When The Lawyer and I do grocery shopping, one person does it for both people--even if items need to go to our two separate apartments. It's just easier to make one trip. Since one of us (*ahem*) is bound by ball and chain to her books, the other one of us (The Lawyer) is usually the one to do the grocery shopping.
Tomorrow, we are attending a cookout for my friend's daughters, who are being baptized at church. The Lawyer's job is to man the grill, so he was picking up lamb for kabobs, as well as flowers, which I asked him to get for the girls. These are the texts that I received:
Let this be your evidence that men want to help with domestication. He said it, not me.
9 comments:
I used to love your blog, then you started posting crap like this. we all know you have a boyfriend. congrats. now start writing real posts again. this crap is getting old.
I have a couple of friends who would have wanted to go get the meat just because they'd never let a girl get the *meat* for the *grill*. And it wouldn't even be a macho thing, it would be more like a tradition thing.
As for the "pouting", that made me laugh. Your Lawyer seems like a good one. :)
I think they DO want jobs and want to take on part of the household burden. But as the long-term domestic manager in my house, it's often hard for me to trust that he can "do it right."
My boy has recently decided that he wants to cook. This is often frustrating for me because he doesn't have a lot of practice doing so and, as such, it's often not done according to the standards that I expect of myself and, therefore, the boy. This morning I was able to keep my mouth shut and ended up enjoying some nice pancakes for breakfast. Sure, he used every pan and bowl in the kitchen, but the pancakes were delicious! And he cleaned the kitchen while I studied.
I'm learning to let go and he's enjoying his new-found responsibilities. We girls often talk of how our boys need training. Perhaps it's us who need the training to let them do the work in their own way?
Exotic Beauty- You speak the truth. He was super excited about grilling, marinating the meat, etc. At this point in my life, that's fine with me! One less thing to do on my HUGE to-do list!
MamaDoodle- This is so true! It's hard to turn a blind eye to things being done the "wrong" way. I almost feel like I've become a different person since med. school, because I used to love cooking and being the one in charge. Now, if The Lawyer wasn't taking charge, I'd just be buying food for every single meal. So, having a homecooked meal (even if it's not the way I would do it) is definitely a step up.
Ariel- That's a joke, right? You DO realize that the reason that I don't write about crazy dating stories anymore is because 1. I'm a second year medical student studying for the Boards, so it's a miracle that I even post AT ALL and 2. I finally found a decent guy, so I don't have to write about all the disappointing schmucks who were wasting my time.
This is a blog about MY LIFE, so there's not much I can do if my life is not engaging enough for YOU to read about anymore. Sadly, I actually thought that writing about the relationship stuff was more interesting than the hours I spend studying pathology. Next time, I'll write an entire post on thyroid dysfunction and its causes JUST FOR YOU. Would you like to see a picture of my cubicle at the library too?
Seriously, get a life and learn to be happy for people. Not every blog post has to be about the miserable parts of my life, just to entertain you.
I used to love your blog too--and still do. :)
Oh and seriously I don't think I told you, but congrats on the boyfriend, he seems great!
Your life is not all med school, 99% of it may be med school, but it's the 1% grocery shopping texts that elicit smirks that color your life and make four years of school and drama bearable, right?
Hope your weekend was delightful--and that you found some lamb. mmmm. kabob.
Elena- Thanks! That was spoken like a true med. student. You are right that what I talk about is only the 1%, but yes, that's the part that makes the other 99% tolerable (and for which, incidentally, I can't ethically write about anyway!). The lamb was delicious...wish I remembered to take pictures of it on the grill yesterday!
I do love reading the little snippets about you and the lawyer. As a matter of fact, I often come on here just to see that.
...and the other cool stuff you write about too. =)
It is just great to see that you can be in Medicine and still have a semblance of a normal life. You know; dating and just doing regular non-medical stuff and also being able to blog about it too.
I'm a Ist year medical student in the Uk desperately trying not to freak out and keep it together,so reading your blog does make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. LOL!
Dolapo- Thanks for reading and commenting! You're so sweet! It makes me really happy that you like the non-medical updates. I feel the same way about other bloggers...like, "Oh, thank goodness that they're a med. student/resident/attending and not dying. Maybe this will be OK..."
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