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Midlifer

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 09:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, SBG! My hubby is great about the trash thing, but my youngest daughter (when still at home, in high school) wouldn't empty hers, so I did it for her... in the middle of her unmade bed!

Sweetbabygirl

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 09:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, Groochster and Middie!

Grooch, my take is, he knows how anal I am about keeping the place clean....just like I put up with his quirks, and especially since I just cooked/cleaned up, that he could take care of that right then and there. I am hoping that he doesn't think I am commanding him, I'm not like that.

Ewwwwwwwww Middie, what if she has junk, stuff that has liquid in it, you still empty it in her unmade bed?

Midlifer

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 09:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You betcha, SBG. I only had to do it once!

Readonly

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 12:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Liz: Next time, why don't you start breakfast. When he turns on the shower stop what you're doing and get in the shower with him. I bet he won't wait around the next time!!!

Sweetbabygirl

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 01:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
HEY NOW!

Mack

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 01:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey...I like Readonly's idea....now if I could talk my DW into making breakfast...then I hop in the shower and she'd hop in with me. Hmmm.....I like that plan!

Actually, DW is not a breakfast person so if breakfast gets made I do it. Of course, if she'd jump in the shower......geez....there I go again! :-)

Not1worry

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 06:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
SBG, I go ahead and pull the trash bag out and tie it and go set it by his chair. There ya go, honey! I'm just helping you out.

My husband has learned to ask me "When do you want me to do this? Can it wait till a commercial or will you mentally strangle me if I don't do it in the next 2 minutes?"

I've learned to say "Will you do blah blah blah in the next 10 minutes?" Or before bed, or before you go to work, etc.

I think Grooch has part of it, it's a control issue. Give him the control on when to do it, within your limitations.

Or maybe it's just that my husband is never home, that's why it seems to work out for us. Hmmmm...worth pondering.

Eliz87

Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 08:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Readonly, good idea. :-)

Aus10

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 06:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Remote control hog! He can't watch TV....he flips channels. Is it the constant flashing light of changing channels that hynotizes him? Or is it him looking for beautiful supermodels selling Victoria's secret? Perhaps he's shopping for me....yea...that's it! :)

Bonnyswan

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 07:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My guys one big annoying habit is the way he apologizes...Ive NEVER heard anything like it...if we have a fight and he was equally in the wrong he will actually say to me..."Im sorry you were grumpy" Isnt that crazy? He has a million of them...different ways to turn it around to say he's sorry for MY behavior. I think he needs to take a class on proper apologies...but we have talked about it before and he realizes how silly it sounds and now does it sometimes as comic relief.

Secretsmile

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 08:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
One of my husband's silly habits is that when he's nervous he rubs my butt. I know some of you are laughing and other's think it's rather cute. I got over the wedding pictures of his hand on my butt many years ago.

But think, at all 3 of our children's baptisms, at the front of the church there is at least one picture of his hand on my butt.

At every important event in our children's lives there is the infamous hand on mom's butt picture.

I often don't even notice when this is happening because I'm focused on the activity we are attending. The funniest part is that he doesn't even know when he's doing it and often denies it even when being shown the proof.

Midlifer

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 08:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
And you're complaining? LOL

Joesmom

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 08:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm thinking and thinking and Bonnyswan jogged my memory. My hubby is a channel flipper too. But he does two things that make me crazy. He'll have the TV on one station long enough for me to get interested in the program--and then flip!!!

Or, we'll watch some show in the bed till it's almost over...I'm talking 10-15 minutes and THEN turn it off!!!

Not1worry

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 10:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bonny, you made me laugh! I've heard of backhanded compliments, but never apologies.

Miss_Wings

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 03:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My husband will change the channel to any random football game and then leave the room. ?????

He also likes to come in when I am on the computer and take the mouse away from me because he wants to show me "one thing". He doesn't even realize that he is doing this.

Not1worry

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 03:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Miss, I am terrible for doing that with the mouse. Only hubby will ask for help with something and won't click the way I want him to. So I have to take it away. At least I sit on his lap while I do it.

Juju2bigdog

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 05:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Miss_Wings, that is mostly what we internet axe murderers use our axes for, chopping off those fingers that are taking away the mouse.

Beruthiel

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 06:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can think of a few things that my husband does that bugs me, but the one that's annoying me most lately is the gum thing - he chews sugarfree gum to help moisten his mouth, which is dry because of medication.
That's fine, except that I keep finding the ittle bits of foil from the back of the package on the floor - everywhere in the house, little blue specks of foil, which I pick up before the cat chews on them, and chokes and dies!
I wouldn't mind so much if they blended with the floor colour...

Lumbele

Friday, October 03, 2003 - 07:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is going to sound ungrateful. As a techno-dud married to a self-taught computer-mini-expert (compared to the Drahs of this world) I ask "what do I have to do to get this or that effect?" Instead of just telling me the steps to get there, DH gives me this long explanation fraught with computer mumbo-jumbo that goes right over my head.
Who cares what the "properties" are or the "shortcuts" (which when shown in detail turn into major "detours")etc., etc. Sorry, Luv, but I don't need all that extra baggage, CRS as it is. Just get me there, the way the crow flies, please.

Aus10

Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 08:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LUM.....I can relate! Ten years ago hubby said and I quote..."We don't need a computer..total waste of money....expensive toy to play solitaire on".....

Now he thinks he's an expert...talking right over my head. And just bought computer #4, like we really needed it *Aus rolling eyes*....:)

Luvmyjrt

Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, here's mine...........B-R-E-A-T-H-E!!!!

Msb

Friday, October 10, 2003 - 10:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL...Luvmyjrt....I was about to add the same responce you did!!! Guess we've had the same kind of day.

Ciao

Way2prissy

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 02:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When I wanted to paint a room in our house, he said, "I didn't buy a new house so I could paint it." It's five years later and he still uses that excuse. I have painted every room by myself! However, he is happy to point out my painting flaws...go figure!

Spygirl

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just read this entire thread for the first time and I have to say that I love your story, Secretsmile! It brought a smile to my face :)

Reader234

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
NOT PAY THE BILLS FOR TWO FREAKIN MONTHS!