Anyone who thinks reading to children isn't sometimes work has not read the same board book to an 18 month old 30 times in one day. Especially if it isn't even one of the *good* board books (I'd happily read Jamberry or Hairy Maclary 30 times. Well, maybe 20 times.)

So, apparently the not getting up thing I've experienced on subways here extends to the theater. My sister got tickets to Hairspray for last night and the women at the end of the row didn't get up to let us by to our seats. And by no stretch of the imagination was there room to get by--even for my skinny 10-year old niece! The most hilarious part was that they looked very perplexed that we were bumping into them. Also, people now eat at the theater. WTF??

I do not pretend to understand the not-getting-up thing. The eating in the theater thing, I blame on the big touring shows, actually. Their target demographic is accustomed to going to the movies instead of the theater, and so the theaters started letting people bring refreshments in. It Bothers me greatly, but that's the current practice.

The housework survey is depressing.

EDIT:

Do men do more hours of housework when they live by themselves? Or, like, do they just live in grosser homes?

Speaking only for the state of The Boy's house before I moved in, definitely the latter.

Speaking as someone who's lived with various men, usually the latter.

Or, like, do they just live in grosser homes?

I wouldn't assume this, on the college campuses I've been on, I've heard from the people that clean that girls dorms were almost uniformly "grosser" than those of the guys.

how about Artist's Cafe, say 5 o'clock?

Sounds good. See you then.

Do men do more hours of housework when they live by themselves? Or, like, do they just live in grosser homes?

Yes.

Signed,

Goes through frenzied periods of regular house cleaning followed by months (gulp - years?) of self-disgusted neglect.

Or, like, do they just live in grosser homes?

Probably this. One of the ways in a marriage that cleaning falls on one partner over the other is that cleanliness differ. I'm not going to assign gender to that because when I was with M, he way higher cleanliness standards than I did (vacum every day!) but somehow the cleaning was still my responsibility.

Kissing good night IS SO child care. At the very least, absolutely during the toddler/still learning to self-soothe years.

Signed,

Up from 1:30 to 4 this morning kissing a child goodnight

Huh?

Ow!

Wow!

Yeah, but if it's part of a story it'll probably be more like

this,

practice.

down?

anyway)

So changing the subject slightly but keeping it in the domestic realm, what's my best option for a cupcake frosting that'll hold up decently in 85-ish degree weather?

Dylan's turning 1 on Saturday (eep!!!) and I'm making him chocolate cupcakes. They don't necessarily need to be outdoors the entire party, but my kitchen isn't air-conditioned either.

I do not pretend to understand the not-getting-up thing. The eating in the theater thing, I blame on the big touring shows, actually. Their target demographic is accustomed to going to the movies instead of the theater, and so the theaters started letting people bring refreshments in. It Bothers me greatly, but that's the current practice.

That's just nuts. The whole point of going to the theater is that it's a Big Deal! It costs a lot of money! You should dress up! And not have a goddamned snack! You should have a nice dinner beforehand!

Fucking people, I swear.