Kitchen

[151949]

Every day while I am trying to cook my husband is in there yacking away and getting underfoot. He is NOT helping - he is just getting in my way. I must say to him a thousand times a year - Please, you are in my way. It is much worse in the summer when I am cooking in my tiny camper kitchen. I can't understand how he can't see that he is in the way while I am walking around trying to get my stuff together to make a meal, but there he stands (and my DH is a BIG man) right where I need to get into a cabinet or something. If he would just sit down somewhere-- but no - he wanders around making a nuisance of himself EVERY DAY. And God help me if I would ask him to stir a pot or something - you'd think I ask him to commit a mortal sin.

[HonnyBrown]

On 11/28/2014 happy housewife said:

Every day while I am trying to cook my husband is in there yacking away and getting underfoot. He is NOT helping - he is just getting in my way. I must say to him a thousand times a year - Please, you are in my way. It is much worse in the summer when I am cooking in my tiny camper kitchen. I can't understand how he can't see that he is in the way while I am walking around trying to get my stuff together to make a meal, but there he stands (and my DH is a BIG man) right where I need to get into a cabinet or something. If he would just sit down somewhere-- but no - he wanders around making a nuisance of himself EVERY DAY. And God help me if I would ask him to stir a pot or something - you'd think I ask him to commit a mortal sin.

UGH! I feel for you!

Mine is MIA everyday (thank goodness) except for the holiday dinners!

I asked him if he wanted to watch homemade gravy being made yesterday. You know it takes a lot of attention, with the constant stirring. He lasted until the gravy got light brown and disappeared.

[cndkrick]

On 11/28/2014 HonnyBrown said:

On 11/28/2014 Go Pokes! said:

I feel as though husbands often ask those "annoying" little questions (when and if they do) to help <em>you.</em>

They often take what you tell them, and brag about you to your guests. Or they are trying to show you that they are taking an interest in what you are doing. Wives do the same thing. "Ohh honey, whats that golf club called, you know the one you take the first swing with" (or some equally annoying question).

That's exactly what he did!

My sons had friends come for a sleepover (4 more teenage boys ). When they were having leftovers, DH said things like "that's real sausage in the stuffing" (as opposed to what?) or "The macaroni and cheese is made from whole wheat pasta!" (as always).

Most of the dishes he questioned were from dishes I frequently made. Why now, when I'm stressing about getting all the dishes on the table by 5!

But its precious! Then those boys will go home and say "Mom, Mrs Honny Brown makes her stuffing with real sausage, not pepperoni. AND why does her whole wheat pasta taste good and yours taste grainy?" THEN DH will have successfully done his job!!

HAHAHA. He just love you.

BTW that spaghetti sauce sounds exactly like something my DH would make sans mayo add siracha. And he would be proud as a peacock too, as would I. lololol

[HonnyBrown]

GoP, you ate that? I feigned a stomach ache.

And you are right again; the boys will go home and brag about what Mommy Kay made from scratch because Daddy bragged about it .

[Crystal in MI]

Wow he should be so lucky to have someone as nice as you...

[CalminHeart]

People have a choice. Do they find ways to make it work or do they complain?

[HonnyBrown]

Again: Crystal and Calm, where are your husbands.

[house_cat]

On 11/28/2014 depglass said:

The last time I let him cook he mixed a can of pork and beans into the meatloaf. That was 10 years ago. Now I let him microwave leftovers and that's it. He has an annoying habit of walking through the kitchen to get to the far wastebasket, even though there is one at the close end under the counter. He would have to slide that one out, that cabinet is on a rolling mechanism. Then he chews me out for leaving the dishwasher open. Its either being loaded, unloaded, or air drying. I'm thinking of putting up a red plastic chain.

So funny! When my kids were little, I was working late and DH cooked them a meatloaf with bbque sauce in it. That's not the worst ingredient you could add to meatloaf, but according to the kids, it was AWFUL. He never lived that down. They are grown men and they still talk about "Dad's bbque meatloaf".

[Snowpuppy]

On 11/28/2014 HonnyBrown said:

For those who think that I or the other wives are being ungrateful, let me ask: do you have husbands?

You'll never get an answer for that one, girl!

If you post: tell me about your DH/SO, dating, children, job, career, college education, investments, retirement...........you'll get a LOT of advice. That will eventually turn to snark.

From those who have never attempted any of it.

[HonnyBrown]

On 11/28/2014 Snowpuppy said:

On 11/28/2014 HonnyBrown said:

For those who think that I or the other wives are being ungrateful, let me ask: do you have husbands?

You'll never get an answer for that one, girl!

If you post: tell me about your DH/SO, dating, children, job, career, college education, investments, retirement...........you'll get a LOT of advice. That will eventually turn to snark.

From those who have never attempted any of it.

Snowpup, exactly! That's my point to a tee!