My husband is such a help around the house !!!!!!!!! My computer and quilting is upstairs. Here's how it goes.

Keith: I'm going to do the laundry. I have some jeans that need to be washed.
Me: I'll be done in a little bit and I will do it.
Keith: No problem, I said I would do it. What soap do you use?
Me: Keith, just leave it and I will do it.
Keith: No, I'm going to do it. Just tell me what soap to use.
Me: It's in the blue jug.
Keith: How much should I use?
Me: Fill the cap up to the first mark.
Keith: What setting on the washer should I use?
Me: Rolling my eyes and going downstairs to show him the setting.

I hope he doesn't decide to do anything else :roll:
He does know how to fix soups and stews, all by himself.

NO it would be a wierd life if I had a husband!!!!! No way. I would love it if I had a wife who would do all of that with me though.

That's funny! I can relate. Mine can be helpful if he wants to. The problem is getting him to want to.

Sounds just like home!!! Mine helps out some, but usually not until he knows Im not a happy camper, which annoys me to no end. He is retired... I am not - Ugh!

My husband cooks, cleans, mows, cleans the car, loves to go food shopping, snowblower, trash, dump, cleans toilets, laundry. Pretty much everything...I do ask him not to put stuff in the dryer or fold clothes and he does not like to sweep...but he vacuums...I have no complaints except when he cleans my sewing room...looks great but I can't find a thing, and he does tend to buy the same foods...unless I give him a list and a recipe.

We got married in 1967. We lived in a fourth floor walk up apartment and we had to go to a laundromat to do our laundry. He learned how to do wash back then. When we got our own home and our own washer-dryer, he did his wash and I did mine and the household wash like towels and linens.

Now he is semi-retired and I have my longarming business. He does all the wash, the outside chores like snow removal and lawn mowing, and all the grocery shopping. I take care of upkeep of the inside of the home. We share cooking.

This works well for us. We both have some energy and some time left over for each other every day.

Very nice and thoughtful person. Mine too.

I don't mind cooking...my parents get upset that he cooks. They do not understand that he enjoys cooking and the food shopping. I do the baking but he does not like sweets/cookies so i do not do much of it. I also clean...and always do the dishes and put them away.

i'm confused.

you feel inconvenienced because your husband wants to contribute to the housework?
he wants to do a chore but apparently isn't sure how to do it correctly?

where's the problem? sounds more like an opportunity to me.

if you show him - without foolishly making him feel like a useless idiot - he'll be able and willing to do that chore more often.

My DH will do anything and everything. Like Carol wrote, from cleaning the car up to dusting to cleaning the toilets (yech) he does it all. DH is an operating engineer, works almost all year, he has been off since the first week of Nov., just got a call back last week.

JulieM

we have 5 acres and a nice size house, he does all the outside and I do all the inside, he's real good at letting me know when I'm behind too!!! LOL, he's very patient and pitches in when he needs to, sorta like KathyAire's does. it's just easier to do it myself.

Julie that is AWESOME so happy that he is now employed...its been a horrible time for so many.

One of the advantages of marrying a man that was over 50 and had been on his own for a while......he learned how to do those things!!!! LOL My DH is a GREAT vacuumer.....he does a much better job than me!

I don't mind...he does enough as it is. I would rather has a few chores that are just mind..just like I have not interest in snowblowing.

Hilarious, you goofball! LOL thanks for making me laugh as Im stuck here at work, while he is reclining and snoozing.

My husband spends his evenings downstairs watching sports, so he happily does a Lot of laundry. He leaves mine for me, which is a good thing. He does not do housework. I do all the cooking, and he does all dishes and keeps our stove sparkling. He often stops at the market when he's out & about to buy the kinds of things he likes to snack on (yogurt, bananas, popcorn, and an occasional box of ice cream).

they also change over the years and when the kids move out and are grown...its now a feeling of choice not like you have to...hard to explain...

My DH would eat soup (and has many times) straight from the can if there isn't someone here to heat it for him. He does the dishes and mows the yard. He also works on my car and does things like brake jobs/oil changes/general maintenance. But he takes it to my brother's house and they do it together. My brother has a huge hydraulic car lift so DH doesn't have to bend. His back doesn't do that well since there's a metal ladder holding his spine together. I've tasted his cooking, seen his laundry and cleaning methods. I'll do the rest myself, thank you. In the almost 16 yrs we've been married he's never cleaned a toilet, sink or bathtub, swept, mopped or vacuumed a floor, changed and/or made a bed, sorted laundry, dusted or washed a window.

yes...all the time, we do most of the household (stuff) together...we take turns fixing dinner...usually make it together on the weekends, after dinner we both work on clean up. regular cleaning...who ever puts something in the hamper -sees it full- takes it to the washer and starts laundry. he cleans the bathrooms, i vacuum. he mops the kitchen, i dust...he loads the dishwasher, i unload it...ect. we are a pretty good team :thumbup:

I am not a goof ball..... I am a ball full of goofie ness..... he he he

I am not a goof ball..... I am a ball full of goofie ness..... he he he

Mine mows the lawn, trims the trees, does a lot of the cooking, the grocery shopping, some laundry, cleans the tub, takes out the trash, and more.

He doesn't dust, only vacuums once in a while, and doesn't shovel snow. lol. Lucky for us the snow doesn't hang around very long so neither of us shovel!

He's a keeper!

My DH and I have been married for 41 years today. He cracks me up...he will wash one pair of socks or one shirt if it's what he wants to wear. He'll go to the grocery store by himself if there's no more than 5 items on the list. He doesn't clean house, but he pays someone to come in and do it for us...even better! He doesn't know how to cook, but he's the drive-thru king. He's a keeper for me.

My husband DOES the chores, cooking, household, the whole thing. He is retired, I am not.

My husband will help out if I ask and then give him a list. But he will never offer on his own. He has an important , stressful job so I tend to do everything around our home. I don't really mind because I tend to be picky about how things are cleaned, etc..

Same here! I've picked up a terrible cold,(from DGS). Yesterday I felt pretty bad and didn't really do anything. He did load the dish washer, but that's as far as he goes with the dishes except he does unload the dishwasher if I run it. He usually takes out the trash. It has been evolving since he retired. I doubt it will ever be 50/50, but one thing in my favor, mostly if I ask, he will do things. :lol:

When we got married, I was cleaning and taking the load of clothes to the laundry room at the apartments. My DH was watching sports on TV. I had it! I dropped the laundry in front of him and said, "If I have to work outside of this house, you have to work inside of it too - or I quit my job". I have never had to ask him to help me again. We work great together.

ditto...............but I only let him on the weekends. I am a stay at home mom and contracted quilter so I don't work weekends. So he does all of the chores on the weekends. What a good hubby. He family thinks I am mean for letting him do it. What they don't understand is I can't stop him and it is easier to let him than fight with him. I do all of the work during the week and he thinks the hot meals and clean house is worth him cleaning up on the weekends if needed. I personally would let most of it wait until monday while he is at work but he doesn't like to leave me with a lot to do...best hubby I could ask for. :-)

My husband is in charge of the dishwasher. He loads, runs and unloads as it is needed. Does a fair job on pots and pans, but hey it is better than no help at all. He also keeps the trash can emptied and makes sure the big can is at the curb for pick-up on Tues.

Being the husband and in my own defense...my wife and I have always had chores that are done to keep everything flowing and we pick up each others slack if need be. Its not a competition or to see who does more or less, its give and take. We both clean in the house and both are gardeners so we also love doing things outdoors. I make tops..she does the quilting. She asked for a dishwasher yrs. ago and I said "no way...we had two and you never used them(kids)". Again in my defense...in our new home we have a nice dishwasher,wasn't room in the kitchen before for one. Guess it works for us...we've been married almost 37 yrs.

DH will do dishes, food shopping, and vacuuming. He can make a mean breakfast, but won't attempt dinner-type stuff. He seems to be afraid to touch the washer. He thinks he's going to break it. His mother did his laundry before we were married, and I think she considered that her turf. Like others have said, he'll do stuff that I ask him to. Otherwise he'll watch sports all day. :)

Work facinates my husband. He can sit and watch it for hours. I can't get him to do anything without raising H***. He was laid off about 2 years ago and would really like to stay retired but we just can't afford it. I'm retired too but I don't intend to go back to work and then come home and do all the housework too. Sorry for the rant but it's a sore spot with me.

My DH is retired and I work full time so he does all the home stuff, which is the cooking, cleaning, yard work etc. The only thing I do is my own laundry (that is a result of the pink bra episode) :-D . Supper is usually on the table when I get home from work and he lets me surf the QB in the evenings and play with my quilt stuff on the weekends. We have been married 37 years. He's a keeper.

My husband is a wonderful guy. He wants to do his laundry - did while I was working part time, but I feel it's somethin I WANT to do and now that I am home full time he let's me ;). Our boys do their own laundry and help with chores. One day they will be a great help to their wives!! My husband and I share most chores.... he'll clean the bathroom and help with other things inside when I ask him to - we both do outside stuff...

Since my husband retired, he has been "helping" inside the house. At first I fought it... I had pink undies (these were white) from his inability to sort colors from whites.. I had shrunken sweaters because he doesn't have time to read labels and I had VERY linty sweaters (washed with my fabrics pieces). I've learned to relax about it all. If he ruins something, he'll just have to pay for a new one. THAT has helped him learn the rules.

One thing I noticed about men is that they love to use the machines in the house. He'll vacumn but not dust, he'll load the dishwasher and turn it on but never wants to handwash anything. Loves the laundry. It's taken me about 10 years but I'm okay with what he does now. Gives me more time in the sewing room and gives him something to do. Best thing of all is he has learned to cook and he's really good at it.

Hubby has been retired for 5 year now and he does all the housework except....I cook, wash the floors and do the bathrooms...he does everything else...oh I bath the dogs and feed them most of the time....now that is a lot isn't it?

all he does at home is mow the lawn when it needs it and fixes things that break cause he does a lot at work you see we manage a trucking business and he does all the fixen that needs to be done like welding and fixing the engine and other things that go with the job...

Yes, my husband is a great help.

What? Excuse me? Sorry, I just came in from snow blowing the driveway for the second time and my ears and eyes are snow crusted from the wind blowing the snow in my face - hubby will be home soon. (I'm on winter break) MMM, I'll answer after I defrost myself in front of the stove while I cook dinner. Darn, just remembered my sheets are in the dryer! :)

My husband has a new response when I ask him for help/assistance/whatever..... I'll do it... eventually

My husband is great! Yes he does help. But, he does leave things laying around all the time. lol We do have many conversations about that!