We have 50 people coming over and my husband is vacuuming the unfinished basement...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That no one will see. There are 100 other things that we need to do. Very typical of him. Truly the smartest moron I've ever met.

and you're posting on DCUMs!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait - is my DH cheating on me with you? This is soooo him in a nutshell. This morning the baby was freaking out b/c she was hungry and I asked him to grab a bottle that was already prepped in the fridge. 10 minutes later I finally go downstairs and he is cleaning all the dishes/bottle stuff from the previous night before coming back up. Baby is crying this whole time. And now he is already running behind for work. He's a walking time management fail - but he is trying to be so helpful so I mostly just keep my mouth shut!

I would have a huge probkem w this since you specifically asked him to hand the baby the bottle. Or feed DC. He should not get a pass on this. Loser!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have the same situation with my spouse. The kicbker is that he is almost always the one to invite people over since having virtually all preparation dumped on me is not something I enjoy.

Your own fault. Next time tell hime he has to do all the prep. I bet things change.

[Anonymous]

This is my husband too. His life would be much easier if he followed my priority list. Don't even get me started about how he "prepares" for vacations.

[Anonymous]

My DH does this shit all the time.

We don't have people over often but somehow his routine is down pat:
- a few days before, we discuss that we need to be cleaned up hours before guests arrive.
- the morning of guests arriving for lunch he decided to clean the oven knobs. while i am cooking.
- he bags up the trash and recycling. it sits in the foyer.
- approximately an hour before they arrive he cleans the cat box. instant dust cloud.
- trash still in the foyer.
- half an hour before they arrive i start to get really anxious and clean the surfaces off with nice smelling williams sonoma pink grapefruit spray.
- is he going to even vacuum? oh, i see he gave our kid a crumbly snack instead!
- i vacuum.
- he is finishing up cleaning the paper piles off his desk.
- where the eff is he? in the shower.
- i run the trash, which is still in the GD foyer, out to the dumpster.
- come back and light some candles.
- guests arrive.
- he walks downstairs, smelling fresh, JUST IN TIME.

I die.

[Anonymous]

Life got a lot better when DH stopped teasing me about my list-making and started following the lists, both for cleaning and grocery shopping.

To his credit, he does also clean some things I never think about cleaning and, if left alone for an afternoon, can power through cleaning much of the house. He also "sees" what needs done in the yard the way I do in the house. Helpful now that we have a yard to manage!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH does this shit all the time.

We don't have people over often but somehow his routine is down pat:
- a few days before, we discuss that we need to be cleaned up hours before guests arrive.
- the morning of guests arriving for lunch he decided to clean the oven knobs. while i am cooking.
- he bags up the trash and recycling. it sits in the foyer.
- approximately an hour before they arrive he cleans the cat box. instant dust cloud.
- trash still in the foyer.
- half an hour before they arrive i start to get really anxious and clean the surfaces off with nice smelling williams sonoma pink grapefruit spray.
- is he going to even vacuum? oh, i see he gave our kid a crumbly snack instead!
- i vacuum.
- he is finishing up cleaning the paper piles off his desk.
- where the eff is he? in the shower.
- i run the trash, which is still in the GD foyer, out to the dumpster.
- come back and light some candles.
- guests arrive.
- he walks downstairs, smelling fresh, JUST IN TIME.

I die.

LOL

[Anonymous]

LOL, this morning I asked DH (from downstairs) to please bring the baby tylenol down when he came down. He said "sure, can you also bring me a grocery bag when you come up?" Haha.

[Anonymous]

Here's just one story, but there are many:
We once hosted a fundraiser with over 80 people, something HE volunteered to do. A couple of hours before the start, he disappeared. I thought he made a run to the grocery store, and I was so busy that I didn't bother looking for him. An hour before the guests were to arrive, I'm starting to get worried. A few minutes later, I found my husband downstairs in the unfinished basement cleaning out the junk cabinets. And by cleaning out, I mean dumping everything in them, spraying down the wood and re-arranging the contents.

[Anonymous]

My trick to prevent my family messing up clean areas in the house before a party is to lock places up.

Yup, I clean the powder-room and I LOCK it up. I clean the guest room and I LOCK It up. Ditto for basement etc...

Yes, we all have to make mad dash up to the upstairs bathroom to pee...but tough luck!

I have other tricks too that I use because I do entertain on this scale a least twice a year. And I do most of the cleaning, shopping, cooking by myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH does this shit all the time.

We don't have people over often but somehow his routine is down pat:
- a few days before, we discuss that we need to be cleaned up hours before guests arrive.
- the morning of guests arriving for lunch he decided to clean the oven knobs. while i am cooking.
- he bags up the trash and recycling. it sits in the foyer.
- approximately an hour before they arrive he cleans the cat box. instant dust cloud.
- trash still in the foyer.
- half an hour before they arrive i start to get really anxious and clean the surfaces off with nice smelling williams sonoma pink grapefruit spray.
- is he going to even vacuum? oh, i see he gave our kid a crumbly snack instead!
- i vacuum.
- he is finishing up cleaning the paper piles off his desk.
- where the eff is he? in the shower.
- i run the trash, which is still in the GD foyer, out to the dumpster.
- come back and light some candles.
- guests arrive.
- he walks downstairs, smelling fresh, JUST IN TIME.

I die.

Love this! So much like my Dh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH does this shit all the time.

We don't have people over often but somehow his routine is down pat:
- a few days before, we discuss that we need to be cleaned up hours before guests arrive.
- the morning of guests arriving for lunch he decided to clean the oven knobs. while i am cooking.
- he bags up the trash and recycling. it sits in the foyer.
- approximately an hour before they arrive he cleans the cat box. instant dust cloud.
- trash still in the foyer.
- half an hour before they arrive i start to get really anxious and clean the surfaces off with nice smelling williams sonoma pink grapefruit spray.
- is he going to even vacuum? oh, i see he gave our kid a crumbly snack instead!
- i vacuum.
- he is finishing up cleaning the paper piles off his desk.
- where the eff is he? in the shower.
- i run the trash, which is still in the GD foyer, out to the dumpster.
- come back and light some candles.
- guests arrive.
- he walks downstairs, smelling fresh, JUST IN TIME.

I die.

ROFL !!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That no one will see. There are 100 other things that we need to do. Very typical of him. Truly the smartest moron I've ever met.

OMG !!! Thats exactly what My darling Hubby does.
Though sometimes I think its best he is out of the way...

[Anonymous]

We all have the same husband!! Last night while I was finishing the dinner dishes, I asked DH to take the dry clothes out of the dryer and put the wet clothes into the dryer. He said ok and went upstairs (the laundry is in the basement). 20 minutes later he is still upstairs. sitting on the bed, looking at his phone. DD's favorite pjs were not dry in time for bed. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like my dad.

+1. Dad would be outside doing yardwork and expecting us to help.