what does a woman do when she says she is going to bed? Compare with this.?

Question

"She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for packed lunches, took meat
out of the freezer for tomorrows supper, put spoons and bowls on the table,
some wet clothes in the dryer and a load in the washer. She watered the
plants, she wrote a note to the teacher, and pulled a text book out from
under the chair. She looked in on the kids and turned off their bedside
lamps, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the laundry and updated
her "To do" list.

About that time, dad turned off the TV and announced "I'm going to bed". And
he did ... without another thought"

Sandra Parsons The Times 9/22/2007

P.S. This article assumed the woman worked full time too.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/sandra_parsons/article2490136.ece

Answer 1

In my house, the words "I'm going to bed" are a mating call.

Answer 2

Hmm, I usually put away a few dishes and turn off the lights before going to bed and cuddle up with my boyfriend.

My mother on the other hand, did most of the things listed before going to bed, like packing lunches, getting dinner stuff out for the next day, getting breakfast stuff out, doing laundry and taking it upstairs, kissed the younger kids goodnight and turned their lights out, threw some dirty clothes down the clothes shoot, and sat down to read a bit. Right about then my dad would get up and go to bed. He checked the doors were locked, and that was it.

That's why I wasn't too impressed with marriage or having kids. I was right about both!

Answer 3

I say "I'm going to bed" after I've finished making lunches for myself, my dad, and my brother (my mom only takes an apple for lunch) and let my skin cream dry.

I'm sorry to say that the opposite is true in my family — my dad has been picking up the slack ever since he lost his FT job, and now that he's teaching every day, not much has changed.

Answer 4

kinda sexist don't you think??? not every household still has "traditional roles" for men & women...I personally am sick of women complaining about their work load around the house like they are the only ones doing anything. I fix dinner for my wife, I take care of the yard work, fix things when they break, car maintenance, etc. maybe dad went straight to bed in your little story because he was exhausted from working a 12 hour day and then coming home and having to fix the sink or mow the lawn....

Answer 5

And you could easily have added this:


...It was three hours yet until her alarm clock was supposed to go off as she awoke to crying coming from the direction of the bathroom. "Mommy, I'm sick!" Following the voice she got to the hallway, and half asleep she almost slipped on the trail of vomit that led from junior's bedroom to the bathroom door. He hadn't made it in time. While taking his temperature she drew his bath and laid out fresh clothing for him to wear. After his bath, (and carefully evading the spot she slipped in), she carefully tucked him back into bed, giving him a kiss on the top of his head (hoping this won't mean that now she's going to get sick, too)- then stumbled to the kitchen to write the note to excuse him from school. Pouring a cup of coffee for clarity she carefully weighed her options. Send him to school and hope he doesn't get sick again? Keep him home and call in sick to work and hope I don't get fired? (Too many sick days gets you in trouble with the boss...she's had 3 but junior's had 5, and all in the last two months.) For his sake and for hers, she prays he only has the 24 hour kind of flu, and not something worse. Ah well, she decides she'll have to wait and see how junior feels in the morning. It's too late to call a babysitter now. She resets her alarm clock for half an hour earlier than usual. With an hour and a half left until the alarm is set to go off, she pulls out the mop bucket and the Lysol from the hall closet. "So much for sleep", she says to herself.

Answer 6

It appears her bedtime routine consists of preparing for the next day.

I don't have a family to take care of so I just change into my pjs then go to bed.

Answer 7

Do you have the reference to the article. Does the article say the hours out of the home for each partner due to work.

I would say it sounds like the woman is doing far too much to keep the family healthy and happy except herself but there needs to be more information offered by you.

And by no means does this say anything other than one family lives like this so your question is a little confusing. Are you trying to correlate how other women live compared to this or trying to make out like this is the norm????

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Thanks for the link and yes it is just a SEXIST article that states, there is an email going around about what women do when they say good nite. Trying to relate this to everyone or the majority. SEXIST FEMINIST GARBAGE

Answer 8

How appropriate. Yes this is how it has always been in my home. Women take care of the mundane every day stuff.

Answer 9

human beings have all styles of misconceptions approximately non-feminist women individuals. needless to say, we are all spineless lackwits who do not think of for ourselves....and interestingly we additionally purely sorta lay there and don't something to be "lively individuals". *shrugs* lack of understanding abounds, as customary. in my opinion i think of every person ought to shop their love lives to themselves. i don't care how good or not good different women individuals are in mattress! it is not my agency. "what do you call that style of merchandising?" exceedingly irrelevant. And reeking of desperation.

Answer 10

Yes women are perfect. They rarely dont make mistakes and they follow things with precision. I agree with that. LOL