MischiefMakerAlways
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I have a Y chromosome. I feel like a man when I tackle an automotive issue and crush it. I also feel like a man when I build something. It's been my experience that these skills are fading from commonality so I'm doing my best to make sure all of my kids know some basics of everything. I also feel like a man, and a proud father, when my kids take what I've taught them and they apply it.Sexparation of Powers
There’s an old saying, “A woman’s place is on my face”. Okay, that’s not an old saying, I may have made that up, but I like it.
Anyway, the point of this one is male/female traditional roles and how triggered we are to even point them out.
What traditional ‘around the house’ activity makes you “feel like a man” or “feel like a woman”?
I can cook fairly decently, but I come from a family that's been in food service for decades and have done some nationally significant catering events. Oddly, catering and professional cooking has been a male-dominated vocation, despite most people thinking women cook more than men.In what way are you the least traditionally “manly” or “ladylike”?
I also know how to keep a house cleaner than a lot of modern women. I grew up with strict parents and deep cleaning the entire house every week was a mandatory chore.
I don't particularly care about roles, I'm much more concerned with teamwork and thriving together. Regarding chivalry, I believe and have taught my kids to treat everyone with dignity and respect. Hold a door for a woman, but also hold it for a man that is coming in after you unless he indicates he'll take the door. More frequently than I'd like, I tell my boys that they shouldn't be walking through a door their little sister is holding open. She's trying to be kind and respectful, which is amazing, but they should take the responsibility of holding the door from her. It's not sexist, it's not promoting inequality, it's showing that you have respect for all people, and especially women.In your relationship(s), do you like to follow basic chivalry, or do you prefer non-traditional roles?
I get uncomfortable bragging, but it'll suffice to say I know IBC, NEC, NFPA, etc. I am subscribed to more high performance building science YouTube channels than any other genre.How good at plumbing, electric and basic home/auto repair are you?
First off, I will NEVER call a Marine for help (Fly, Fight, Win!).There’s a bat in your house! Do you calmly catch and remove it, scream and call the Marines, or burn the house down and move to a non bat area?
Secondly, bats are just little flying foxes. They're amazing.
Thirdly, I'll catch it.
Like to? It's been a while since it hasn't had stress overload upon the act. But yes, I can cook.Can you cook? Do you like to, or is it necessity?
My (soon-to-be ex) wife has been a stay-at-home mom for 90%+ of the two decades we've been together. So there are a lot of tasks that should have been hers to manage given the nature of the relationship. Did I end up stepping in on every domestic responsibility? Yup. Did my own laundry for over a decade because I couldn't count on her to have my uniforms clean. I've always had to be the one to deep clean when I can't take it any longer.Do you separate the responsibilities in the house, or are you both responsible for everything?
Men - why do you have to be sick assholes.What do you not understand about men/women?
Women - (I feel like I'm opening Pandora's box) why is it so difficult for many of you to say-what-you-mean and mean-what-you-say?!
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