"I don't have the eye for it"

[Marisa6826]

Is what Jonathan told me when I asked him to dust yesterday before his father and step-mother showed up for lunch and to see the new house.

WTF?

I was running around like a nut trying to clean before going to pick up lunch to serve. I couldn't find him anywhere - until I went in the kitchen to find him PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES. I had a few choice words for him and told him that I needed help. He asked what, I told him the downstairs needed to be dusted.

"I don't know how". My response was that I didn't have time to get out the manual, but generally speaking you take one of those white things in your hand and rub the furniture back and forth till the white dust was gone. Also told him that I was sorry that I forgot to include PhD in aeronautics in my list of what was required of my husband.

That's when I got the line, "Well I don't have the eye for it that you do".

Oh yeah. And that was just the START of my day...

-m

[momathome]

Yikes, Marisa!
Don't you just love it when they plead ignorance?!?!? I had a doctor's apointment the other morning and dh was going to bring Kasey to school. I rushed around getting her dressed and doing her hair, installing the extra carseat in his car for him, laying out Kasey's coat, and mentioned as I was running out the door to please feed her breakfast. When I got home later I asked him what he gave Kasey for breakfast and he said "oh, I was supposed to give her breakfast??? She never asked for it." Um, she's 3 years-old, it is your JOB as her father to FEED her!
I hope Jonathan came around or, at the very least, you laid a sufficient enough guilt trip on him that he knows to never do that again! Take care!
-Lauren

[jd11365]

I hate that... "I didn't know what to feed her" "I didn't know what she was supposed to wear." "I don't bathe her like you do." Ugh...


Jamie
Mommy to Kayla
May '03

[pritchettzoo]

Oh jeez. Bryan asked if he can borrow that line...

For the next time, there are pictorial directions on the side of the Swiffer box to which Jonathan may refer. :P

Anna
Mama to Gracie (9/16/03)

[egoldber]

LOL!!! I'll have to remember that!

[NEVE and TRISTAN]

...WELL...if you don't mind I'm not even going to share that one with DH..I'd hate for him to learn that line "I don't have an eye for it..." :)

That sounds like a Seinfeld episode moment...:)...
Cute story...thanks for sharing...giggling unfortunatly at your expense...but it is cute...I can just see it now :)...
Neve
http://home.nc.rr.com/ourbabytristan
AKA "mama2be"-forgot password
and Baby Boy Tristan born @UNC
Feb 25, 2003
Brother to 3 pups "gees" and 2 kitties

[MartiesMom2B]

I've found that with most men you must give step by step instructions regarding cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, shopping in general, child care. I guess with most anything they are not used to. It's frusterating when you are in a time crunch. You have my full sympathies.

Sonia
Proud Mommy to Martie 4/6/03

[Marisa6826]

Uh.

I guess he'd have to learn to DRIVE if I want to send him grocery shopping.

Jonathan technically has a license. He just hasn't driven since the day he got it 22 years ago. True New Yorker, through and through...

-m

[MartiesMom2B]

Marisa:

Sending you a virtual *hug**.

Sonia
Proud Mommy to Martie 4/6/03

[momma_boo]

>Uh.
>
>I guess he'd have to learn to DRIVE if I want to send him
>grocery shopping.
>
>Jonathan technically has a license. He just hasn't driven
>since the day he got it 22 years ago. True New Yorker,
>through and through...
>
>-m

Marisa,

OMG - he doesn't drive?!?!!?
Well, for your sanity, you better make him brush up on his driving skills FAST. Why I'm saying this - in Jersey suburb-land, you can't get to most places w/o a car.

Oh man, you are a true Goddess for your patience!

[Marisa6826]

Esther-

Being a Jersey Girl, I know that through and through.

I thought I told you guys a long time ago that he doesn't drive.

He does plan on taking lessons. He's just afraid to. And I would never let him take Sophie in the car with him anywhere - at least not for a long while.

It's comparable to having a 15 year old drive.

-m

[alkagift]

Marisa,
I've been away from the boards for awhile and although this is a bit old I just had to say, "been there, done that too!" You have my utmost sympathy. My DH does drive, but he doesn't seem to know how to clean anything without instruction--or direct orders. On a typical Saturday, I've got loads of laundry in front of the washer, dishes in the sink, baby going for the cat food (funny other thread) and my dear, sweet husband says, "can I do anything for you?" For ME? Don't you LIVE HERE??? He will also often ask me to prioritize all the chores for him. I just want him to DO THEM!

He wonders why his innocent queries result in my foaming at the mouth...

Allison
Mommy to Matthew Clayton, 5/19/03