Pajama Mama Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 What do you do because you love your spouse or kids even though you detest it? I just made a large dish of liver and onions for dh because he loves them. I even tasted it. Blech. I'm normally a good cook but there's no fixing liver to make it palable to me. I made chicken for the rest of us. I really hate liver--even the smell. But he's a good dh so I took one for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 What do you do because you love your spouse or kids even though you detest it? I just made a large dish of liver and onions for dh because he loves them. I even tasted it. Blech. I'm normally a good cook but there's no fixing liver to make it palable to me. I made chicken for the rest of us. I really hate liver--even the smell. But he's a good dh so I took one for the team. You're a good woman! :) I told my husband years ago, "I don't do organs." ;) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoboys Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I clean and do laundry, etc. . I detest those types of jobs. Sorry, but it's the truth. I homeschool DS, and I don't always like it or enjoy it. I do it because i think it's best for him right now. I'm sure there are a bunch of other things. . But those are the first two that come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I put 26,000 miles on my car in a year and 1/2 driving to swim pareactices and meets I work 40+ hours a week at Dh's business I still clean and cook and do laundry and homeschool...all labors of ove... Oh, and I clean the cat box....eeeeewwww! ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 My husband loves me so much, he won't even bat an eye when he gets home from work, and finds out that I moved three baby goats out of the barn, and into the house! I just do the usual slaving away for loved ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 What do you do because you love your spouse or kids even though you detest it? I just made a large dish of liver and onions for dh because he loves them. I even tasted it. Blech. I'm normally a good cook but there's no fixing liver to make it palable to me. I made chicken for the rest of us. I really hate liver--even the smell. But he's a good dh so I took one for the team. I make clam chowder for my dh. I can't stand it but he says it's really yummy. Not sure if I'm really taking one for the team though because I don't eat it. For the past 11 years I've been getting up every morning to make my dh's lunch. Even when he worked at Fed Ex and had to be out the door at 3:30am. I'd get up at 3am and make his lunch and then wait until 4am when he called to tell me he'd made it to work before I went back to bed. I still have to get up around 5am-5:30am to make his lunch now but that is better than 3am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Slice gross, smelly salami into nice thin slices for dh's weekly poker game, because for some reason, he can't do it himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Endure parties with his business partners (birthday, baby showers, holidays, work related, etc.) Travel to NY at least once a year even though MIL hates me and pretend that I don't get the jabs. Put up with looking at other people's clutter and the countless hours of lost sleep due to holding puke buckets, changing diapers, breastfeeding babies, hugging kids who had nightmares, letting out dogs who have upset stomachs, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I don't run away when I want to. I take a deep breath and try to explain, calmly, one more time, the whys or hows that have sent my boys into mean/nasty mode. I remember how hard it was to be 12 and give sympathy (even when I don't really feel it) when dd has a tough time. I washed a multitude of dirty sheets and air out a mattress at least twice a week, while saying, 'honey, everyone has accidents, you'll get better at making it through the night.' I 'do' school, even when I want to quit. I cook dinner, even when I want to let em' starve for once. I don't cry when I'm sorely disappointed by their actions (infront of them anyway) and I stand firm next to dh (even when I think he's wrong). Finally, I maintain a cheerful exterior (for the most part), even when it feels like the world's crumbling down around me, because I know that for all my submission, dh relies on my strength. I call my mil, and keep tabs, because dh wants to know, but can't bring himself to ask. I say no, even when it hurts, if necessity calls for it. I will let someone else have the hot water, because they think their day was worse. I listen to music I dislike, I smile over books I can't stand, and I accept friends I think are beneath them. Deep down I'm a selfish, whiny, snob, but no one in family knows that. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Slice gross, smelly salami into nice thin slices for dh's weekly poker game, because for some reason, he can't do it himself. "It tastes better when you do it!" That's what my dh always claims regarding such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) My dh would say that I show him true love by... ...eating crunchy peanut butter when I prefer creamy because it's silly to have two jars and he prefers crunchy. ...taking off his smelly shoes at the end of a long day or cutting his toenails for him. ...dropping what I'm doing to go to the gas station with him for a soda. ...hosting video or board game parties for his "geek" friends 2-3 times a month, including cooking for them. Edited December 3, 2009 by AndyJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I cook, therefore I love. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm diabetic so I'm the only one not eating that dinner. I'll fry an egg with a bit of bacon for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 ...taking off his smelly shoes at the end of a long day or cutting his toenails for him :blink: :ack2: You win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 My son would say I show him true, sacrificial love by: Coaching his First Lego League team, when I have not the slightest interest in Legos, engineering, or robotics. (2 more days, 2 more days--I'm sort of hoping we don't make it to state this year. I'm done with this right now!) And I have to say, silly as some of the aforementioned posts are, it's encouraging to read all the ways you ladies are showing love. Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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