while i am in the house by my self while both our SMALL children on the only day of the week he has off and can actually help me?????????????????
2007-09-02 08:09:54 · 19 answers · asked by Autumn & Jayden's Mommy 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Oh my Gosh!!! I have the same problem--I call it a lawn emergency, there could be crying kids pasta hanging from the ceiling BUT the lawn emergency prevents my husband from helping. It has almost gotten to the point where it is a joke in our house. As he puts it who else is going to do it? So I think it is a man thing--good luck.
EEWWW people are soooo rude-they don't get it and obviously don't have kids
2007-09-02 08:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by Kristi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I know how you feel, but he is helping you by mowing the lawn. If he didn't mow the lawn then who would? Now, if he's just goofing around that is one thing, but if he is working the whole time and doing a good job then be thankful you don't have to do it. Maybe you can talk to him and offer to help with the yard work and ask him to help you with the children or house work. Better yet, ask him, no...tell him, that you want some time off each weekend to do what you want or need to do. Just remember, like you said, it's also his only day off too so you both need to work it out evenly. Compromise really is the key to living with someone successfully. I lived with a room mate for 10 years in perfect harmony simply because we compromised about everything. It's the same now that I am married with two children of my own. I get Saturdays off and my husband gets Sundays and we share the weekend chores.
Chris T...she is not selfish, she is a stay at home mom (at least I assume she is) who never gets time off, sick days, or vacations. You try being a stay at home parent...it's a 24/7 job.
2007-09-02 15:21:58 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Actually, unless he can afford someone to do it for him, he may not have much choice. I know my wife hated it when I went out to mow the lawn, and other such chores, when my kids were small, but really, there's some things you just can't do much about.
Just had an idea, offer him that you'll mow the lawn and he watches the kids and do a little of the work inside. Maybe he'll understand how tough it can be on the otherside....
Just a thought
2007-09-02 15:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Isaac 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it sounds like you are home all day 7 days a week while he is at work 6 of those days .. there is a way you could find 3 hours during the week to mow the grass if you can do it do it the day before he has a day off then he will have more time for you and the kids my wife could do it with our two kids when they were both under two years old when i was working 6 days a week so it can be done...
2007-09-02 15:48:10 · answer #4 · answered by Dale (aka drc40m) 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're so right.
Mowing the lawn isn't a job that has to be done by someone.
I mean--he should just let the yard care go, maybe put a couple of broken-down cars up on blocks and maybe let six or seven dogs run loose on the property.
Then he can help you all day in the house.
The kids will be well-behaved, the house will be spotless, and the city will fine you for creating an eyesore in your neighborhood.
I wish I had your problem. My 70-yr old mom with an artificial hip lives alone and has to mow her own lawn sometimes twice a week because it grows so fast.
2007-09-02 15:20:25 · answer #5 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Perhaps if you would mow the lawn sometime during the week, before his only day off, he could spend this time with you and your small children.
2007-09-02 15:21:40 · answer #6 · answered by texgman 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
next week, you go mow the lawn and "allow" him to spend some time with his kids. And then be sure to take 3 hours doing it.
You will either understand why it takes him 3 hours... or you will show him how much it sucks for you when he is out there for 3 hours. Either way, it solves your issue.
2007-09-02 15:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by nephthys76 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
In the time it took you to ask this question, then check the answers, pick a best answer, and all that. YOU could have mowed the lawn.
2007-09-02 16:53:14 · answer #8 · answered by Michael C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe you can mow the lawn and have him watch the kids. Mowing the lawk SUCKS! Think of it as a blessing.
2007-09-02 15:16:43 · answer #9 · answered by Mystery Meat 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he feels like mowing the grass is relaxing?
Maybe, on his one day off, he wants a little time to himself, and he finds that in the yard?
Maybe your nagging about him helping with the kids is getting on his nerves?
Maybe you could find something to do with the kids outside (small swimming pool, maybe?) so they, and you, can see that Daddy IS working and not just wasting time and hiding outside?
2007-09-02 15:17:16 · answer #10 · answered by MsJenn521 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋