Post #4139937
2026-07-27 05:21 UTC
The win: I have been telling her over and over for decades that I am a grown-ass man and I can feed myself. She still cooks about 80% of our dinners, and me the other 20%. I was delighted that she didn't let some silly guilt make her feel bad about not wanting to deal.
Plus, I *like* peanut butter sandwiches and potato chips, and I *love* peach cobbler.
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@GeePawHill@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 05:56
Relationships, roles, and responsibilities is, I think, tricky terrain for most of us. I have mostly only had 3 jobs in this relationship. 1) Bring home money. 2) Be the "knower of things". 3) Provide emotional support for the kids and gee-kids. That first one is no more. That second one, well, fucking wikipedia has greatly reduced my stock in that area. And #3, well, I still do a little bit of that, but they're all grown-ups now, and have their own sources of solace, for the most part.