Same in my household. The issue would be that previously I wouldn’t even notice she got the toilet roll, and she likewise wouldn’t notice i got the lightbulb (obviously not real examples) because we don’t look at the same things. I’ve come to accept this over the years, rather than be mad that she never buys the lightbulbs
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Is it weird that I’m the one in charge of shopping when I’m at home?
Correct. I should have said I’m not sure why they went along. Perhaps their intentions were good.
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Nah. Probably solves all kinds of disagreement. Once established that neither of them did it wrong, it becomes clear that you Did!
Of course, that is kidding.
I take my kid shopping now and we have all kinds of fun/learning. I’d rather some good, beneficial habits and activities become engrained early than throw him to the wolves as a young adult.
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They don’t know what’s in the pantry half the time 
For bigger items, I tell them what to buy, and usually have to text reminders or else it doesn’t get bought.
They aren’t lazy, just ridiculously busy. I figured I might as well contribute somehow
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Oddly enough, for my marriage, it was the exact opposite. Having our son has 100% made the marriage better.
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You’d be surprised… My dad tends to judge quality based on price/brand name, which has resulted in some very unecessarily expensive, shitty stuff ie that horrible dryer. Even I got pissed at him for that one 
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That’s an easy assumption to make, especially if price really doesn’t matter and you aren’t the one using it.
I gather from previous conversation that he doesn’t spend much time at home doing laundry. No biggie.
If I were going to start a tree company right now as an owner/operator I’d get the most reliable/biggest bang per buck equipment I could though, because I’d be using it 12 hrs./day until the next ice age, and hopefully turn a profit.
I’m pretty sure the last time he did his own laundry was in college Even when he was living alone (before we moved to Shanghai with him), he just sent everything to drycleaning
Like my generation. The amount of us that were never taught how to cook or shop for food is pretty staggering but we’re making it now because of Youtube.
That strategy worked out pretty well though, didn’t it?
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Which one is that? You’ve said before approaching 40, but that’s pretty vague, and you think I’m a dinosaur. I’m actually right in the Gen X category, and you’re likely in the start of the millenials.
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Right, aren’t you the beginning of Gen X? You’re probably not part of the latchkey kids.
Oh, and I’m glade you said “approaching 40”. I"m still a little bit away but let me just comment that in the states is about the only place that women will actively try to bring men down to their level. I’ve been laughed at in other countries for worrying about my age, or getting older. I"ve had women even tell me “I’ve never seen a guy fret over his age”
And it’s true, men in other parts of the world really don’t reflect about getting to “40” like men do in the states. I feel like a big reason for that is in fact the women (work force has a bit to do with it as well).
In the U.S is about the only place I hear women actively say “ew he’s 30” or “ew he’s 40” and usually they’re not even 5 years younger. I had a friend of my sister’s once say “I finally moved my Tinder age range to 40” and she’s 34 years old with kids!!! Seriously. And you guys wanna tell me I’m the crazy one lol
Imagine being a guy that focused on your career, you finally get somewhere decent and you have about 35 to 39 to find someone before hitting 40 and getting the dreaded “ew he’s old” and then also being culturally encouraged to date someone “your own age”
it’s all very mind boggling to me what is happening in the states. Call me paranoid, call me crazy, say I’m viewing this in a bubble… whatever, I see it, and so do others.
@BrickHead have you experienced any of this?
Eh, I’m smack in the middle of X. Born in '72, but had some interesting and entirely atypical upbringing. Not latchkey, more like raised by wolves.
I dunno man. I’ve never really felt that pressure. Not to sound creepy or wierd, but I have a few nieces that are late 20’s to mid 30’s and they used to razz me and their friends, in front of their friends–for being the buffed uncle that their friends come over to see. Not as much lately, but still some. Anecdotally I could rattle off a few more examples, but to each their own.
I know my wife would be livid if I brought home a younger one though! That’s all the pressure I need.
Don’t get me wrong, I still can easily obtain mid to even early 20s even but for how much longer? And definitely not as frequent in the states.
And now that you have me thinking about age… now I’m thinking about baldness. I’m starting to get thinner, and despite being able to pull off a bald head it’s starting to bother me even more. Fuck.
We don’t mention the b word.
I can cope with going grey (not that it’s likely to happen anytime soon), but going bald is not ok.
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If you do then there’s no choice: You have to become either really ripped and lean or ridiculously jacked.
I may add tattoos, that helps I think as well. A long with my scowl and size at least I can come off like a bad ass =D
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my dad has crazy hair genetics:
stressful job+ shit family life yet still manages to have a very full, barely greying head of hair. He’s 50
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Based on the picture, your son’s likely to be
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