by Musings by Marilyn
42562281 Editor's Note: Wow,,, sure you don't want to cut it to 10 since you probably have to use the bathroom...lol
Editor's Note: Hmmm Gary..now I know your secret.. the laundry. Quite frankly -- if the truth were known.. although admitting this is like cutting off my arm... I liked much about the "old" way. And frankly it is ok with me the men mow the lawn and take out the garbage... I will grab them that beer...oh and as for the toilet... i do what you suggested...so there.
He can't sit his beer down on a table without some sort of fancy thing to sit it on, breathes toxic hairspray so she can look good enough to satisfy herself.
When he attempts to show affection by buying a gift, it's almost always returned because it's not the right size/color or just doesn't match something or other.
And worst of all -- every day of his adult life, a guy has to roll out of bed, think of the day ahead, evaluate his life, then pick up a sharp object and place it to his throat! Editor's Note: Jim, Jim, Jim... it sounds to me like you have it rough.... Is Mrs. Jim around?? I would like her rebuttal.... lol...thanks for the comment.
P.S. becareful... tomorrow morning.. don't cut yourself.....
I am also great at killing spiders and other creepy things that the "beauty" would rather not be close to, let alone touch.
Enjoyed the column. Editor's Note: There see, you guys are good for something,lol.. Do you have odd spiders in China?? Snakes creep me out .. thanks for the comment...
AXM (A nice guy, who finished last, in the doghouse, right next to the outhouse, (where the seat is always down?), but with a smile, a song, and a prayer...) Editor's Note: Thanks John for your comment..and keep writing. don't often comment, but do read and enjoy.
Editor's Note: You did get the cream of the crop if I do say so myself..lol
# 1. 2/15/12 10:45 AM by deep water - Lake Oneipeein
a couple hours for a bubble bath? no way lady, 20 minutes, then its back to the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant!
# 2. 2/15/12 10:58 AM by Gary - Williamson
Oh come on, if it's too dark to see that the seat is up how do you know where to sit? How about this as a compromise, after you use the toilet you put both the seat and the lid down. A completely fair and logical approach. As for the other household chores, there is no reason a man should not know how to do these things and help where he can. But the other side of that is the societal movement, thanks to women, away from the the things that a man used to be able to do such as fix the car, mow the lawn, re-wire the house, re-plumb the house, trim the trees, fix the appliances, etc., etc. Most women recoil in horror when asked to help put new brakes on the car but fully expect the guy to help with the laundry. It's a conspiracy to feminize the American male and turn us into those sissy European types! I for one refuse to concede my masculinity! Although I do rather enjoy doing the laundry.... Uh oh....
# 3. 2/15/12 4:08 PM by Jim - Rochester
The men have to tolerate getting slapped in the face with wet stockings when approaching the shower, often finding a dull razor because someone "borrowed" it so shave their legs or pits, Potparie (smelly stuff I can't smell) throughout the house. Hanging curtains, eating (so she says) Healthy food. Several sets of towels and glasses that are only used for company, or to impress. 16 bottles of special soap in the shower (makes it look like a chemical factory)
# 4. 2/16/12 1:34 AM by Cameron L. De Vries - Shanghai, China
I have to admit that I am the "beast" sometimes because I am not always good at taking my dishes to the sink (usually when I am in a hurry). However, even though I grew up with 4 brothers and no sisters, I have been very good at the toilet seat thing from day one after getting married.
# 5. 2/16/12 9:12 AM by little john - Mt.Morris,N.Y.
I've reread your column a couple of times, and the interesting comments. There is much to be said about Beauty and the Beast, in all of us, and our relationships. I have lived the fairy tale many times in real life and in retrospect, I can honestly say, that beauty does take the beast out of many souls, and the beast can have a beauty of its own...Thank you for the insight and food for thought.
# 6. 2/18/12 1:53 PM by pat - herndon
Luckily he is only part Beast:) but mostly Beauty