And He's One Of The Good Ones!



Last night my husband and I were bathing Crusher and Bam Bam.  I had already put two clean washcloths in the tub.  He didn’t realize I had just put two clean washcloths in the tub, so he put two more clean washcloths in the tub.  If you’re keeping track, and even if you’re not, that brought the grand total of clean washcloths in the tub to four.  I proceeded to spend the next ten minutes while the kids were merrily splashing around explaining to him that he should be more considerate of the laundry. 
 
Yep, I said that.  “You should be more considerate of the laundry.”  Did I stop there?  No.  Once you’ve reached a point in the day where you tell your husband he should be more considerate of inanimate objects, it’s important to keep diving down to explore how low the bottom of that pond actually is.  I continued on.  But please don’t think I was so fatigued and stressed by the end of the day that I droned on and on about laundry.   No, I moved onto the dishes.

From my perspective, if I go to the trouble of braving the aisles of the supermarket (Safeway.com), then put the time and energy into putting a hot meal on the table for my family (peel back foil and serve), then the least my husband can do is tirelessly scrub every particle of food from the dishes before strategically loading the dishwasher according to the blueprint I selflessly taped to the front of the dishwasher. 

I'm sure our communication breakdown was due in part to gender issues.  It is well-documented that men and women harbor inherent differences of biblical proportions.  It is really not my desire to perpetuate stereotypes here.  No, I’m just kidding, it totally is. 

Honestly, Ethan is an amazing husband, but when it comes to his listening skills he sucks eggs.  Literally, when I'm talking, he's sucking eggs.  If he doesn't listen when I talk, how am I supposed to tell him what to do? 

 

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