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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo are guys the only ones who can do all these?
Take the trash out.
Empty the dehumidifier.
Cut the lawn.
Fill the ice trays.
Just curious. Not complaining, mind you.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,584 posts)Leave the toilet seat up.
Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)bif
(22,685 posts)applegrove
(118,474 posts)when my sister was getting married and we had guests coming and the weed walker went caput. I went around the edge of the large intricate garden with scissors I kid you not. Took me hours.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,584 posts)One thing I did not do is leave the toilet seat up.
Ohiogal
(31,904 posts)None of them ever learned how to perform that complicated task of putting the roll of toilet paper ON the spindle! All of them college graduates! LOL
Iggo
(47,534 posts)Part 2 starts at ~ 0.17.
demmiblue
(36,822 posts)TomSlick
(11,086 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,436 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)And it appears that the answer to your question is yes.
bif
(22,685 posts)Duppers
(28,117 posts)He threw it up on the living room carpeting - full squirrel, tail and all. Who had to clean it up? Not him!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,584 posts)And they're pretty good at it, except that sometimes they leave bits of feet or tails for me to get rid of.
matt819
(10,749 posts)But we gave lots of mice in the field. They catch and kill and leave tribute on the walkway.
procon
(15,805 posts)If you're a guy you need to be competitive with today's woman.
Can you cook?
Do you know how to grocery shop?
Do the laundry?
Can you clean the toilet?
Do you know how to sort the trash for recyclables?
What common household cleaners should never be mixed together?
Take the kids to the pediatrician for their shots?
What about dirty diapers and snot bubbles?
Do you walk the pooch and clean the kitty's litter box?
Can you unjam the vacuum?
Can you do a French braid?
What size bustier would you buy at the lingerie store?
Do you know how to repair a hem and sew on a button?
Do you know the recipe for paper mache and how to make a volcano?
demmiblue
(36,822 posts)bif
(22,685 posts)DiverDave
(4,886 posts)I imagine I would have learned that, if we had a girl.
2 boys. They never asked me. Would have done it, too.
bif
(22,685 posts)My daughters are grown now. And I do most of the cooking.
LuckyCharms
(17,413 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,369 posts)csziggy
(34,131 posts)Anything that could not be mowed with the tractor and bush hog didn't get mowed. Unfortunately, I lost my tractor privileges when I wore through the meniscus on my left knee due to the stiff clutch on that tractor.
Since when I was able I would rather shovel horse manure than clean house, my husband used to be the one who emptied the trash. He also hauls it to the dump. With our long driveway by the time the trash is loaded in the truck, why not just haul it away and skip paying Waste Management their high fees?
Our air handling system drains the humidity out automatically, so that has never been a chore in our house. And we've always had an automatic ice maker, so neither is that.
I cook, my husband does dishes. I manage the household finances, he does the laundry. We have a very nice system of splitting up chores. On the other hand, neither of us likes to sweep, vacuum, or mop. I got a robotic vacuum but clearing cords and other hazards out of its way is more work, so it's been idle for a year.
My husband is definitely in charge of removing spiders from the house, though that is only when they get too big for my comfort.
Aristus
(66,284 posts)Spiders are our friends!
Duppers
(28,117 posts)Except for the black widows I have come across. Too risky.
GoneOffShore
(17,336 posts)Cook
Do the laundry
Iron shirts, blouses, sheets, pillow cases, etc.
Capture spiders
Drive anywhere on the motorways and single track roads
Be the IT person
She does the dishes, but not the pots and knives
Makes the beds, but doesn't put the duvet in the covers
Takes out the trash
Kills big moths - they skeeve me
Picks up dog poo when we dog sit
We have no lawn or dehumidifer(but emptying would be my job)
We buy bags of ice - tiny refrigerator
Laffy Kat
(16,369 posts)Was she born with a stamp on her head that said "Cook, laundress, pressor"? No? Then these are chores you attribute to her gender. Houses are a community. Everyone is in charge of everything. You can divide chores as you want, but you're not doing them "for" her, you're doing the for the your living space.
GoneOffShore
(17,336 posts)The things I specified are things that she asks/tells me to do and that I do a whole lot better than she does.
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)Kaleva
(36,246 posts)I shared a house with three women when I was in college and for some reason it was my job to do the task 'cause all the women were too grossed out to do it.
mainer
(12,017 posts)And therein lies the problem.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Kali
(55,002 posts)that is about the only chore I really can't/don't/won't do
Duppers
(28,117 posts)With the exception of cutting the grass, which I have done many times.
Clean commodes? Not once. He's not once cleaned a commode or changed a poop diaper.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)I am a woman.
What's your point?