The Mexican Standoff- Handling unwanted issues within your home…
My husband can be the most annoying pig that has ever walked this planet.
Do not misunderstand me.
I love him.
He is kind, he is funny, and more than anything he is absolutely beautiful.
However, he is also self absorbed, rude, and mentally still a 21 year old bachelor.
Thus, bringing me to the task at hand.
Training.
Training is not always easy when you are dealing with a man, it has to be done subtly, it has to be done without him realizing.
(Note: he is not that smart, pulling the wool will be quite simple).
A common issue in many households are items such as dishes that land 5 inches from the dishwasher, laundry that winds up on the bathroom floor rather than it its designated area, and empty rolls of toilet paper that are just left, and you stumble upon them when it is quite urgent.
This is what brings me to the Mexican Standoff- the trick to making your husband do things without even asking him to.
So, you notice that he leaves his dirty clothes on the floor. You want to pick them up, you do. DON’T.
DON’T change the toilet paper roll if he was the last one to touch it, and DO NOT allow yourself to wash his dishes that he left 5 inches from the dishwasher.
Though it might drive you insane you must let these items accumulate:
force him to go to the distance and put toilet paper on the roll.
force him to make sure his laundry winds up where it is supposed to, and force him to do those damn dishes.
You cannot allow yourself to cater to his behaviors or he will never learn.
Its like having a puppy. Doing his chores is reinforcing negative behavior.
TOUGH IT OUT IF IT KILLS you, eventually this man will do what it is you expect. He’ll learn the rules, and he’ll follow them.
