Thank god it's Friday.
As I mentioned before the wife is going on vacation next week. This is a good thing because she started her new job and has received zero training. With her type A personality regarding work she is really stressed out about it. She's afraid they are going to hold her accountable for stuff that she has no knowledge of or handle on as of yet. I keep reminding her that she always goes through this when she transfers to a new department and ends up being the best of the best..but my encouragement doesn't seem to help much.
I've been trying to help as much as I can. I've been getting up at 4:00am and making coffee and breakfast and packing her a lunch, because if I don't make her eat she will skip it and make herself sick. I was the same way when I was a manager and it about killed me.
The other day I noticed that her car was out of gas and looked like a pterodactyl had shit all over it. You couldn't see out of the back window. It's pretty fucking bad when the birdshit has bones in it. So I went and gassed up and ran through the car wash at 3:30AM It was kind of cool being out AD (after drunks) and BA (before assholes)
I've been getting the kids up at 5:45. Yeah I'm an asshole but it's much better when they have plenty of time to get dressed, eat a hot meal and watch some cartoons before school.
posted by Bill Rowland @ May 08, 2009
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16 Comments:
Bird of prey shit, no doubt...
AD, BA is definitely the best time to be up...
I'm sure you'll make your wife's vacation as relaxing as possible and by the time she gets some days off again, maybe the wine you two make will be ready for drinking.
Have a good weekend.
I've told you this before, I do believe, but you are a good husband/daddy.
And I thank my dna every day for skipping the Type A, because I would implode like a kitten-captured balloon. Hmm, maybe that's explode.
It's still BC here... Before Coffee.
I am amazed at how much you support your wife - guess cuz you've been there but you take household duties seriously too which bowls me over. My husband is home for at least 3 or 4 months a year but he has yet to take over the cleaning chores. He might do the laundry and tidy the kitchen.
I think your wife is great at her new jobs simply because she doesn't want to be bad at them - so she does what she has to do to get up to speed. So many managers think they can just get on a power trip and don't have to actually do anything but order other people around. And then when it turns out bad, they don't see it's their fault whatsoever.
A cousin of mine (male, much younger than me too, by three whole days, which he loves to remind me about! LOL) had to go on disability about 10-12 years ago and when he did that, he took over all the household chores completely, including 90 percent of the cooking too. Then, when their grandchildren began to arrive, he offered and his daughters accepted to babysit the grandkids. He started out with the first one and when that one was about 5-6 months old, he began babysitting the second one too. All were about 6 weeks old or so when he started caring for them. Since then, his daughters have presented him with two more grandkids so now, he babysits all four of them! He has some help now though as his wife retired last year.
I think it is fantastic though when men take on responsibilities the way you do and the way my cousin has too. (Although, I don't think he ever got up and took the car through the car wash and gassed it up at 3:30 a.m.!) More men should have the attitude about equal partnership of marriage the way you and my cousin do!
My wife works her butt off too! As long as I'm pulling my weight at home inside(house work) and outside (yard work), and some hours at work (selling gang-bangers clothing that makes it easier for the Poe-lice to identify them with)things are pretty smooth... and besides I get time for the blogosphere! It's a good thang! Keep it up, Hammer!!! You are doing good!
As husbands and Dads should be. Good support for the rest of the family. You are the one that keeps order around the house....
An unsung hero who understands that these little things need to be done in order to keep the family moving forward.
Yay you!
5:45am wakeup call for the kids? Awesome.
"OKAY KIDS! UP AND AT 'EM! IT'S HAMMERTIME!"
I'm guessing everybody in your house is asleep pretty early, too!
And while I think it's good/great/wonderful that you do take care of the house while she works, aren't you supposed to, Sweetie? I'm not being smart, but if one partner is working long hours, the other one should step in.
Sorry if I step on toes, and I don't know your situation why you're home, but I'm old fashioned enough to say that the person at home should do the home "stuff".
Deadman: probably an owl
Crystalchick: yep I'm hiding her work cell lol
leeann: I'm type A too and it makes me twitch
Jeannie: You're right. she is a worker bee and all the power trippers get the praise for her toil.
Jeni: I've offered to help take care of my neice and nephew so their parents could get back to work..I think they don't think a man can take care of babies..typical lol
Jihad Gene: I like that.. clothes that say "I'm a gang banger arrest me"
flyinfox: thanks! I miss the rat race sometimes but the kids need someone at home.
Zachary: I always wanted to do the trashcan baton thing.
Kath: . I'm not suggesting that I'm doing something heroic.
It's my job. The hours are just different now and getting up at 4:00am is kind of novel..it used to be the time I got home from work. When We adopted special needs kids, it was impossible for both us to work and put the kids in daycare. (tried it) so since my wife had a 20+ year career I sold my business and became full-time dad.
That's why I said I didn't want to step on any toes as to why you were home. And you are doing so much, it is good, truly.
And while I'm here -- I tried to "par-boil" jalapenos and the steam from the boiling water just about drove me out the house. Had to open the back door and the kitchen window -- how did you do yours boiling them?
kath: no worries::D Boiling the habaneros..open window activate the vent-a-hood and bring to a slow rolling boil.
Roasting them in an oven at 350 in foil split in half with a little bit of barbecue sauce is delicious as well.
awww hammer is a good hubby
I'm still likin' the mexican breakfast gig...
Wow! What a guy! Good for you!
I like working nights for the same reason, fewer assholes.
And I do the dishes and laundry besides working full time, and always have, except when I was on the ship six months at a time.
It has come in handy these past few weeks while the wife was in FL, it keeps the house from going completely to hell until I get a few days off to do some real cleaning.
SWMBO tells me I'll make someone a good wife some day.
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