I had a follow-up appointment with the midwife this morning, and while I was discussing the insulin/no insulin question with her (yes to insulin, boo hiss), my cell phone rang.
“Do we have any other eggs?” my husband asked.
“Eggs?” I replied.
“Yeah, eggs. These eggs say they are expired.”
“You can use eggs after their expiration date,” I said. “I used them yesterday, they’re fine.”
We hung up.
I was too entrenched in the conversation with my midwife to ask why in the world Mr. C cared about eggs at 9:30 on a Saturday morning.
You see, by our collective estimation, Mr. C has not made himself something hot to eat since 1997 - the year we met.
Nor has he done laundry since that fateful year.
Why, you ask? That’s easy.
BECAUSE I WAS AN IDIOT.
I was so very, very happy to finally meet someone I really liked that I immediately plied him with homemade meals and offered to do his laundry in the washer and dryer that were in my apartment at the time.
I know, right? Dumbass.
When I got home this morning The Poo and her daddy sat on the floor building a castle, both still in their PJs.
“So what did you need an egg for?” I asked.
My husband smiled his Cheshire-cat smile.
“I made myself an egg,” he said.
You could have knocked me over with a feather. I stared stupidly at him. He just grinned.
I dropped it after that exchange, but what he doesn’t know is that his surprising display of competence can - and oh, it will, friends - be used against him.
Oh, yes, yes, it will.
June 28th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Ha! No good deed shall go unpunished.
I remember same thing with Manager Dad. When I was trying to woo him, I busted out a JUICER. I ground up about eighteen pounds of apples and got maybe 1/4 of a cup of juice.
He was rather nonplussed, but stuck with me anyway. The juicer was donated when we moved in together four years later.
June 28th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Yeah, Bob hasn’t put laundry in the washer or dryer since probably 1998 either. He does fold. Since he does more around the house and yard than I do, I can’t fault him for it.
June 28th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Who’s the dumbass now? Hee Hee!
June 28th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Just wait… one day he may make _you_ an egg…
or not.
June 28th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
as well it should, for he needs to make his sugary wife an egg. Oh yes, yes he does.
June 28th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Oh he totally set himself UP!
June 28th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Welcome to the slippery slope Mr. C. It all starts with a plain fried egg, and turns into eggs benedict in bed. Someday.
My husband didn’t even know how to use a microwave when we met (thanks MIL!). Now he even microwaves his own oatmeal. Uh huh.
June 29th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Whooo! *Claps*
June 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I did this same thing….it was part of the “I’m quitting work and we will net $50 a week and instead of me working, I’ll be your personal care taker” Problem…enter…2 children and owning a daycare…and he still thinks I am his personal caretaker
June 29th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Ha! He set himself up and now you take it and run with it! I did the same with when I met hubby. And then came 3 boys…he now uses the washer, dryer and stove all without any prompting from me! Oh he also know does dishes too on his day off! And yours can too!
June 29th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I will not let my husband see this post, or he may think he’s got a bad deal going on. He cooks, does the dishes, and cleans the bathrooms. Wouldn’t want him to think he could be doing less!
And yeah, you husband has now proven he can fend for himself. Time to start training him to whip up meals for the entire family.
June 29th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
That is hilarious. I got lucky and my husband knows how to work the stove. Thank goodness.
June 29th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
i got married while i was still an infant (20) and i, too, didn’t realize that chores we’d set up then would still stick 10 years later.
dear god, i wish that i would have made him do the dishes back then…
(also…i would NEVER eat an egg after the expiration date. haha)
June 30th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Yep, my sister did this too. Her hubby thinks he needs a 5 course meal every night.
My hubby doesn’t help like he should,he will cook occasionally and he is responsible for washing his own laundry. He made one too many comments about how I didn’t do laundry like his mom. Not good.
June 30th, 2008 at 11:43 am
I did the same thing! My husband now think it is too complicated to make KD for himself. I created a monster and didn’t even know it until it was too late.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Um, hell yes! I see many breakfasts in bed in your future!
July 1st, 2008 at 12:05 am
You’re so awesome Mrs. C.
My friend and her husband were visiting me over the weekend and he brought me a piece of pie that he had made, crust and all. Then she told me that he even hand picked the berries.
Where’s the justice?