Me: What are you going to do this evening.
Josh: I'm going to do wife work.
Me: Wife work huh?
Josh: Well, there's a ton of laundry that needs to be folded and dishes to do.
Me: Ya I know what wife work is.
Josh: Do you?!
Even though this was all playful banter, there was definitely a part of him that was serious. I mean, isn't that what we do. Hint to people in a joking way hoping they will some how catch on.
So, honey I got your hint, but here's the thing.
- Your a guy, which right there explains why you just don't get how hard it is to be the mom.
- Your not home all day with three kids, nor were you home all day with even two kids while I was gone.
- Cooking, cleaning, bathing, feeding, and having tea parties and sword fights gets really old really fast so after years of doing it I sometimes just don't feel like doing it any more.
- And it's not that I'm not capable of doing "wife work" it's just that sometimes I'd rather play with my friends. Which is one of the privileges of being a stay at home mom.
I would however like to thank you for never complaining that I only cook a few times a week and sometimes not at all. For doing the dishes on those nights that I do cook. For telling me I look beautiful even though I showered and put pajamas back on. For always having the house clean when I come back from being out of town, even though it's not always clean when you come home from school. For not complaining about me leaving you with two kids for a week while you are trying to study for boards. And for defending our children from killer wiener dogs. Your the best!
2 comments:
Way to go Josh!! (On defending the kids from the weiner dog...he totally deserved it!)
Yeah we noticed that James had the same outfit on two days in a row while you were gone. I really wish I could be more "husband like" and less "wife like"! You're going to have to tell me the weiner dog story!
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