Thankfully I Live in a No "Honey-Do" List Zone
I'll start right off by saying that Katharine doesn't do this, but I know a lot of people have the "honey-do" list in their house, and I'm not saying it's right or wrong or that my way is the right way...blah...blah...blah. But I'm sitting here watching QVC (that's a whole different issue), and they're selling the Little Giant Ladder, 24 in 1 Multifunction...again...blah...blah...blah, and every woman that has called in so far is getting this for her husband for Christmas so it'll make it easier to do his "honey-do" list. Now I know a lot of guys that would love this ladder for Christmas...as a gift for him because he likes to putter around doing handywork around the house and he wouldn't have to buy it himself. However...most of them are saying how much their husband hates doing that work around the house, but she's hoping that this will make it easier for him so he won't hate it.
I'm going to tell you here publicly...if your husband hates working around the house...a Little Giant Ladder for Christmas isn't going to help; it's going to make him hate working around the house more because it was his Christmas present when he REALLY wanted the Playboy Girls Next Door calendar. Having a nice ladder is not the problem...the problem is, he hates doing the projects because they're not HIS projects. Sure, it's his house too, but it's not something he wants in his house, or maybe he thinks you should hire someone in the case that it's something the house NEEDS. Maybe he wants to sit and play videogames on a Saturday and he'll do house things on Sunday.
Now let's say that this is one of those projects that you just WANT and the house doesn't need...your husband is probably willing to HELP you with your project, but try presenting it that way. If you're getting him a Little Giant Ladder for Christmas to finish up his "honey-do" list faster...shouldn't that be YOUR Christmas present? I think so.
And to those wives, like Katharine, that don't EXPECT their husband to do those chores but appreciate it when they do...good for you!
I'm going to tell you here publicly...if your husband hates working around the house...a Little Giant Ladder for Christmas isn't going to help; it's going to make him hate working around the house more because it was his Christmas present when he REALLY wanted the Playboy Girls Next Door calendar. Having a nice ladder is not the problem...the problem is, he hates doing the projects because they're not HIS projects. Sure, it's his house too, but it's not something he wants in his house, or maybe he thinks you should hire someone in the case that it's something the house NEEDS. Maybe he wants to sit and play videogames on a Saturday and he'll do house things on Sunday.
Now let's say that this is one of those projects that you just WANT and the house doesn't need...your husband is probably willing to HELP you with your project, but try presenting it that way. If you're getting him a Little Giant Ladder for Christmas to finish up his "honey-do" list faster...shouldn't that be YOUR Christmas present? I think so.
And to those wives, like Katharine, that don't EXPECT their husband to do those chores but appreciate it when they do...good for you!
posted by Jeff - WeinerToons at 9:17 AM
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I love the Little Giant commercials. They crack me up! They've got a mom a dad and a kid one one ladder and they're like "this is a thousand pounds on one ladder!" Three people. A thousand pounds. Yikes. And then the husband says, "this ladder is so sturdy, I'm going to pass it down to my son some day."
Yeah, five years from now when you have a massive coronary from being morbidly obese.
There is something seriously wrong with our country that we need sturdier ladders to hold up our giant butts. It still doesn't stop me from laughing at the commercials though!
You can't fool me. I can recognize a well-disguise plea for a Little Giant system.
Well, Bucky, you get your wish. This year, under the tree, will be just what you need to get to the top of that tree.
No, no, don't thank me yet.
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