What does "doing all the home chores" really mean?

[PLAYER57832]

One of the other reasons my first wife is known as my first wife is that she got fed up with asking her dad round to do all the fixing - she was used to living in a house where carpentry, plumbing, electrical stuff, were all done by the man. I was fine with that, and fine with him doing all ours too. I'm crap at anythig like that. One Christmas (our last together) she bought me the Reader's Digest Book of D.I.Y. . "Why did you get me this?" I cried, "You know I'm rubbish at all that stuff!". "Exactly." she said.

Reminds me of when my brothers were looking at one of their cars when my husband and I were visiting. My husband went out, pretty quickly helped them figure out what was wrong. Both my brothers were effussive with praise. My husband dismissed it, saying "doesn't everyone grow up messing with cars?" My brothers and I all looked at each other and cracked up laughing. "No,", my brothers replied, some of us grow up messing with computers." (my husband knows a lot less about computers than my brothers know about cars)

All of them can, however, cook decently (albiet VERY differently!) So, I guess they at least have their priorities straight!

[Woodruff]

Mashed potatoes don't require a recipe. Also, how the hell can you screw up mashed potatoes?

If you mash them up too much (I like the little chunks!).

[laughingcavalier]

Mashed potatoes don't require a recipe. Also, how the hell can you screw up mashed potatoes?

If you don't mash them enough.
Nothing is worse than lumpy mashed potatoes.

[jonesthecurl]

Mashed potatoes don't require a recipe. Also, how the hell can you screw up mashed potatoes?

Cook 'em too lomg.
Cook 'em too little.
Use the wrong sort of potato.
Too stiff.
Too watery.
put too much/too little milk in.
Ditto butter.
Ditto whatever else you put in there - cheddar, parmesan, salt, pepper, other vegetables.

My father-in-law can't cook at all, but when the kids were smaller they always wanted "Grandad mash" - i.e. mash exactly like Gtrandad made it. It's the only thing he does in the kitchen, and he's good at it.

[john9blue]

If you mash them up too much (I like the little chunks!).

If you don't mash them enough.
Nothing is worse than lumpy mashed potatoes.

you two must fight to the death

[MeDeFe]

If you mash them up too much (I like the little chunks!).

If you don't mash them enough.
Nothing is worse than lumpy mashed potatoes.

you two must fight to the death

No need, they're getting fried potatoes.

[2dimes]

When our daughter was 3 she did not like potatoes, but like everyone she loved freedom fries. One day she asked, "What's the white part inside French fries?" when we told her it was potato she was horrified. We were of course amused.

Also I vacuumed today.

[Woodruff]

If you mash them up too much (I like the little chunks!).

If you don't mash them enough.
Nothing is worse than lumpy mashed potatoes.

you two must fight to the death

No need, they're getting fried potatoes.

One of the few things better than mashed potatoes!!!

Actually, MeDeFe, one of the real things I truly miss from Germany is the croquettens. <sigh>

[Woodruff]

Also I vacuumed today.

But did you sweep!!!

[2dimes]

Also I vacuumed today.

But did you sweep!!!

Nope, just mowed then vacuumed and did a load of laundry.

[huamulan]

In my first year of university I lived with a girl who boiled 4/5 potatoes and then poured a liter of milk over them before mashing, creating a sort of potato and milk slush by the time she was finished.

Some people are just criminally bad in the kitchen.

I also lived with a guy who gave me a pack of rice and asked how to cook it. His trademark dish was putting pieces of cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise on a slice of bread and then microwaving it until it went soggy.

[Woodruff]

Also I vacuumed today.

But did you sweep!!!

Nope, just mowed then vacuumed and did a load of laundry.

If you're mowing your carpet, you might have a problem.

[2dimes]

Also I vacuumed today.

But did you sweep!!!

Nope, just mowed then vacuumed and did a load of laundry.

If you're mowing your carpet, you might have a problem.

Not nearly as bad as the problem we get if I don't.

[Woodruff]

Also I vacuumed today.

But did you sweep!!!

Nope, just mowed then vacuumed and did a load of laundry.

If you're mowing your carpet, you might have a problem.

Not nearly as bad as the problem we get if I don't.

You make a valid point!

[jonesthecurl]

Also I vacuumed today.

But did you sweep!!!

Nope, just mowed then vacuumed and did a load of laundry.

If you're mowing your carpet, you might have a problem.

Not nearly as bad as the problem we get if I don't.

Yeah, that mold grows so tall!