Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 19, 2021

And never put ideas into her head!

Should’ve learned that one a long time ago, Arlo.

If you’re gonna say it for points then you shoulda already done it right the first time.

Arlo is more like a big kid today. Their idea of clean seldom comes close to your idea of clean.

Around our house, we call that “foreplay.”

NAVY – never again volunteer yourself.

Just finished sweeping and mopping the house!

I quit volunteering after hearing, “Well, that’s not how I would have done it”.

I’m really careful about that, “for you” stuff.

“tidied” doesn’t cut it.

Here we have our preferred jobs, or things we are better at or more able to do. For example, I can’t shovel the driveway but I can push the vacuum and put clothes in the wash. I could wash the cars but it’s not easy and I don’t enjoy it, hubby could do the bathrooms but doesn’t enjoy it. He loves to cook, but helps me clean the kitchen. It takes the score keeping out of the relationship.

“Never volunteer” is awfully close to “never pitch in”. Don’t forget, Arlo – you live there too.

Wiping your spattered toothpaste off the mirror will not cut it, guy.

Arlo might get lucky tonight!

Do people still use those types of vacuums anymore? Looks like something from the 60s cartoons.

Arlo, you know better. What are you thinking?

When I was 11 I volunteered to help my 8-months pregnant mother by washing and waxing the floors every week. That mistake kept me busy Saturday mornings for five years.

That’s life: from having someone check your homework to having someone check your housework.

Arlo, never, ever, confuse your wife for a servant. You are at least as responsible for housework as is Janis.

Why did Helen Keller fire her maid? Because she left a plunger in the toilet.

Wait! What? “…for you”? Like he doesn’t use it? EWWWW

“FOR YOU”? Doesn’t Arlo live there too? Boo, Arlo.

By now he should know what it takes to clean up.

I do my fair share. Except for the cooking. I’m not allowed near the stove.

Why is he cleaning it if he already cleaned it? And why was cleaning their shared bathroom a favor for her?

I do almost all the cleaning at my house, even though husband is retired. He standards of cleanliness are much lower than mine. At least he never complains about the house being a mess.

It’s not women who pee on the floor. I don’t see how it’s “her” job to clean the bathroom. This is a topic I have been huffy about since I first heard about women’s rights. That was a long time ago. My ex and I used to write down household chores on 3 × 5 cards and deal them out weekly – so the chores were equally re-distributed weekly. Over time, we discovered who was best at what, and we fell into a pretty regular routine that way. We were both equally working and in college, so I wasn’t about to do everything. Yes, I can also cut a lawn, trim bushes and trees, and do basic plumbing, electrical, and such.

Words of wisdom.

Best birthday gift ever: for my 70th, I asked for a housekeeper and got one! It’s the gift that keeps on giving!

it’s the words “for You” that are the problem. if you share the house (and the children) isn’t taking care of them as much your job as her’s?

it’s not really clean until it’s Janis standard clean [oh, Arlo, tidy does nor equal clean!!!]

Arlo, learning that before tidying up a bathroom it needs to be cleaned first. That’s cute. :)

Good advice a mite late.

Volunteer? To “help” clean the house you share??