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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Setting the table was a big deal when I was growing up, and it’s always been a priority for me to lead by example so our kids gain this life skill.

DH grew up in a family that ate standing around the kitchen, on the couch, asynchronously etc - they did not have formalized meals.  As a result, DH doesn’t know how to set a table.  When I ask him to, forks and knives are flung around, napkins haphazardly placed, no drinks etc.

It sounds small but it drives me nuts.  I’ve tried to emphasize both that this is important to me and explain how to do it, but he doesn’t seem to care.

He’s a bit absentminded in general, and loving, but not a details person.

How to deal?[/quote]

I agree with you that this is annoying, OP. Setting the table is a task that someone needs to do, and your DH doesn't care to do it in a way that makes the table look organized and inviting. Sometimes, you just have to roll your eyes at how our mothers' generation raised their boys and pick your battles. You get used to him doing it the way he wants and deal.[/quote]

Why is it always on the women? What a horrible person you are.
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Our mothers were the ones who knew how to set the table. Many only taught their daughters or simply enforced domestic chores more for daughters than sons. [/quote]

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