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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The article would be better if there were a list of things that women don’t have to worry about.

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Cleaning the gutters? I mean, as long as she can call someone else to do it.

Otherwise, go ahead and list them.[/quote]

Never worry about the grass getting cut

Never has to discuss whether the tires need to be rotated

Never gives actors sound in the car a 2nd thought

Doesn’t know the vets name or even where they are

Never worry about lightbulbs

Never need to replace a light switch or ceiling fan

Don’t worry about the kids learning an instrument since he teaches them that

Don’t need to talk sorta (though I can but not to the level they care to)

Never edited a paper

Mousetraps

Never even need to understand how to trim a tree

Have no clue what indigenous plants are

Never split wood

Never started a fire

Don’t clean cars

Never grilled anything ever

No clue what days the trash goes to the curb

No idea how to get large trash pickups

Never made coffee

I could obviously learn or do all these but I don’t need to[/quote]

Aside from the grilling or trash pick up I don’t think my husband has done any of these either. Guess why? These are one off or occasional things that are very easy to outsource. So we do. Aside from “starting a fire and knowing about indigenous plants” which is about as far as important in modern life as I can think of. Good lord the next time a dad comes on and describes all these totally optional things his wife is always doing like making a nutritious dinner instead of getting McDonald’s I will ask him if he was too busy with his super essential indigenous plant research. [/quote]

You’ll do anything to try to make your piddly chores seem more important in your head. If you had a real life, you wouldn’t have to worry about making your stupid little chores.[/quote]

Ok buddy. I am seriously LMAO that there is a constant theme on DCUM that the reason women are busy/tired is that they have all these make work activities (when the actual examples are usually women upset their spouse doesn’t make the doctors appointments and dentist as they said they would or not performing basic hygiene for their kids) and some guy thought it was a good idea to come and complain his wife can’t start a fire. A FIRE. Thanks for the chuckle on a Friday. [/quote]

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