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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I made a list at the beginning of the summer for things each of us would do for the house. His is more minor repairs while mine is more major reorganization. We agreed to be finished by Labor Day. I am 2/3 finished. DH hasn't started.

Today my sister and her husband were over and BIL saw the list on the counter. My list is on one side and DH's is on the other. Mine has check marks all over and DH's is unmarked. BIL said he'd be happy to come over and tackle the list if we need help. I really want to take him up on this. They can bring their kids and my sis and I can hang out and BIL can knock some things off the list. DH is going out of town for work for a few days next week - can I do this? BIL and DH get along fine.

I'd just really like our oven to work, to get the dust bunnies out of the light fixtures, to get the new shelving hung, stuff like that. Will this emasculate DH or something if I take BIL up on his offer? [/quote]

Your husband is struggling to get to it and BIL is willing and happy to do it. I think it would be great to have BIL do it. If my husband helped one of my tasks get done, I would be happy no matter who did it.  As long as BIL isn't going to be a jerk about it, and is sincerely happy to help out because he doesn't mind.  When your husband comes home from his trip, say, "I knew you were busy so I got some help with these tasks. Surprise! It's done. You can cross them off your list now."  Who wouldn't be relieved? The caveat is that you are not allowed to talk badly about him to your BIL and sister, and you aren't allowed to use it against him in the future. This is dealbreaker caveat. [/quote]

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