Men!

Ok, I've been married twice (this is the last time I swear). I love my husband, I do, he's a great guy, good looking, great with the kid and does anything I ask him to - if I make him a list. But I am never sharing my house again after this guy. I was talking to my office pal, Kim, and she has a similar problem - and a 13 year old son to boot. She told her husband "I'm never getting married again!" He thought she meant that he was so fabulous that she'd never get over him. What she meant was - I'll have a clean bathroom and a room to myself.

What is it about men that they cannot see the things that we (women) see. Why must he walk over the half dog-eaten kleenex on the floor; why can't he clean the shmutz out of the sink drain; and does he not see the hair on the soap? In the grand scheme of everything, I realize that I am nitpicking, but dammit, I work all day, I put laundry in before work, make the beds and do all the cooking and kid-related stuff. He gets 3 squares a day, thanks to me. Is it too much to empty the trash before the stuff comes flying back out because it's overflowing? Does he have to leave the dishes in the sink so I come home to them at night? Last week, as I'm dragging the vacuum out (again), he says "I just did that the other day". Ok, yeah, doofus, do you see the big yellow shedding dog and the two hairy cats - plus all the crap we drag in from the garage and outside? Just because you did it 2 days ago doesn't mean it doesn't have to be done again - what, there's a dirt timetable I don't know about??

The question really is, "why do I have to ask"? Why can't he just do it?