Chapter 8 is a chapter about women’s work inside and outside the home. I read a lot of interesting articles in this chapter. Growing up my father always pitched in with the housework and cooking although my mom was a really picky person and usually complained about how any job was done if she didn’t do it herself. I guess we just became accustomed to her remarks because we were still expected to pitch in and help. I have yet to find a man that doesn’t mind working full time and also doing their fair share around the house and with the kids. I find myself wanting to just tell my mother how lucky she is to have my father because she obviously has no ideal what most women deal with when it comes to getting their boyfriends/husbands to help out. I guess even when you got it good you don’t always realize it because you’re not on the outside looking in.
My fiancé now would rather work 24/7 then to have to do his fair share around the house. I literally have tried going on strike to see if he would want to help me with the house chores if his only option was live in a messy house or help. It got me no where; well it did get me a very messy house with socks everywhere on the bedroom floors, dishes lying everywhere, etc., that I eventually have to clean myself. On rare occasions he might run the vacuum but under no circumstances does he cook or do dishes or clean the bathroom. He is usually very good about maintaining the yard and taking out the trash though to give him his credit. He also works a lot and I work only part time but I am also taking 3 classes at IPFW, so we’re both rather busy. My daughter has recently started helping with the dishes, but she is also really bad about not picking up after herself, and leaving things lying around until I actually tell her to get it cleaned up.
Anyway I think I should look into what it would cost to have a service come once a week and detail clean my house. Maybe I’m a bad person for that but I know my stress would minimize and I wouldn’t have to nag at Jamie and Dakota all the time about helping out. Weighing the options of doing it all myself or hiring someone to help, I can’t believe I haven’t priced the option of paying for it yet.
