Menina Preta
Well-Known Member
Right? TF just say no!
My now DH tried some similar nonsense with me when we were dating. Partly bc of how he grew up. I said no. To this day, I will not do his laundry. He grew up with a single mom catering to his needs. I told him he doesn’t want a second mom so he going to have to pull his weight domestically.
My dad’s family also tried to guilt my mom bc back in the day she didn’t go to their home to help them clean (this was a thing where she grew up...girlfriends assisting the mothers of their boyfriends with household chores/groceries). They couldn’t stand her. Years later, they love her and sing her praises.
Stand your ground. Don’t let these men and old women guilt you into cleaning up after someone. We have a cleaning lady and it lessens conflict. I’ve also made it clear that I cook when I want to cook not bc I have to cook for him. If he mopes, I remind him that if he wants he can go slave away for more money or downgrade our lifestyle so I can be a stay at home. Men can’t have it both ways. I’m not working full time and cleaning/cooking full time. Period.