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Big Fat Lie
| Sat, 09-11-2004 - 1:41pm |
I'm the mother of 2. I have 2 boys, one is 2 1/2, the other is 4 months old. Before I had my second baby, I was a full time nurse and was making more money than my husband. That being said, he never really had a problem with it. The extra money helped us pay for extras. Well, I decided after the second child, that I would stay at home most of the week. I work only 2 days a week, 6 hours a day. Now all of the sudden, I do EVERYTHING. He does not get up at night with this baby, he does not keep the house clean with me, NOTHING I do is important enough. (He plays softball once a week, goes out with the guys after etc.) I do not do anything. (Actually I get to go to Weight Watchers on Fridays while my mom watches the kids.) I have no life anymore, and his life is fantastic! I tried to take a class, but he wouldn't help with the kids enough so I couldn't stick with it.
When we got married we were going to share all responsibilities, take care of the kids TOGETHER, do the housework TOGETHER. It was all just a BIG FAT LIE!!!!
When we got married we were going to share all responsibilities, take care of the kids TOGETHER, do the housework TOGETHER. It was all just a BIG FAT LIE!!!!

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As for not liking frozen food, most people bring home meat from the grocery store and freeze it. I cut it up and freeze it in the marinade and then it all defrosts together and I can broil it/cook it/stir fry it right then. And I find that a lot of dishes, especially ethnic dishes which my family loves, actually taste better after the flavours have had a chance to blend and mellow a bit.
I get about thirty main dishes out of a marathon cooking session -- that usually lasts me around a month.
Okmrsmommy-36, CPmom to DD-16 and DS-14
You're probably right. And like I said, I probably shouldn't leave the house if something's in the oven. I don't leave if the dryer's on - for some reason I view that as more of a fire hazard. Maybe I've just heard more horror stories about fires being caused from this.
So I take it you don't have (or use) a crock pot?
Jenna
I'm probably traumatized by my mom's pressure cooker. It blew its top quite horribly a couple times when she was elsewhere in the house with us kids. My childhood memories of the Violent Pressure Cooker are probably what keep me chained to the kitchen during cooking.
I don't use it all that often, but it's SO nice to come home from work and have dinner all ready to go. :)
Hey, could you please tell me how you get the fat out when you use the crockpot?
Mondo
Either they take awhile to cook but take very little hands on time to prepare, a roast, raost chicken, ribs, brisket etc would fall in that catagory.
Or they are very hands on, but don't take much total time, stir fry, fajitas, grilling would fall in that catagory.
There are some exceptions (lasagna being one, it takes a while to prepare and a while to cook) but for the most part most of the meals I make fall into one of the either or catagories.
Pressure cookers cook extremely fast and use a lot of heat so they're probably much more of a fire hazard then a crock pot/slow cooker.
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