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So are guys the only ones who can do all these? (Original Post) bif Jul 2018 OP
Don't forget: The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #1
Write your name in the snow Major Nikon Jul 2018 #3
I live with three women. Nuff said. bif Jul 2018 #12
I mowed my parent's lawn for a decade and I'm female. The worst was applegrove Jul 2018 #2
I am also female and I did all of the above tasks. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #4
I live in a house with 3 men, used to be 4 Ohiogal Jul 2018 #5
Relevant video. Iggo Jul 2018 #35
Part 2: sl8 Jul 2018 #36
Um, no. n/t demmiblue Jul 2018 #6
Herself mows the yard at least as much as I. TomSlick Jul 2018 #7
no elleng Jul 2018 #8
I don't think so since I've been doing all of them for 50 years. sinkingfeeling Jul 2018 #9
And rodent removal matt819 Jul 2018 #10
I remove the dead mice too. Forgot about about that. bif Jul 2018 #13
One of my dogs ate a whole baby squirrel last week. Duppers Jul 2018 #31
Rodent removal is the cats' job in my house. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #26
We don't usually have mice in the house matt819 Jul 2018 #28
Welcome to 2018. procon Jul 2018 #11
Well, he is an equal opportunity underwear shopper, so there's that. demmiblue Jul 2018 #14
You remembered! bif Jul 2018 #15
Everything but the french braid DiverDave Jul 2018 #17
I do/did almost all of these. bif Jul 2018 #23
Fart the complete "Stairway to Heaven" on command. LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #16
Never, ever fill the ice trays with the dehumidifier water. Brother Buzz Jul 2018 #18
I used to do all the mowing on my farm csziggy Jul 2018 #19
I kill the spiders. Or more often, capture them and put them outside. Aristus Jul 2018 #20
Thanks, me too. Duppers Jul 2018 #32
OK - so, here's what I do for Mrs GoS GoneOffShore Jul 2018 #21
The telling part is the ...I do these things "for" Mrs. GOS... Laffy Kat Jul 2018 #33
OFFS - I don't have time to play word parsing games. GoneOffShore Jul 2018 #34
Wish my list was that short Solly Mack Jul 2018 #22
Add cleaning menses and hair out of the bathtub drain strainer to the list Kaleva Jul 2018 #24
They can but they don't mainer Jul 2018 #25
I can fill ice cube trays, so that gives Mr. Shrike47 a little break. Shrike47 Jul 2018 #27
dig ditches and holes Kali Jul 2018 #29
I do all of those on a regular basis... Duppers Jul 2018 #30
I perform all of those tasks at my house plus a whole hell of a lot more. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2018 #37

applegrove

(118,474 posts)
2. I mowed my parent's lawn for a decade and I'm female. The worst was
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 09:48 PM
Jul 2018

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.

Ohiogal

(31,904 posts)
5. I live in a house with 3 men, used to be 4
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 09:54 PM
Jul 2018

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

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
31. One of my dogs ate a whole baby squirrel last week.
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 02:55 AM
Jul 2018

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)
26. Rodent removal is the cats' job in my house.
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 10:49 PM
Jul 2018

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)
28. We don't usually have mice in the house
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 10:57 PM
Jul 2018

But we gave lots of mice in the field. They catch and kill and leave tribute on the walkway.

procon

(15,805 posts)
11. Welcome to 2018.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 10:19 PM
Jul 2018

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?






DiverDave

(4,886 posts)
17. Everything but the french braid
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:20 PM
Jul 2018

I imagine I would have learned that, if we had a girl.
2 boys. They never asked me. Would have done it, too.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
19. I used to do all the mowing on my farm
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 08:38 PM
Jul 2018

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.

GoneOffShore

(17,336 posts)
21. OK - so, here's what I do for Mrs GoS
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 09:10 PM
Jul 2018

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)
33. The telling part is the ...I do these things "for" Mrs. GOS...
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 03:12 AM
Jul 2018

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)
34. OFFS - I don't have time to play word parsing games.
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 10:36 AM
Jul 2018

The things I specified are things that she asks/tells me to do and that I do a whole lot better than she does.

Kaleva

(36,246 posts)
24. Add cleaning menses and hair out of the bathtub drain strainer to the list
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 09:40 PM
Jul 2018

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.

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
30. I do all of those on a regular basis...
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 02:51 AM
Jul 2018

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)
37. I perform all of those tasks at my house plus a whole hell of a lot more.
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 03:10 PM
Jul 2018

I am a woman.

What's your point?

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