Posted by: queenbee950 on: September 29, 2009
Ok – now that I’ve had a rant out how my husband obsesses regarding the outside of my car and all of the dings, scratches and dirt; it’s time to talk about the inside of the car.
As the main chauffer of my house, my car is full of stuff. Kid stuff, paper, water bottles, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, homework, backpacks, sweatshirts, extra socks, Happy Meal toys, Happy Meal food bits, rocks and sticks (for my son’s collection), receipts, loose change, plastic bags, dog harnesses and leashes, just to name a few.
It all started when I was transporting some garage sale items to a friend’s house and my hubby had a ginormous meltdown because there were items in my trunk (see above) that had been in there longer than he thought should have been. OK ladies, did you know that your car is not for storage? I guess I didn’t realize that and was at the short end of a long ramble about not keeping my car clean enough.
I decided to ignore my husband at this time but when we got home he got an earful. I proceeded to REMIND him that I have to drive our son everywhere and kids are garbage magnets. I was told by the car guru aka my hubby to make our son take his stuff out of the car each time we get out (arghh.) I shouldn’t let him eat or drink in the car either because he can spill or make messes. I shouldn’t leave his sweatshirts in the car, they should be hung up inside, I don’t need to keep any basket balls or sports stuff for a just in case cause those should always be planned and the same goes for those folding chairs for sitting in not on the grass. Homework and backpacks should be in the house. The dog harnesses should be hung in the garage and things that I am returning to the store should immediately returned to the store, not left in the car for more than 1 day. Ok, take a deep breath, does everyone have that?
I know that if my mom friends or I didn’t have to cart around the family, fur babies, groceries, etc. we would be able to keep my car spotless. In fact I did keep my car clean when I was single but life happens and priorities change. After mulling over this situation I started thinking about this whole car thing and decided that I like to leave it messy because it bugs my husband so much. Is that totally bad or just a passive aggressive way of making my point?
I don’t know why I do this, I love him and all but he really needs to mellow out on some of these low priority things and just enjoy the view (ewww – too much day time TV)
Chill Out and Relax – Life Runs Smoother
September 30, 2009 at 4:13 am
well my car has stuff that just lives in it. my trunk is full of stuff from FEB!
point out to him that HE drives HIS CAR:
1) to the bus and
2) home from bus
…with occassional jaunts on weekends. EXCUSE ME! When was the last time he carted the dogs around or went grocery shopping or to Target for household items???
My best friend’s hubby has done this to me bc his car is spotless and I was like, yeah when was the last time YOU went grocery shopping? How about NEVER. The laundromat? Took your dog to the vet or transported her to a dog park?
And I was like, well I work full time, I am tired. and he had the nerve to say “I work full time too and my car is clean.” So then I had to go nuclear on his ass and retort “Yeah you work full time but *I* work full time, commute an hour each way AND do the grocery shopping, run errands, do all the cooking, clean the kitchen, do the vacuuming, take care of the dog and more. NONE of which YOU do after you get home from work. Leaving you plenty of time to clean out the car.
So BITE ME.”
Men!