Do you want to know why your wife looks so tired? Why her fuse is so short and why she is kind of “stomp-ey” when you get home from work? It’s not really that big a mystery. Nope, not rocket science. And truthfully, it’s not even your fault. It’s just the reality of the crush she sometimes feels of the repetitiveness, of the crap, that is weighing down her every day and making her want to pull her hair out. Let’s save the women and Mama’s of the world a grown-up temper tantrum and just get this off our chest shall we? Here are the things making the Mama’s of the suburbs just a wee bit insane today:
- When you take off your underwear and hop in the shower. Put those dirty undies IN the laundry basket
- Do not leave laundry IN the washing machine until it turns into some kind of science experiment. If you start a load of laundry, just finish the damn thing. Wash. Dry. Fold. Maybe even put it away. It’s not that complicated.
- Dishes belong IN the dishwasher. Not on the counter on top of the dishwasher!
- If the dishwasher is full. EMPTY IT!
- If the milk bag is empty. RE-FILL it!
- When you leave a room TURN OFF the lights.
- Notice the printer is out of ink? TELL SOMEONE. There is no magic ink fairy? How do you think this stuff gets replaced?
- Finish the roll of toilet paper? RE-PLACE it!
- Notice the fridge is always full of food, and most nights there is some kind of plan for dinner? (most nights) The occasional thank you would go a long way.
Simply be mindful, be sweet, lend a hand and maybe make dinner now and again. You’d be surprised how far a little kindness, a dance in the kitchen, the shock of an empty dishwasher might go.
Mwah…love you.
XO
So true and not so hard really.
Yup,certainly well done!
Well that’s the truth,it’s a never ending story!
I loved this post and it is all so very true. How about when only one of a pair of socks comes out of the machine and you search around in there for the second one, no luck. Then you find it on the floor in the bedroom! At least my kids eventually manage to fold the tops of socks together so they always went in as a pair. 4 of my 7 have kids of their own now, payback time. However, when I see all they do in their own homes including cooking and baking I’m astonished I have no idea where they got that from, certainly not from home. 🙂
Well done. This generally covers a lot of the complaints from my house – one difference is that for some reason my hubby is inable to put dishes, etc. back where they came from. It drives me up the wall because I will go to get something and it is not where it is supposed to be – instead it is jammed into some ridiculous corner of a cupboard that just does not make sense or even fit! There, done!
very nice list