Posted on 01/23/2016 12:02:03 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan
But four able bodied kids let a 50 y.o. guy shovel for four hours because he didn't ask? And then let him shovel again the next day?
Yes. When you get told your help isn’t needed, then they think it isn’t needed. He refused to ask for their help. He refuses to ask them to do anything. They do chores because I require it. I don’t do outside things, like the lawn or pool or snow. Did that when he was traveling for business but now he’s not. That’s his job.
This is what he’s promoting because he doesn’t want them to do what he thinks is his job. I get that he wants to be everything to them, it’s what dads do. I remember that from my Dad.
So, I told them (as I usually do since I’m always the bad guy/parent) that they had to ignore him and get out there and they were fine with that. And once they knew what happened yesterday, they were more than ready today. People step up, kids step up when they’re aware. I think we do a disservice to kids when we don’t expect the best from them.
They shoveled 2+ feet of snow for us and the widow next door. Cleaned off 7 cars. Even the two who are still teenagers stepped up. And they will when asked. You just have to ask.
I get that my husband wants to be everything to our kids. Like my Dad was to me. He thinks my Dad was the best, and he was.
I’m reliving my childhood. My husband is my Dad and I’m my Mom. LOL.
Pastina soup. Pastina, cooked al dente. Sauteed celery and carrots and chopped garlic. Chicken. Oregano, basil, black pepper, red pepper flakes. All thrown in while pastina is cooking. Pastina cooked in chicken and beef broth.
I cook the chicken beforehand and toss it in at the end.
That sounds delicious!!!!
It’s pretty good ;)
Yep! Here in Western Pa we got nothing....just 45 minutes away they did and even more Southern Pa.
It seemed so weird to see the news going non-stop showing the snow accumulation while the sun was shinning here....my friends called with reports of being knee deep in the white fluffy stuff....LOL....
One friend actually went to work at her bank only to have to send everyone home after they got there!
One summer my husband was working on his boat (Jersey shore) and coming home exhausted and a bit dizzy. I fixed him a half gallon of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of potassium salt substitute, 1/4 teaspoon of epsom salts (magnesium salt), and 1/2 teaspoon of bicarb. He took it to the boat yard and came home saying it was very effective. He left the nearly empty bottle on the kitchen table. Later that evening we were chatting at the kitchen table. He pickup up the bottle and took a swig. Ugh, he said, this tastes awful. So it tastes fine when you need it.
One 97f summer day I crossed the street to visit my neighbor. She was in tears. I asked what was the matter. She said, I don’t know. Things are OK with my son, my job and my boyfriend but I feel so depressed. Then I asked what she had been doing. Oh, an hour in the sun gardening. I ran home, filled a 12 oz. glass with water and added in 1/4 tsp. each of epsom salts, and light salt (half regular and half potassium). Gave it to her, said it will taste awful but drink it anyway (when it is diluted to 1/2 gallon there is much less taste). I went to the grocery store and returned in about 20 minutes. She was now washing dishes and singing as she worked. Bananas and cantalope are high in potassium as are other fresh fruits and vegetable, and cooked for that matter.
Very interesting! So that’s what Gatorade is made of — plus food coloring and sugars. Yours sounds way better!
I’ve been doing more thinking about your husband. You said he runs 5 miles every day. What is it that is different about when he goes out to run and goes out to shovel? Does he have a running routine like eating certain foods, waiting a certain amount of time, hydrating before going out. Does he carry a water bottle on his runs? Since shoveling is a rare thing, he may not think about the need for a disciplined routine. I really think that dehydration may be a part of the problem here and perhaps in general. Here is an article on dehydration. One thing that I noticed was that it can become cumulative, building up over several days. Also that as one ages one may loose one’s sense of thirst. Something not mention is that if you are dehydrated your urine will be more yellow, even orange, and if reddish, you are badly dehydrated. If you are hydrated the urine should be a pale yellow like straw or a manila file folder. So in addition to asking how your husband feels, ask him what color his urine is.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dehydration/basics/risk-factors/con-20030056
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