Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00216)

Rich:
>Ann you're kidding right?

>> [My husband]
>> grew up with the idea that a man could wash floors vacuum and such. Even
> >today he washes dishes and I always remark on how desirable he looks when
he is
> >at the sink elbow deep in suds. It's an awful thing to make a man a sex
> >object don't you think?
>

My not-so-subtle attempt to use humor to suggest that men and women are moving
towards a point where jobs and tasks will not be assigned by gender with little
damage to their mental/emotional state.

But consider this: A few years back I was down in Florida visiting my husband's
relatives for Thanksgiving. My sister-in-law divorced had the dinner at her
boyfriend's house. Not only did this guy have an in-ground pool a hot tub and
a screened porch with a bar but he did the dishes from Thanksgiving dinner.
You should have heard the female relatives swooning and sighing over the fact
that he was doing the dishes. Let me tell the way to a woman's heart is
through the dishpan.

- ann