Everything I thought I knew about math has quickly dissolved since I got married. First FavoriteBoy and I were told, you know, marriage is the only time when 1 + 1 = 1, how cute, blah blah.
Then I realized that...
1 woman's laundry + 1 man's laundry somehow = 4x 1 woman's laundry...
1 woman's cooking to be done + 1 man's eating requirements to fulfill = a lot fewer easy salad meals and a lot more pot roasts and pork loins, brownies and chocolate cakes...
1 woman's dirty dishes + 1 man's dirty dishes = 5x 1 woman's dirty dishes...
1 woman's water splatters on the bathroom mirror + 1 man's sideburn trimmings, un-rinsed toothpaste spittle, and smeared shaving cream = 3x the mess a woman could possibly make...
And while I love each pair of dirty socks I find on the floor because they remind me that FavoriteBoy lives here, with me, I find myself wondering...
If marriage is a case of two individuals consolidating into one, why has the daily labor multiplied so dramatically?
Nathan thinks we have a magic fairy just like Michael has one! :) "Where are my pants that I left on the floor last night?" "In your drawer" "It's magic!"
ReplyDeleteI AM the magic fairy. Maybe Michael's wife is his magic fairy, too...
If it's a real magic fairy, hook me up with one! (Not that I don't love doing dishes..)
Alright,
ReplyDeleteThe reason that we have seemingly so much more laundry is because we don't have to wash our shirts after every use!! So we stack up a large pile but only have to wash it every month or two!
And you sure had an amazing ability to mess up the bathroom right before I had to clean it!! :)
Love you sis!
Christopher
Christopher, I think the opposite is true! Girls re-fold their shirts and wear them again, and guys need them washed after each wear. There really is a lot more laundry to wash with a guy in the house!
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