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"I am a busy wife and mother..."

35 replies

morningpaper · 02/11/2006 10:37

I can't BEAR hearing this phrase.

Why, exactly, does being a "WIFE" make you busy?

Please explain this to me.

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motherinferior · 02/11/2006 12:37

I reckon they're the same ones who do their husbands' Christmas cards for them. Writing them out and doing the envelopes and all. I cannot get over wimmin who do this. We got a card from the wife of one of DP's mates whom I'd never met, FFS, with his scrawl merely as a signature. Must take up a lot of time, doing that sort of thing. Utterly pointlessly, of course.

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morningpaper · 02/11/2006 12:40

yes mi - secretarial work is obviously part of wifework

Still it must be worth it for that half-share in the pension fund

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ShinyHappyRocketsGoingBANG · 02/11/2006 12:41

..having to give so many routine blow jobs in keeping with his conjugal rights...

ELF1981 · 02/11/2006 12:43

I'm a busy mum, wife, daughter, sister, employee, friend, mumset member.
The individual titles are just a small percentage of what defines me, added together makes 100% but I'm always busy!!

Lasvegas · 02/11/2006 12:49

motherinferior this touched a cord DH forgot it was his mums birthday - despite me reminding him 3 weeks prior, then at 11pm on the birthday day (after I returned from 5 day business trip) he asked me if 'We' had sent her a birthday card! 'We'had not and he was a bit peeved at me!

Molton · 02/11/2006 13:52

Well I write the Christmas cards and send the prezzies - but doing this gets me out of having to change lightbulbs and put oil in the car. And I know which I prefer.....

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morningpaper · 02/11/2006 14:38

Change lighbulbs?

Is the chair too heavy for you to lift?

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ParanoidAndroid · 02/11/2006 14:41

I'd rather change lightbulbs and put oil in the car frankly. But knowing my dh, nobody would get anything that isn't available in the Esso station at quarter to midnight on Christmas Eve.

(Actually, I DO change the lightbulbs and put oil in the car, but that's because I'm a SAHM so have plenty of loafing around time to do this in....ooops, sorry, wrong thread)

lorina · 02/11/2006 14:52

Apart from doing his washing,ironing and cooking etc I do a lot of 'secretarial' stuff for him.Things he is too busy for like getting his car tax,paying cheques in,picking up drycleaning etc.

Also things like getting birthday cards and presents for his relatives.

DizzyBint · 02/11/2006 14:56

it's my dh's day off work today. he got our dd up, i stayed in bed. he got her washed and dressed and has taken her out for the day. he very much sees his 'day off' as his day with the baby so i get a 'day off.'

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