Reasoned Debate!

[Glutton4...]

I might draw the line at vet...

They train for longer than a Doctor!

[Glutton4...]

...I even managed to miss my sons birth, not my fault of course SWMBO got the time line all wrong....

And when I left for work that morning at 9am there was no sign of anything going to happen.

Colin

Excuses, excuses!

[Potstubsdustbins]

Well Mothhawk you have just had me and SWMBO holding our arms out checking elbows Spot On. The difference is marked.

Colin learning something new everyday.

[Glutton4...]

hmm, I have thought of something, the 'wielder of the rotavator'- hands up any girlies who can do this job? Even I have to pass on that one.

Hand up! OK reluctantly - the darn things have a mind of their own, and I've known big strong fellas go through a fence whilst wrestling one. They have a 'dead man's handle' all you have to do is let go, and they stop!

[Glutton4...]

You should always crack your nuts prior to jacking the car!

I can crack two walnuts together in my hand, which bears no relevance to changing a wheel, however, it does scare men somewhat

Nutter!

Never tried, as I think my hands are too small. *Trots off to shed where walnuts are stored...

[Glutton4...]

But there's nothing to do around the house except a little bit of hoovering round the tellybox...! Which is what Himself did on Friday and expected a medal for !

We have no end of rows about stuff that needs to be done. In my mind, get the best person for the job, use the skills each person has, work together.
However, Himself will not take direction or help, he will not concede that he can't do something, and he refuses to do those tasks that he deems beneath him (anything slightly "domestic"). He can't work the washing machine, but he can program the Sky box and his iPhone.

He refuses to let me teach him how to cook, he'd rather make a hash of it by himself - which I wouldn't mind if he cleared up after himself, but he doesn't. Last time he heated up something on the hob, he melted a spongey all over the glass (wiping up something very hot with something plastic is going to get messy.)

I put the concrete base around my gh. I unblock the sinks & drains. I fix stuff & mend stuff. I lagged the loft. I sorted out and repaid his £20k credit card debt (and then the £10k bank loan he'd forgotten about).
I can parallel park.

I have good ideas about things, but they're only good ideas when a (male) mate of his mentions them, then they're the best idea since sliced bread.

Sometimes I need a hand, if things are too heavy or too big for me, but he won't help. He'll either do it all by himself and break it, or he'll get a mate to do it. What he won't do is assist me to do it.

I don't mind doing stuff like this, because I'm good at sorting things and I enjoy the challenge. What makes me really really cross is never being thanked or credited. I have to force a thank you out of him, and then he sulks about it for 3 days afterwards.

I can think of no other reason than that my being a competent person, despite being little, blonde female, makes him feel inadequate in some way...? I'm perplexed. He won't discuss it, just gets really cross.

I would say he has very very low self-esteem.

And so he should - have him shot!

[Bren In Pots]

That's why men look so awkward holding a small baby in one arm. Compare elbow joints with arms out straight and fists with thumbs up. A man's elbow joint is vertical (for want of a better description), while a woman's slopes - a natural cradle for a baby.

Just had a go at this and it looks like Mr Pots has women's elbows.

[Glutton4...]

Just had a go at this and it looks like Mr Pots has women's elbows.

Says the woman with a flowerpot head!


Do you have children!?

[Nicos]

Talking about evolution.....
I read the other day that when Neanderthals held their arms straight down by their sides, then they could only point their thumbs forwards or inwards ( touching their thigh)- and not outwards to the side .

I bet not many people knew that either!

[donnakebab]

OH once thought he was doing me a favour by putting a load of washing on. He put it on the boil wash. His wool jumper came out with the body to fit barbie and the arms to fit a giant squid. He's never been there since. Thank God!

Maybe he did it on purpose cos he didn't like the jumper.

[Bren In Pots]

Says the woman with a flowerpot head!


Do you have children!?

and grandkids but they're all too big and heavy for me to even lift now

[Glutton4...]

I count myself extremely lucky, as Mr.G is quite domesticated, as I'm not LOL. Seriously, we both hate household tasks, but we share them, as we both have to live here, so it's fair. We each do what we're better at; I tow the caravan, but he parks it. He cooks, but I wash up. I do the gardening, but he does the heavy/dirty stuff. I point and grunt, and he lugs. He earns the money, I spend it. Teamwork!

[singleseeder]

Talking about evolution.....

I've always marvelled that little boys' arms were just the right length, when held in front of their bodies, to reach................

Very useful for the wall in football too!

Now where's that tin hat we are all sharing at the moment?

[cardiffsteve]

Hey hey!
When did this turn into a hubby/partner bashing thread?

[taff]

I'm perplexed. He won't discuss it, just gets really cross.

because he hasn't got the social skills to have a reasoned argument, because he's been brought up to think women dont do stuff like that, men are the ones in charge, and he's 16 in the head. [and his parents never taught him responsibility]