Has anyone ever watched the show Mama’s Boys? It’s a reality show. (shocking… are reality shows the new game show? and why does every reality show eventually incorporate celebrities? is that the death gasp before they are cancelled?)
It’s a show that allows the mothers choose a suitable woman for their son. I can think of a few contestants that would probably work well on that show but then again, aren’t all men Mama’s Boys? I mean isn’t it their dream to grow up (or a facsimile of growing up). So let me stand corrected, they want to get tall and reach age of majority but find a woman that will put up with their sh*t who will then essentially take care of them?
I mean, you always hear how in these stereotypical relationships, the woman doesn’t know how to care for herself. She can’t balance a cheque book, she doesn’t know where the finances are etc (this was the case on an episode of Northern Exposure yesterday. However, I’ve heard of cases amongst my girlfriends of this scenario)… However, as soon as someone tells her where the finances are, isn’t she’s fine?
Men, or at least the ones I know, KNOW where the cleaning equipment is but still can’t be bothered to EVER wash the bath tub. They know that their dishes are sitting on the counter but still can’t bring themselves to put them in the washer. They know where the laundry hamper is and will endlessly practice their hook shot on the garbage but for whatever reason can NOT bring themselves to putting both socks into the hamper because, and I quote (I’m quoting my fictional guy as I’ve not had this conversation), “but you’re just going to put it in the wash anyways, what’s the difference.”
I think they don’t let us have any say in the finances, if that is what they’re with holding, because they would soon realize that they would otherwise serve no purpose for us… So what exactly then are you men bringing to the relationship table? What is it to be a ‘man’? Why is it up to women to do EVERYTHING?… and then have to make it look easy, aren’t allowed to complain and smile the entire time?
I’m just saying.
No, this isn’t in direct result of my recent goings on… I’m just in a mood this morning.
However, Bruce did do something which I always found funny… probably because I didn’t live with him (and I’m sure he’ll appreciate me outing him here) … were his sides of the bed.
He had two sides to his bed (as opposed to having the bed against the wall). One side of the bed (on the floor) was for the dirty pile of clothes & the other side of the bed (on the floor) was for the clean clothes. The clean clothes were the furthest away from the door. probably because as he would come home, he would strip down and it would be more convenient to have the dirty worn pile close to the entry way but it was also because he likes to be able to SEE everything. He wants to see his socks lying there so he can just grab them in the morning.
I’ve known this phenomenon amongst other friend’s bf’s.. their mate likes to be able to SEE everything. Maybe it’s a stack of bills (maybe those bills need to be lined separately out all over the dining table), maybe it’s their toiletries in the bathroom and they need them to be spread out over the counter, but for whatever reason putting it away was very disconcerting. Not because they have to put it away in the first place but because then they have to go into the drawer each time.
This, I don’t understand. Are they scared that they’re going to expend unnecessary energy? Are they afraid that they will forget what it is they own?
I am blaming the mothers.. I think they used to have their mothers bring them their crap to them & they now figure it magically appears.
So I beg of you, all new mothers of little boys… this is your chance. This is your chance to raise men not boys because if you keep raising whiney individuals, I’m going to have to stop being a cougar and dating men my own age.