CC, you and I sound like we work on the same playing field. We both used to work but it didn't feel near as good as things do now and I think we are both happy about it. We also don't fight and we used to argue all the time over who did what and how.
It gets really funny when we are having family get togethers and I hear my brother in law tell his wife that she should quit working so she can cook, clean, have as much fun with her kids, etc...as me. I am the only one in the family without a paying job and I thought I would get a lot of flack for it, but appearantly the flack is flying the other way.

I appreciate a good rant as much as the next person!

Here's the thing. My husband and I have a deal. We knew early on that the best decision for us would be to work towards being a one income family so we could afford for me to stay at home with our children. (Turns out we only got to have one but that's a different story...) Anyway, the agreement is that he does all of the work outside of the home and I do all of the work at home. I'm fine with that as long as he's fine with not acting like my boss. I told him that I have never come into his office, asked for a progress report and then proceeded to tell him how to do his job. He understands but still has a hard time controlling the urge.

The joke is we split the responsibilities 50/50 - he makes all of the money and I spend all of the money. So far, I'm working hard to keep up my end of that!!!

by the way, all my clothes are clean, my boys clothes are clean and the towels have been done. BUT THERE IS A HUGE PILE OF HIS CLOTHES JUST LAYING THERE IN THE SAME SPOT WHERE HE TAKES THEM OFF. This strike will be interesting. i'm not going to cave...

CC - please do not unpack those boxes. Shawn - cover your eyes. I am on a men bashing roll right now. My husband has said the exact same thing to me and tells me all the time that I would rather be doing something for the PTO vs cleaning or something at the house. YEP. Because I'm the only one who does it.

Ok, I'm done, again...

Shawn - thanks for the poem and the website. He has told me that he was going to take them to the dry cleaners, but they just pile up and they get in my way. So I clean them just like I do mine. All my clothes are supposed to be dry cleaned, but I refuse to spend that money. Especially when I can wash on delicate and hang to dry in my laundry room...i don't have a clothes line!!!

ScottMom - I am the same way. If I can't do it good enough for you...by all means, you do it.

Ya'll have a great day! i'll be back later tonight. [img]smile.gif[/img]

EWWWWWW--low blow using the PTO challenge....I'd leave one box on his side unpacked on purpose. :0....

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PTOCES - I watched my mom struggle and slave over my dad's military clothes my whole life. As soon as I could afford it I started taking everything I could to the dry cleaners. Now, I really only wash jeans, tshirts, socks, underwear and towels. I still manage to mess that up sometimes but nobody cares.

dlf - enjoy your husbands attention and take full advantage of it because you will be paying for it forever! Five years from now he'll ask you for something, you'll say no and he'll remind you that there was a time when he wiped your **** for you, single handedly ran the home and took care of you, hand fed you, took care of a newborn baby and his mother-in-law (who was supposed to be there to help but was really no help at all.....) "Don't ask me how I know." (~Bobby Pinson)

Shawn - I know you've heard the new Five For Fighting song 65 Mustang. It's a love song for a car!!! It's the coolest. The CD is worth the price just for the awesome pics of the car. Check out www.fiveforfighting.com/ I understand the sentiment. My husband bought a terrible CD just for the song Hemi Barracuda, which is an hysterical song and runs through the background of our Sorcerer Buildup video. BTW - '65 was a great year for everything, not just cars!

I have an ambitous goal. By the end of this week I will have NO MORE BOXES! My husband threw down the ultimate challenge: "If this were a PTO project, it'd already be done." He really knows all of my buttons and just how to press them.