I hate to take out the garbage. When I was single (for many more years than I ever planned) I said there were three things I needed a man to do:
1 - Take care of my car.
2 - Handle the finances.
3- Take out the garbage.
Well, I learned to take care of my own car (including putting in a new catalytic converter) and got really pretty good at managing my finances (including long-term retirement etc.) but I never got to the point where I could take out the garbage unless I absolutely had to (thank goodness for good roommates who did it). Now Phil does the garbages (and actually, the car care and finances too).
What chore do you just refuse to do and who ends up doing it instead of you?
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12 comments:
My husband does the same three, car, money and garbage! Also, to go along with the car, most of the time I have my husband fill my gas tank too. I know that sounds lazy, but it is just so much easier than me constantly doing it with two kids in tow!
i'm so there with you! my hubby started taking out my trash when we were dating and he never went back! i love it! when he moved three months before me, it was all i could do to take it out...at the very very last minute, of course! :)
My hubby does the garbage too. The farthest I will take it is right outside our apartment door. And I rarely ever do that. I take care of all the finances and fill my gas tank if I am alone. But, if we are together, he always does it. My husband is very willing to do stuff, but I wouldn't say there is anything particular that he has to do except the garbage.
My husband usually takes out the garbage, but he's out of town enough that I certainly can't avoid it.
However, I don't think I've cleaned a tub or shower since we got married. I have back troubles and that task irritates them severely. It's the one thing I won't do.
I hate taking out the garbage (it totally makes me gag!). Linz's husband can attest to this... in college, he would often take out our apts trash for us when it was my week to do it!! When Scott was a missionary and would come for dinner appointments, they would always ask what they could do for us, and I always asked them to take out the trash. And now that we are married, Scott takes care of it still!!
The other thing is dishes... I HATE the way my hands smell after doing dishes (the mixture of soap, water and food debris makes me sick!). Scott typically washes any dishes that can't go through the dishwasher.
Ah yes, the dishes! Phil does the dishes. We joke about how I make the mess (I do ALL the cooking) and he cleans it up. A pretty good deal if you ask me!
I don't really refuse to do anything but my husband gets mad if I do trash. He likes to take care of that. I have never offered to mow the lawn. He has basically taken all yardwork upon himself which I am grateful for.
I always take out the garbage. It doesn't bother me too much, and I'd rather put it in the dumpster than have it smelling up our place. I have left it outside the door before for my husband to take out and critters got into it! The chore I hate the most is grocery shopping. It's not just the shopping itself, but making the list (while considering meal options and and going through what we already have), carrying in the groceries in several trips, putting them away, etc. I usually wait until our fridge is completely empty and we have run out of any creative food options to go to the store. I always think, oh we can make it through tomorrow, and when tomorrow comes, oh we can make it till the next day... I don't think this a chore I'll get out of anytime soon though!
We have the "I cook, he cleans" rule too! I love it!!
How the heck do you get your husbands to do anything?! I would love to refuse trash and dishes and many other things but my husband won't do anything!!
My hubby WANTS to help out. We discuss it at FHE every once in a while and decide how to balance his job, home, callings, parenting, etc. We both approach it from the idea that we are working on this together. Phil always says, "same team!" So there is no coaxing or nagging. I love it!
Susan, i think we're between you and bamamama. My husband is great about the things that bother him like the trash but to get him to help with the dishes and other things, I have to do more coaxing. We talk about it as well so that we're on the same page but every once in a while I DO feel like I'm nagging! My toughest chore to get help with is straightening! He says he doesn't know where anything goes and that drives me crazy!
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