It seems that men and women tackle a new day in very different ways. i can only speak for what i have seen, both in my home growing up and in my marriage. I chuckled to myself as i stood by my kitchen sink taking the first sip of coffee. It was only 6:14 am. I reason for my mirth? i was reviewing in my head the events that had gotten me to that cup of Joe. Here they are, alarm sounds at 6am. I'm up! crawl out of my bed, Turn on light in the living room and rub my eye that were not yet ready for the brightness. Set up the t.v. with the cartoon that our daughter would most like. pull hair out of my face as i creep up our stair as quietly as possible. wake Addie while at the same time finding her an acceptable outfit for the day,(all done by night light). Turn off her fan and nightlight and march her back downstairs.Next I must retrieve a healthy breakfast for her that can be safely eaten in her half sleeping stupor. make my coffee and while i wait for it i wash the two pots and the blender left soaking in the sink.When i go to put the dirty fork into the washer i find it clean, so i will now empty it,(again quietly so as not to wake the other sleeping child.)One look at the hot lunch menu lets me know i better get the good old ham and cheese packed and ready to go. Oh look, the Dog needs to go out, better put some food in his bowl while I'm at it. Then its time for my coffee to be poured into the mug and a gentle warning sent into the living room that "i hope breakfast is being eaten". That's the first 14 minuets on my day in a nut shell.
Here is how my husbands day looks between 6am and 6:14am. Alarm sounds. He rolls over. 6:10am he has made it as far as the bathroom to find his glasses. Now he is in the kitchen getting a cup of coffee,(that i lovingly made for him).That's about it.
I don't say any of this in a judgemental way. I don't think men are lesser to women in anyway. We all have our jobs and my husband does his job very well. I just think it is interesting to see how the different sexes function together. I am proud of the fact that some days i have not really even opened my eyes before i have packed a lunch, wiped a butt or cooked some eggs. i am glad i am wired in a way that wants to care for the family that i have been blessed with.Sure some days i wish i was the one that got to lay in bed while smelling the coffee "make itself", but there are a million other responsibilities that i don't have to deal with in a day because my husband takes care of it for me.
i agree with being happy about the way we women are wired. after a week and a half of doing almost nothing cause of pain and lack of lucidity from my teeth getting pulled, i was DESPERATE to be mommy again and be multitasking all day long!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...maybe it is not a gender thing. I practically have to pull my wife out of bed while wafting the coffee towards her after getting the breakfast for our kids and dogs and such. She really struggles with being a morning person. So who knows. But a fun post!
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