“Here’s the list: Clean my coop, stop eating eggs in front of me because that’s pretty messed up, tell my brother to stop yodeling in the mornings because his neighbors have been complaining, and listen to me when I say the sky is falling.”
With any luck, you’ll get over that. My Lady Wife and I had a 47 year relationship, the last 39 of it in wedded bliss (so to speak.) If God hadn’t called her home 6 years ago, I’d be happier. I miss her.
Why are there ‘honey-do’ lists? Because one spouse ignores what goes one around him (and occasionally her) in their shared life and waits till the other spouse ‘asks’ him/her to do it: If Wednesday is trash day, why does one spouse have to remind other to take it out? If the light burns out in the hallway or on the porch, why does one have to ask the other to change it (and then collect the new light bulb from the pantry shelf where they are always kept)? Why does it take one spouse to remind the other that the lawn mower needs attention before the grass comes up in the spring or that the outside water needs to be shut off and drained before the freeze? Why the lists? Because a spouse gets tired of having to ask/tell her/his spouse to do chores that obviously need to be done. Having to ask (then tell) your spouse to do something shifts all responsibility (and blame) to the ‘reminding’ spouse (Why didn’t you tell me they had forecast a freeze for last night?) — and, if the non-doing spouse is lucky, the ‘reminding’ spouse will eventually give up and just do it herself. Of course, often such spouses figure out that, since they have to do everything anyway, they might as well live by themselves and not have to go through the ‘honey-do’ ritual.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
lo and behold, it technically IS the weekend
Zykoic over 5 years ago
Pluggers got it done before being asked but need weekend to made it like she wanted it.
Watcher over 5 years ago
In other words, do the list or you’re sleeping on the couch until they are done.
juncarlo over 5 years ago
Classic response from a plugger: “Yes, dear”.
Caldonia over 5 years ago
“Here’s the list: Clean my coop, stop eating eggs in front of me because that’s pretty messed up, tell my brother to stop yodeling in the mornings because his neighbors have been complaining, and listen to me when I say the sky is falling.”
pdking77 over 5 years ago
The more I read Pluggers, the more I’m glad I’m single.
pathfinder over 5 years ago
With any luck, you’ll get over that. My Lady Wife and I had a 47 year relationship, the last 39 of it in wedded bliss (so to speak.) If God hadn’t called her home 6 years ago, I’d be happier. I miss her.
kjohn4953 over 5 years ago
she didn’t say what weekend!
Breadboard over 5 years ago
Sounds like important visitors are on their way with a deadline on the list :-O
GreenT267 over 5 years ago
Why are there ‘honey-do’ lists? Because one spouse ignores what goes one around him (and occasionally her) in their shared life and waits till the other spouse ‘asks’ him/her to do it: If Wednesday is trash day, why does one spouse have to remind other to take it out? If the light burns out in the hallway or on the porch, why does one have to ask the other to change it (and then collect the new light bulb from the pantry shelf where they are always kept)? Why does it take one spouse to remind the other that the lawn mower needs attention before the grass comes up in the spring or that the outside water needs to be shut off and drained before the freeze? Why the lists? Because a spouse gets tired of having to ask/tell her/his spouse to do chores that obviously need to be done. Having to ask (then tell) your spouse to do something shifts all responsibility (and blame) to the ‘reminding’ spouse (Why didn’t you tell me they had forecast a freeze for last night?) — and, if the non-doing spouse is lucky, the ‘reminding’ spouse will eventually give up and just do it herself. Of course, often such spouses figure out that, since they have to do everything anyway, they might as well live by themselves and not have to go through the ‘honey-do’ ritual.
choo choo willy over 5 years ago
I could get it done if you would quit adding 2 to the list every time I get 1 done.