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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 734601" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>That's cool, pink<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. My mom was not into keeping a spotless house. And I never had chores or anything. None of us did. I don't much enjoy those things either and inherited her disorganization. I probably would have thrown out a man who didn't help lol but in my world men helped by then so in both marriages I got willing help with kids and home. My husband now was the BEST father from Day One. He is a twelve year Air Force vet but was never concerned about helping handily with his kids and the house. That is on top of always working full time in a very physically demanding job. I hit the jack pot with him. He is so amazing. I think this almost 24 years later. He is calm too. We have had maybe three fights in all that time. People who fight a lot may not believe that, but it's true. He is mild tempered and I am basically a door slammer who will come out and apologize when I get over it. Even the door slamming didn't happen much.</p><p></p><p>I am off topic.</p><p></p><p>It helps to have a willingly helpful partner. That was my long winded point.</p><p></p><p>As for my mom, she had one kid at a time and I imagine my grandma would help with us. She certainly did with me. She came over every Saturday.</p><p></p><p>I had no nieces or nephews to have to look after. I don't think I would have been interested enough to do a good babysitting job and I would have been grossed out by diapers. Honestly, I think cloth diapers and how they kept in the urine and poop would have never been a good fit for me. I am sure I never would have bothered to fold and organize them. I would have thought"Why bother? They are going back on a butt to get pooped in." <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> As an aside I don't fold laundry either. I buy wash and wear. Always did. My husband folds his laundry (he does his own) but I just fold what needs folding once it's pulled out of the dryer and by my closet and dresser.. Like I don't fold underwear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 734601, member: 1550"] That's cool, pink;). My mom was not into keeping a spotless house. And I never had chores or anything. None of us did. I don't much enjoy those things either and inherited her disorganization. I probably would have thrown out a man who didn't help lol but in my world men helped by then so in both marriages I got willing help with kids and home. My husband now was the BEST father from Day One. He is a twelve year Air Force vet but was never concerned about helping handily with his kids and the house. That is on top of always working full time in a very physically demanding job. I hit the jack pot with him. He is so amazing. I think this almost 24 years later. He is calm too. We have had maybe three fights in all that time. People who fight a lot may not believe that, but it's true. He is mild tempered and I am basically a door slammer who will come out and apologize when I get over it. Even the door slamming didn't happen much. I am off topic. It helps to have a willingly helpful partner. That was my long winded point. As for my mom, she had one kid at a time and I imagine my grandma would help with us. She certainly did with me. She came over every Saturday. I had no nieces or nephews to have to look after. I don't think I would have been interested enough to do a good babysitting job and I would have been grossed out by diapers. Honestly, I think cloth diapers and how they kept in the urine and poop would have never been a good fit for me. I am sure I never would have bothered to fold and organize them. I would have thought"Why bother? They are going back on a butt to get pooped in." ;) As an aside I don't fold laundry either. I buy wash and wear. Always did. My husband folds his laundry (he does his own) but I just fold what needs folding once it's pulled out of the dryer and by my closet and dresser.. Like I don't fold underwear. [/QUOTE]
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