He does work too hard, but he's not obliged to put that many hours in - it's his choice (probably to avoid me & the kids). Like I said though, it's what he enjoys doing, and he's a perfectionist. Mad if you ask me. I often suspect him of slying about, cheating on me, but whenever I call his work number to check up on him, he picks it up as soon as it rings.

Gilly wrote:
Yeh fair nuff, thems long hrs.

...He's just got home now, and he won't go to bed for hours yet, because if he does, it's just work & sleep with nothing in between. Hence, I'll be nagging him again at 6am, and plucking chest-hairs to rouse him.

Off to bother him for a bit.

Good night.

Now listen here Gilly you old nag. This is sposed to be a thread encouraging blokes to listen to the ladies in their lives advice!

Not an opportunity for you lot to have a rant about us boys' inability to manage ourselves!

dubmeup wrote:
Well clean your lugs out then, and don't need to be told so many times.

Gilly wrote:

I've logged back in especially to check if you needed nagging.

dubmeup wrote:
G'day Dubmeup.

Well of course you bloody listen ... doesn't mean that you will do what they say though.

Anyway, I sent you a PM. I might be able to help you with some advice if you are interested.

dubmeup wrote:
You utter muppet! :p

Miss Gilly,

I rejoice in the day when your wifely and motherly 'core' responsibilities are ended.

As a 'proper lady', mine started as a young girl. I've been a wife and a nurse to my husband, my in laws, neighbors, friends, their children, family elders, babies, injured, ill, and who knows who while working for a living to contribute funds to my own household.

Still, I am to perform 'my duties' to my elderly parents. Pity is, they foisted responsibilities on me a long time ago so they didn't have to perform them and I'm tired of it all now that I'm on the back side of 40, and those 'valuable lessons' are worn upon me now at this age.

And when did those boomers take responsibility for their elders and households? Not to date.

They were too busy being the new generation.

P.S. I don't change diapers anymore, I don;t feed them a bottle, I don't shave any more legs, I don't spoon any more elders (they just spit it out anyway), I don't take out other people's rubbish, clean their houses, clean their pet odors, collect their mail, turn them over, change their sheets, hand them the phone, dial the phone, clean up their broken bits after a fit.....

I'm done!

Coco wrote:

dreamweaver wrote:
As a latecomer you haven't had me say this to you yet. Don't be offended but.........












Get stuffed

I'm a bit late to this particular party but I'll just say that why men don't listen is one of life's great, unexplained mysteries (along with why women can't reverse-park cars...). It is a profound question that will not be answered in our lifetimes!

Anyway - do hope you get sorted soon, dubs - it sounds painful!

Mandy

quietgirl wrote:
G'day Quietgirl.

It has to do with women having a wider peripheral vision.

I'm not telling why men don't listen, it's a trade secret.

dubmeup wrote:

It's perfectly possible to have entire conversations with men, which they contribute to with appropriate words and body language, only to have them deny all knowledge of it at a later date, because, in fact, they weren't listening. They were on auto-pilot. If you examine them closely while these talks are taking place, there are tell-tale signs, such as glazed over eyes, and the occasional rivulet of drool dribbling down their chins.

Gilly wrote:
What she say?

Gilly wrote:
I was listening to what you said, but got side tracked.

Oh yes Gilly, yes thats right. I agree. I'm going down to my Chinese mate's place to play basketball, his a good dribbler.

Gilly wrote:
Really? Please carry on, I am intrigued.

dubmeup wrote:
I said