Organize & Clean
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Foxfire35858201 09:47:52 PM Jan 19 2008
It just amazes me how some of these women cannot get help from their children. I raised two children who are now grown and believe me, they helped. They did not argue with me because I would not put up with it. I never did make threats to them because they knew if I said something that was the way it was. Now it is not to say that every now and then they would try me to see if I had a "weak spot" which I didn't. My kids have thanked me for making them do their chores. Yes I am a child of the 50's but we also had a farm and a business so everyone was busy. Ladies get your kids moving. They can be responsibile for their own rooms and help in other ares. If they do not do what you ask then you do not do for them. Hey who is the parent.? Housework is not just for women, it is for everyone who lives in the house. This means husbands too.
Shabbypink123 07:16:15 PM Jan 19 2008
I have a once a month cleaning service, but the rst of the time I'm stuck doing everything after working umpteen hours a day, umpteen days a week while my husband sits on his behind. Not to mention my 6 year old runs the other way when I ask her to "help" mommy.
Secreatdandi 05:56:39 PM Jan 19 2008
So let's see - "Women" can clean the coat closet while waiting for the car pool. How nice and 50's is that? What do the men do? First, they're not waiting for the carpool. They've already driven off to their work. Set aside 2 hours each week for cleaning, or 20 mins a day, etc. I work 8-9 hours a day, come home, feed 22 horses, make dinner, feed the dogs, do the laundry, while hubby. who I love dearly and have for over 30 years, exercises his thumb switching stations on TV, and making sure that the couch cushions don't float away. So geez, why should I get upset????????? And as for the line about "ENlist the older kids" - I haven't laughed that hard in years. Do the people who wrote this even HAVE kids? My kids could walk around, over, through, and under a mess and never see it. Then try to get them to help? Funniest thing I've heard in years.
I'm sorry if this offends some men. Yup, there are men out there who clean and help around the house. I just don't personally kn
o0zena0o 02:51:40 PM Dec 30 2007
I agree with BrandyRay. It is ridiculous to direct this at women. I got news for all the men in the world... If I am out busting my tail making a living, then me and you are BOTH the housekeepers, buddy! This isn't the 1950's, we're older and wiser now. Women no longer have to live up to the wonder-woman expectation. Our job is not to keep house and raise the children anymore. It is ours and our man's to WORK, keep the house, and raise the kids TOGETHER. I don't know about you gals, but I don't worship my husband as a god and think that I should take every moment tending to and making sure he is happy and not disappointed with my cooking and cleaning. Hello, AOL! We do this TOGETHER nowadays! Sorry men! You don't get to lay around in your recliner and watch football or read the paper while we tend house and do your friggen laundry and pick up your beer cans! I broke my husband of this in the beginning. Unfortunately, this wasn't easy, because his mother had perpetuated this ancient rul
FUNtime899 12:57:16 PM Dec 30 2007
Good Housekeeping IS geared to mostly the woman, i agree. And cleaning IS geared mostly to the women, only because they have no tolerence for a messy home. As a man and husband, i can walk right by a mess and not even notice it, same with the kids... My wife just says, "ok...who made this mess?? Come clean it up!". Thats delegating the chores... Who makes the mess, cleans it up... Otherwise, she's stuck with it...and thats not a fair way to be with someone you love...
BaileyStar1014 11:52:38 AM Dec 30 2007
I want my house clean, but I do not want to have to clean it every day. Thanks for the cheats, AOL.
usareality2 11:42:00 AM Dec 30 2007
my comment is this... how do i get my family to clean up after themselves? including my wife.
