours he used 3. And guess what? None of them wound up in the dishwasher until I put them there! :w00t:

[bearwds]

Last night I was cleaning up the kitchen before bed and counted how many glasses were on the counter: 4. One was mine that I'd used all day for water. One was his for iced tea when he got home. Another was his for water that he'd had during the evening, and the third was for milk before bed (habit). So in one day I used one glass and in 3 hours he used 3. And guess what? None of them wound up in the dishwasher until I put them there! :w00t:

********************************

Hannah Rose... I luv ya and was so happy for your new kiddo.

Just think of this for a moment though....

Hubby got home from a job. The left-over glasses wasn't a shot glass when he came home, a beer mug for the evening and more shot glasses for bedtime.

You have a dishwasher. Probably a nice kitchen (granite..??), a sweet little one tucked away.

Count those blessings.


bear

[HANNAH ROSE]

********************************

Hannah Rose... I luv ya and was so happy for your new kiddo.

Just think of this for a moment though....

Hubby got home from a job. The left-over glasses wasn't a shot glass when he came home, a beer mug for the evening and more shot glasses for bedtime.

You have a dishwasher. Probably a nice kitchen (granite..??), a sweet little one tucked away.

Count those blessings.


bear

Definitely not a nice kitchen. We did a do it yourself remodel of sorts by painting the hideous cabinets and replacing the counters but the previous owners decided to remove a few upper cabinet doors and CUT the frame to fit a small microwave... just a few of their shortcuts that we have to live with.

Trust me, I'm by no means complaining I just don't understand the thought process of DH and other men is all. Maybe it's just that difference between men and women.

[EvilEyeBall]

Last night I was cleaning up the kitchen before bed and counted how many glasses were on the counter: 4. One was mine that I'd used all day for water. One was his for iced tea when he got home. Another was his for water that he'd had during the evening, and the third was for milk before bed (habit). So in one day I used one glass and in 3 hours he used 3. And guess what? None of them wound up in the dishwasher until I put them there! :w00t:

I'm impressed! The glasses find their way to the counter???????????? In the kitchen???????? Whooo hoooo!

[HANNAH ROSE]

I'm impressed! The glasses find their way to the counter???????????? In the kitchen???????? Whooo hoooo!

Ha! We have a cat with a tendency to knock over glasses so she's trained us to put them in the kitchen. lol