The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for March 08, 2022

We have a plan

She may object to that.

And then she uses every single pot and pan to make dinner. You can’t win.

Clever, but it won’t work.

When I was Wilberforce’s age, I would have needed just a bit more motivation. The conversation would have gone as follows.

Aw, dad, how come?

Because you get to help dad with the dishes tonight.

Aw dad, I helped mom with the dishes last night.

Just do it… It builds character.

That is either shrewd or lazy.

So he still has cutlery to wash.

brutus is also trying to work out how to reuse the napkins…

I can’t understand the people that use plastic or paper plates for dishes around the home. I have everyday plates by Corel and they simply rinse off after each use.

it’s my night to do the dishes… everyday… even on my birthday… which is tomorrow. and paper stuff doesn’t help even with my crew. sigh…

To reuse a paper plate you just scrape and then erase.

Siblings took turns doing dishes when I was a kid and if the next day you found 3 dishes that weren’t “Mom” clean than someone had to take an extra day.

Brutus on top of his game!

Brutus gets a Brain Smart jolt from that Caffeine. Thinking Smart or lazy or Wiser?

Neighbor Folks all around me love to use paper products outside. My yard and ditches are witness to their negligence and waste. I wish they would hold their TO DO’s in their kitchen and dining rooms. Some never learn beyond ignorance.

Oh yeah, dads being dads.

When I was 11 my mother told me that washing the dishes became my daily responsibility. Somehow, due to my extreme "clumsiness, I managed to break something almost every day. Less than 1 month later my mother told me to stop doing the dishes. After I was married my wife asked me to wash the dishes and somehow, once again, my extreme clumsiness, I broke a few and she told me to stop. I did buy an automatic dishwasher soon after Sears started carrying them

Just use that gawd awful china Mother Gargle gave you for your wedding. You know, accidents will happen; wet accidents!!!

Good luck cutting that shoe leather she serves with a plastic knife.

He doesn’t sound like a loser to me!

To really not be a Born Loser here, dad should wash and son should dry. Switch as needed. Bonding time. It also goes quicker and makes it more tolerable, even fun. Plus if something isn’t washed well, the dryer just passes it back to be redone.

Why use plates, then, Brutus? Just have Gladys slop the food right on the table and you can eat with your hands. Though I would advise using this technique when Gargle is over for meals; might be easier to get rid of her.

Brutus is now “The Born Winner”, at least for today. You GO, Brutus!!! : )

Smarter than he seems….