NEW CASTLE —
I noticed the other day, when I opened my underwear drawer, there was only one T-shirt left.
The particular one that was left, I wear only on special occasions. Since it has a few designs on it from the last time I painted my house, that's the only time I wear it.
I had to put it on, with no intent of painting anything.
At the breakfast table I calmly asked my wife, "Is the washer broke?"
Wives get so defensive when you ask them stuff. All she had to answer was, "No!"
She went on a rampage about the T-shirts I hadn't opened yet from Christmas.
I was thinking of her. I was saving them in case Jockey ever went out of business. She would still be able to wrap them and give them to me as her usual Christmas gift.
Now I know what you ladies are thinking. "Why doesn't he wash his own underwear?"
I use to until I was told to stop. It seems the washer wasn't full enough when I washed only my underwear.
I would not include her underwear in my wash load.
The reason for this is, no man has that mystical knowledge of when a bra needs washed.
That is a gift God only gave to women.
Yes, I wash my own dress shirts. I want to be standing by the dryer when the bell goes off. I like to take the shirts out immediately so I don't have to iron them much.
Sometimes my wife likes to let the clothes age a little bit before taking them out.
As a rule, we split household chores. My chores are outside, hers are inside. It works best for us that way.
I'm a man. If she would ever say to me, "Is the mower broke," I would simply reply, "No, but I've been busy."
That always bring her usual reply: "Doing what?"
I guess I need to keep a log.
Gary Church
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About Gary Church: Gary is a columnist and contributing writer for The News. He’ll share his thoughts on this blog each Tuesday and Friday.
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