men, have you ever had to play mr. mom for a period of time ?
By 5SCPapaLou1
@5SCPapaLou1 (143)
United States
February 9, 2008 4:01pm CST
Since my wife got out of the hospital February 1st, I've been playing Mr. Mom and doctor. Based on the doctor's info.
I'll probably be doing this till March 14th. I've always helped my wife with chores such as vacumning,loading the dish washer ect. but I've never wanted to cook. Now, I'm basically doing everything she use to do, including cooking. Occassionally, I'll go buy dinner or make a frozen dinner but I've cooked more this past week than I've ever cooked before. Naturally, she tells me how to do it, like preheat the oven to 350, mix a can of beef broth with a can of mushroom soup with garlic flavor, wisked them together good, pour it over the beef roast and so forth. What did you find to be your biggest challenge playing Mr. Mom? Do you have any suggestions?
4 responses
@annettenasser (2992)
• Kuwait
10 Feb 08
well i dont have any suggestion but i have to prase you since you are doing good with it,, i like man which is flexible in life and not egoistic,, my father used to be like that too,,he cooks and do many things at home because they are only two at home with my mother only...they should help each other..especially when someone from both of them cannot do help for sometimes health doesnt permeits it..
@5SCPapaLou1 (143)
• United States
10 Feb 08
You're right and I can't believe it but I think I'm getting a handle on this cooking. I've always had this notion that I would hate cooking but now that I've been doing it awhile, it isn't too bad. Naturally, she still tells me how to do certain things. Tonight I'm cooking her lamb chops and myself a steak with potatoes and some type vegtable. This morning I made saugage gravy and biscuits. I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET TOO GOOD AND HER KNOW IT!!!!!!!!!!
JUST KIDDING.
@5SCPapaLou1 (143)
• United States
10 Feb 08
You should be commended for what you did. Are you still doing it or was it temporary? They say if it doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
9 Feb 08
hi, my hubby does all the cooking here - we divide household tasks evenly (i do all the laundry) plus our kids are older, 10 & 14 which helps too - they do the dishes - we have no dishwasher)
He has had to play mr mom in the past due to various surgeries etc (i was in the hospital last dec due to an infection) and will again shortly when i go into the hospital for knee replacement surgery...
we eat a lot of good stuff and dont spend alot of money on food either...we eat a lot of pasta and home made soups (with home made bread)
@goinliveinfive (561)
• United States
9 Feb 08
I've done this a couple times. I used to work in IT until I decided it was too volatile an industry to even think about retiring from and there were weeks, sometimes months in-between contracts where my wife worked full-time and I played Mr. Mom to our infant son. Not fun. VERY demoralizing when you're making $30 an hour and go from that to $355 a week on unemployment and your wife having to put in loads of extra hours at a job she hated. Thankfully we now have jobs we like that are relatively stable (working in the public sector helps with that) and it hasn't been necessary for a while.
@5SCPapaLou1 (143)
• United States
9 Feb 08
It makes you appreciate your wife more when you have to do it all. You realize how much work goes into maintaining a household.I'm glad this is temporary because I don't think I could do it all the time. When I mentioned hiring someone
for a few hours a week, she wouldn't hear of some stranger in her kitchen.
