I got home late and very tired last night. Only a month ago, I'd have gone to crash at a friends place, closer to my place of work but now I'm "married" and had to go on home. As I climbed up the four flights of stairs, resting at each landing, the only thought on my mind was to hit the shower and crawl into bed. I consoled myself with thoughts of curling up under the blanket with the ac at full blast and probably I'd finish the Undomestic Goddess; a book i've been reading for a month now.
When I get to the door, I hear the television on, and I hope its my sister-in-law at home and not my husband. Whenever I'm this tired, I pretend to be asleep when DH comes in; otherwise, I'll have to warm his food, and look for accompaniments for his meal, which I don't mind most of the time, except when I'm tired. Besides, he knows how to work the stove very well. Alas, I walk in and hubby is watching tv in the dark. I go to give him a hug and kiss and ask about his day.
Moji: You're home early today.
DH: Yeah, I've been at home for over an hour now, and I'm starving.
I look around for something to hit on his head. I mean, the man has been at home and he couldn't start dinner or ask his sis to do it?(We live with two and a half siblings-in-law.) Too tired to argue, I go into the kitchen and thank God for the makers of indo mie. May their brand continue to grow and excel.
DH comes into the kitchen to ask what's for dinner, I ignore him. Take my bath while cooking and by the time I'm through, I'm fresh, dinner is ready and served. My sis in law appears and asks "you've cooked?!" in mock surprise. She should thank her stars that I came from a good home. I forgive her because DH does acknowledge his sisters' laziness and she's a sweet girl where physical work is not concerned.
Of course when DH saw the dirty looks I'd been giving him, he told me how it was the best meal he'd had today, blah, blah, blah, to get back into my good books. I let him off the hook, gist for a few seconds before I slink off to bed, hoping he'd take an hour or so before he decides to join me. This was not to be as he follows me in a few seconds later. Guy that he is, thinks that the best way to make up for the night is with sex. If I had known, I'd have boned him early on.
Ah well, welcome to the world of a tired married woman.
P. S.: I love my marriage, my husband and sometimes my siblings in law. But boys will be boys, wont they?
LOL
ReplyDeleteBoys will be boys.. LMAO
lol...
ReplyDeletedidnt know sex would have become tiring...cant wait for that period...
2 and a half sister inlaws? who is the half???
that was so amusing....
ReplyDeletestill laughing here
wondering how i'd cope, my new man( WHOM i hope to marry) won't eat indomie and in fact doesn't mind Amala at 11pm and of course still expects to be shagged after a " hard day at work"
seriously though u better start to conscript ur "siblings in law" to help with some of the chores, this kain call before getting home to as them to boil rice, spag etc etc
ReplyDeleteU get my drift????????
@ unnaked, of course you'd find it funny
ReplyDelete@afrobabe, seriously I think we are just no longer in the mood at the same time anymore and that scares me. My siblings in law are a brother and sister in law and a cousin who is close to hubbys family
@fluffycutething, a similar thing happened less than a week later and this time, I blew my top. The girls are 24 and 25 and at that age, I believe you should not be treated like a child. Boy, was I wrong. Now I complain loudly and sometimes tongue lash them before I tell them what to do. Hubby hates it but really, it is highly effective and now, I do have the satisfaction of having everyone walk on eggshells whenever I walk in. Am planning to stop it though, its really not my style and they are beginning to shape up.
Hmmmmmmmmmm. I wonder why ur husband cant make dinner since he got home b4 u. Mine would have done that.
ReplyDeleteMust u make love with him if you are not up to it? I wont if I dont want to.
Does in laws shd learn to help themselves out in your home. Put your feet down if you have too in a polite manner.
Anyway, I beleive things have shapen up cos u posted this in 2007
The only kitchen duty my husband does are dishes and boiling water, I can't seem to get him to do anything else.
ReplyDeleteLove making . . . of course, I don't want to push him into the arms of another woman and besides, I expect the same from him if he's in the mood or not.
In-laws, . . . I am rid of them even if its just for a few more months.
LOL..
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