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Post by doeeyedgirl on Sept 11, 2012 7:59:54 GMT -6
He doesn't. And maybe that's what it should come down to. But my expectation is, you are an adult. Why should I have to make a chore chart for you? I am thinking that is the only way I will keep my sanity though.
Most the time, I can tell you that if I don't do it, it won't get done. I admire LC for leaving things to prove a point. I can't seem to do that. The mess, clutter, unfinished project is like my tell-tale heart. It will haunt me until I take care of it.
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Post by onlyoneboy on Sept 11, 2012 8:06:34 GMT -6
Most time's I end up treating DH like the kids. He needs his core chart or he doesn't get anything done. I leave him a list of things to do and he will do it, but, he can't figure out how to look around and see what needs to be done or how to prioritize things. It's easier for one's sanity to just make a list of things that need to be done in the order of importance.
Some days I really wonder if DH has ADD.
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Post by onlyoneboy on Sept 11, 2012 8:07:41 GMT -6
Oh Ya, I finally just ended up asking DH if he wanted certain chores to do everyday or a list and he said both. That's when we came up with his chores and on weekends we do lists.
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Post by laurac on Sept 11, 2012 8:19:22 GMT -6
My DH is so on the other side of clean. He gets all bent out of shape if someone doesn't wipe the counters off after they make toast. We rent our townhouse and he's been a freak about everything being just so. Finally I said, hey we have to LIVE here for 5 years! Can you just let us? I did make a remark last night about him leaving the pringles can on the couch. I told him he must have been on a pringles bender last night as he failed to throw his garbage out for the second night in a row! He got my point!
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Post by doeeyedgirl on Sept 12, 2012 6:52:45 GMT -6
Thanks for all the sounds advice, ladies. I spoke with DH about this and we decided that we are going to do a daily chore chart. Each of us has one chore to do a day. That way, come Sunday all we should have is maybe a little bit of laundry and then we can enjoy the day as a family. He told me that as long as he has something that can hold him accountable (and that I may have to remind him) that I can count on him. I will be the first to admit (as some of you may have figured out) I tend to be a glass-half-empty kind of girl when my emotions go into overdrive. LOL! I woke up this morning and went to get in my car to go to work this morning, only to find some roses from our rose bush and the sweetest love note. Sometimes I think I need to just step back and BREATHE. Thanks again for being my sounding board, ladies.
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Post by onlyoneboy on Sept 12, 2012 7:02:48 GMT -6
Yeah, glad you got things figured out. That is so sweet about the roses. That is one thing DH isn't is romantic. I get flowers on my birthday, Valentines day and our Anniversary.
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Post by ReneeW on Sept 12, 2012 16:42:45 GMT -6
Oh I'm so glad you guys were able to talk it out and work through it together. Yay!
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