Men who love and respect their wives are usually labeled as "slippers" by other men.
Many are ashamed of this "title", but they shouldn't be! A man has written a confession for which he should be congratulated.
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My friend came to my place for coffee, we sat and talked about life. "Just give me a few minutes to wash the plates left in the sink." I told him. He looked at me like I told him I was going to build a spaceship. Admiring, but somewhat confused, he told me: "Great for you to help your wife, when I help my wife, she doesn't appreciate it. I mopped the floor one day, she didn't even say thank you."
I went back to him and explained that I was not helping my wife: "My wife doesn't need help, she needs a partner. I am a partner in this home and due to this partnership, duties are divided.
I don't help my wife clean the house because I live in it myself, so I have to clean it too.
I don't help my wife cook because I also want to eat and I have to cook something myself.
I don't help my wife wash the dishes after meals because I used those plates and utensils too.
I do not help my wife in raising the children, because they are also my children and my job is to be a father and a parent.
I don't help my wife hang and iron the laundry because it's my laundry too.
I'm not a helper at home, I'm part of this home."
As for gratitude, I asked him when was the last time he said thank you to his wife after she finished cleaning the house, doing the laundry, changing the sheets, bathing the kids, cooking, organizing, and so on? Or said something similar, for example: "Wow, my wife! You are fantastic!”
Does this seem absurd to you? Does that sound weird to you?
Because you cleaned the floor once in 100 years, you expected an award for excellence. Why? Have you ever thought about it? Maybe because you think it's all her responsibility? Maybe it's because you're used to everything being done without you having to lift a finger?
Appreciate others as you would like others to appreciate you, in the same way and with the same intensity. Give a hand, act like a real partner, not like a guest who only came to eat, sleep and wash.
