Appreciation of Cleaning

I made the mistake of asking Anth how much she thought I contributed to domestic and household duties around the house. This came about as I was doing a questionnaire on Ethan, where one of the questions was about how much you felt you did to support the household. I answered, like any good male, that I did my fair share which was roughly half. Of course, when I asked Anth she said, maybe 70-30 or 80-20. Before all you guys start nodding sagely thinking, "Wow, she was good enough to recognise he does more than his share!" think again my male co-horts, because it was in her favour.

Like any good male who has his domain challenged, this has led me this evening to take on a number of domestic chores. The reality is, this might happen once every 3 months of so when my "clean gene" kicks in and I can't stand living in a child induced pig sty anymore. Tonight, I:

• helped with the Roast Dinner
• cleaned up all the dishes
• stacked the dishwasher and set it off
• cleaned all the pots, pans and utensils that can't go in the dishwasher
• cleaned the kitchen table, sinks and workbenches
• tidied up the kids play room
• and cleaned the floors

This was all on top of mowing the lawns during the day, and taking a load of rubbish to the tip. Anth even said to me "You've done 100% today." The fact remains, when I think about it, I haven't really done that much. If we are just talking domestic duties, I don't really hold up the mustard. On top of that, after doing it for about 3 hours it is bloody hard work. No wonder I only really do it in 3 month spurts.

Ciao for Now, Cleaning Angry Dad.