husbands

United States
December 19, 2006 9:51pm CST
my husband is such a dirty slob it gets to me i have 2 very young kids to take care of and he thinks i should pick up after him also.why do guys expect us to be their servents?is that what they believe a marriage is?not only that he believes i should actually just not make him supper but he thinks i should serve it to him to sorry but im not going to do that.I have 2 kids that have to eat they come first so he should get his own plate of food.any advice
5 responses
• United States
20 Dec 06
as far as the food is concerned, fix your plate and sit down and start eating..once he sees you eating, he will probably ask where his is (like men do) thats when you tell him his legs are not broken..as far as the house and picking up after him is concerned, go on strike..take care of your babies and see how long it takes him to see how valuable you are..then you will get an apology..
• United States
20 Dec 06
and I meant to add...the reason why they think we are their "servants" is because they had a mommy once who cleaned up after them..so they think we are to do it too..
@acosjo (1903)
• Canada
21 Dec 06
You know, for argument sake I'm going to say this. Say you were married to me. This is how home life would be. Really, I would actually do this and did but it was never appreciated. I would get home from work and clean up (if there is some cleaning up to do). Not trying to make you feel like you're not cleaning up, but I do this because that was the way I was raised and want to contribute to the relationship/partnership. I would take the kids off your hands and insist you do whatever you like to relax a bit. Then after that, you would do the same for me. Depending on how many kids, we would share responsibility on putting the kids to sleep and I would again make sure the house was spottless (in preparation for tomorrow). I would also be resposible for making sure supper was done on some days during the week so you would not have to do it everyday. After every supper I would wash the dishes & clear the table weather you liked it or not. Then we would have time to ourselves when the kids were asleep and reconnect on how we are both doing. Communication is key! and make sweet love because things are going great. I hope one day we can say this is happening! Good luck to you!
@plasma (673)
• India
20 Dec 06
Yeah, you need to firm while he expects you to do everything. just let him know that you're his equal and can be tough if it demands so, it happens because you have at times submitted to his fancies and now he's taken you for granted. let's hope good sense prevails on him soon. thanks
@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
20 Dec 06
I fix my kids plate first and then I fix his plate. I just do it b/c I want to. He works hard everyday and provides for us. I just do it because I love him. If I didnt want to he would do it himself.
• Pakistan
20 Dec 06
husbands r just like this..:)