Know Your Role

There are a few things in life that I think I should be able to refuse to do….

When Seth and I were out on a bicycle ride a while back I had a flat tire.  I decided I would give it the old good college try and change the tire right there along the side of a country road about 10 miles from home.  I gave it my all with Seth guiding me step-by-step but I was not able to finish the last step and put the tire back on.  After that I decided that if I ever had a flat while I was out riding, I would just call for a car ride home. 

I got another flat recently, but luckily it was after a ride.  Seth seemed to think that I needed to at least try to change the tire.  I argued and said there are just some things I don’t do and changing a bicycle tire is one of them.  He thought that was ridiculous.  It didn’t seem like a big deal to me because I knew that I couldn’t really do it all on my own.  So why would I want to get my hands dirty and change the tire when he could just do it for me?  Well, I eventually stomped off put on my angry face and went out in the garage and tried to change the tire.  This time I failed at step one—couldn’t even get the tire off. 

So as I’m thinking about it, there are a few things I think are just better left for the man of my house :

#1-changing bicycle tires

#2-cleaning toilets

#3-fixing all electronics

#4-brewing beer

#5-cooking (although I do chip in occasionally)

#6-putting the jug on the water cooler

#7-turn his socks right side out when I do laundry

Yes, I do consider myself a lucky wife :)