I've gone off the house-husband deep end

[Robb]

Yep.

Put a cute note in the lunch I packed for my wife this morning.

Now if I just get addicted to soap operas, the circle will be complete. :)

[liberalhistorian]

1. Hey, soap operas are easy to get addicted to,

I take my lunch hour at the time that my favorite one is on, and am usually late rushing back to work afterwards, lol!

I think it's great, though, that men are becoming increasingly comfortable being the ones to stay at home with the kids while the wife works, to hell with the howling of the wingnuts. I think it's good for the kids, too.

Do you have a single brother that wouldn't mind being a house husband? I'm a single mom, and my son is twelve, so he wouldn't be as much of a hassle as a younger or preschool child, lol!

[trof]

2. and more

You have to lie on the couch, eating bon-bons and reading slim yellow French novels in between soapies.
A half hour before your wife gets home, pull out your shirt-tail, rumple your hair, smear a little dirt on your hands and face, and greet her at the door with the story about what a rough day you've had.
;-)

[spinbaby]

3. I feel for ya

I spent several years out of the workforce while my kids were little. I took up putting cute notes in lunches, also canning, quilting, cute craft projects, All My Children... 20 years later I can still turn on All My Children and recognize some of the characters.

[NashVegas]

8. All My Children

It's pretty good right now. Robb should try it.

[flamingyouth]

10. We watched back in the early '70s

Mom was at home, and I was in kindergarten 1/2 days ...

The freakiest thing was, I turned it on not long ago, and *I* recognized a couple of characters! Oh, Susan Lucci, you vixen, you.

[mac56]

11. We did too!

Except I was in college!

A couple dozen of us, almost all guys, would take over the TV lounge in the Commons to watch "All My Brats". We were way hot for Erika.

[WillParkinson]

13. I used to watch Another World...

I just LOVED Ben McKinnon. He should have hooked up with Marley instead of that dog of a cousin of his.

[Skittles]

4. lol

If I ever got a "cute note" in my lunch from Tombo, I'd just have to kill him.

[Drifter]

5. Don't forget the Bon-Bons (n/t)

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[Aristus]

6. You think that's bad?

One morning, I put a loving note everywhere she was likely to see one in the process of getting ready for work; bathrobe, toothbrush, fridge door, her lunch, etc, etc. How disgusting is that? :-)

[prolesunited]

16. That's so sweet!

If you ever change your mind... ;-)

[Aristus]

17. If I ever change my mind......

My wife will hunt me down like a dog, and she will find me. Oh yes, she will find me. And then she will kill me. :D

That's a sweet offer, prolesunited. Couldn't possibly accept. :-)

[prolesunited]

18. Well, I guess you wouldn't be much good

if you were dead. :-)

BTW, I was just joking. I'm not the type to go after married men.

[Aristus]

19. I know.

;-)

[wtmusic]

7. A great kitchen will do the trick

Is that what I have to look forward to?

[eyesroll]

9. But did you write that note and sign it from the dog?

That, my friend, would be going off the deep end.
:crazy:

[kimchi]

12. Just say no to soap operas!

Do it yourself decorating shows are much more fun. Also, if you do some fixin' and decoratin' your wife will think you are super cool!

[Robb]

14. My wife already thinks I'm super cool

...for reasons I have yet to fully fathom.

Does West Wing count as a soap? :D

[Philostopher]

15. If you look at the other Lounge threads ...

Apparently, some people think DU qualifies as a soap. I certainly wouldn't argue, some days.

[SOteric]

20. You may wish to stay well away

from a daytime program called "Passions." Part soap opera, part paradoy of itself, part horror and science fiction. It will suck you in like a demented Hoover.

[TXlib]

22. You sound sucked-in.

[SOteric]

23. I have been

in the past. I spent some time in the hospital with nothing to entertain but daytime television. Took me the better part of a year to get past it.

[smirkymonkey]

21. Have you had an affair with the Milkman yet?

at least you won't have to wonder about paternity :)

[TrogL]

24. Who was Mary?

Back in the 80's there was a wacko home repair show with a ditsy blonde named Mary. I so had the hots for her. It may have gone off the air because after almost a year of trying, she finally got around to painting her daughter's bicycle.

[bif]

25. I was off work for over a year

Last year. Except for the lack of $ it was very cool. I was Mr. Mom and loved the hell out of it.