Whycan't a man be more like a woman?

LOL - I hope you have your missile proof outfit on!

From whom do you think I am more at risk? The feminists or sweet grumppa and feetlebaum??

On the whole I like men. I think they have a raw deal these days.

So do I.

Many of my friends when they are having a gripe say ' I'm coming back as a man' I always reply' I wouldn't lower myself' I have got use to mine he comes in handy now and again. Oh and my children and grandchildren adore him. Best keep him then!

That reminds me of:

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”

(Timothy Leary)

My DH is more like US, in housekeeping anyway. I think men generally get a bad rap. Maybe the issue is generational? I am fortunate that my DH was one of two sons reared by an exacting domestic MIL and so he is tidy, cleans, decorates, and taught me to do a 'nice' laundry (MIL words) DS is the same. My DD is making progress re-training DSIL. Good luck there.

DH has done all the housekeeping (and to my standards!) the past year because of my severe lower back problems. Plus gardening a 2 acre plot on his own. He brings out seating for me so I can comfortably enjoy chatting with him as he weeds. He refuses to cook (except grill) LOL. Oh, he has a full time job plus 45 minute one-way commute. I am enormously grateful for everything he does.

PS I have built fences, block walls, brick pathways; installed insulation, put up and caulked siding; shoveled out for a jacuzzi, designed landscapes, and ran the concrete mixer for years. Maybe that's the cause of my back troubles? So, I am not a princess in case it seemed like that!

Genes or environment? Both?

Blow me down with a feather duster MARI!

Your third paragraph,,would you care to come round mine we have several of those jobs that need doing, I will make you a nice strong ^ BUILDERS BREW^.
[flowers ] to you

I have complained, moaned, nagged, disagreed with him, for 47 years (not all the time of course but you know what I mean). Now he is poorly and I really really want to keep him just the way he is.

Oh dear, it was only meant as a harmless bit of [tbgrin|[tbgrin|

was what I meant!

It certainly made me chuckle, Terrafirma1. And it's quite clever too.

nonu I think I would love a builder's brew, but don't know what it is? If it's a strong beer, count me in.

I laughed out loud! Very clever Terrafirma1

MARI it is actually a very strong cup of tea that construction workers favour !


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Am I at risk from Terrafirma1? Sounds a lot more fun than the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony!

Moi? [<3<3]

No, a builders brew is what we drink int'north, all the time

Some of us int'north like it weak as dishwater. Show the teabag to the cup of freshly boiled water and hoik it away quickly before the tannin gets chance to see the cup!

Apologies for my depressing post.

KatyK

Mariclaire please tell me what a caulked siding is?

stansgran I used caulk as a verb there. What I meant was after we screwed in the house siding planks over the studs and insulation, I filled all the spaces between each linear board with caulking material (silicone). Went through cases of it when we remodeled our newish 60 year old rambling ranch house.

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