2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Fifties were a better time. We need to return to a better Democratic Party. [View all]Amaril
(1,267 posts)I can remember my mom catering to my dad like this when I was growing up (in the 60's). She didn't work outside the home, but she took care of EVERYthing having to do with the house (cleaning, laundry, yardwork, minor repairs, cooked all meals, took care of me, etc.), and would then wait on him hand & foot when he came home. Used to piss me off -- his job was 8 hours a day, 5 days a week while hers was 24/7. One of the hardest slaps across the mouth I ever received was when -- after a family holiday dinner (that my mom cooked, cleaned & did all the preparation for) -- she was in the kitchen with a couple of her sisters cleaning up, and my dad -- who was sitting in his recliner in the living room talking to the "menfolk" yelled across the house that they wanted coffee........and I yelled back "Make it yourself. Mom is busy."