Comments on: Wifey 101: Ignoring It Will Not Make It Go Away

By: Laura in Cancun

Laura in Cancun — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:36:55 +0000

My mom figured out how to sure this. She always had to nag my dad about mowing the lawn every Saturday. One Saturday, my dad had gone somewhere, so my mom got annoyed and got the mower out herself. She couldn’t figure out how to work it and got so frustrated she just left it there.

When my dad came home he saw the mower and felt so guilty that she hasn’t had to ask him again ever since!

Good luck

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By: Ashley @ Just Another Mom of 2

Ashley @ Just Another Mom of 2 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:55:19 +0000

Oh girl, do I hear you! You could be talking about my husband. I am actually calling him in here right now to read this I swear, I could have written this post!!
.-= Ashley @ Just Another Mom of 2´s last blog ..Top 3 Thursday: Being a Parent =-.

By: Kt

Kt — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:44:34 +0000

I think this may have been specifically describing me and hubby. We go through the EXACT same thing with things he needs to do. And then I blow up after weeks, sometimes months of the “to-do” item hanging over our heads. At least I’m not the only one!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:24:18 +0000

Agreed! My boyfriend is the SAME way….he’s learning though. And since moving in together he’s definitely improved

By: Sol

Sol — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:52:17 +0000

My mother rarely ever had to nag my dad about anything chore related. He learned early on in his marriage that if he just did what needed to be done he could enjoy his ‘me time’ without the wife being pissed off/upset/naggy. My dad tries to impart some of this sage advice to the men in his daughters’ households and they refuse to listen.

I wish they would listen. It is much easier to do what needs to be done, get it over & done with than have to fight about everything three weeks down the line.

By: Sol

Sol — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:48:01 +0000

That is why we no longer have the large fish tank in our house and I refuse to allow it again until I am given assurances that it is going to be cleaned & taken care of regularly. As of right now I do not believe that is going to happen so no fish tank. Maybe when he remembers to his things in a timely fashion without being nagged I will be okay with the fish tank.

I try not to nag but when the list of things that I need to do continue to grow exponentially because he refuses to do his things in a timely fashion, well what else can I do?

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:53 +0000

Oh, yes…the nagging wife. No one _wants_ to be that wife. But sometimes we have to be. My husband is so bad about not responding to an invitation or request – from me or anyone else! – if he doesn’t know or doesn’t want to do that particular thing. And then I have to ask 100 times, did you get back to so-and-so? Are we still on for tomorrow? Well, WELL? Are we?