Hmmm! I am being judged already…

UPDATE:  for those of you who cannot see the poll in the right hand side column here is a direct link.  I apologize, I could see it and thought others could too, will work on it.  Till then here you go:  http://www.sodahead.com/business/women-what-chore-do-you-absolutely-hate-doing-and-try-to-avoid-or-what-until-the-last-minute-to-do/question-736497/

I was having a moment and decided to add a poll to my blog.  I had just posted my poll at sodahead and darned within 5 minutes I am already feeling the backlash so I guess I will explain myself, sheesh!

I was cleaning the house, whole house, dishes, laundry you name it.  And tomorrow I will be doing the grocery shopping for Thanksgiving.  Now anyone that knows me “knows me” knows I hate shopping of any kind the most and dishes run a close second.  I hate shopping!!!  Do other women feel the same about shopping?

Now I posted the question to women.  Why?  Because I am a women and at the moment of my dread of having to go shopping tomorrow I wanted to know if OTHER WOMEN felt the same way I do.  I wanted to know if I was a “normal” women so to speak.  It has nothing to do with me being sexist.  However, in my household the chores are separated in the so called “old fashioned types” as one poll taker commented.

So let me tell you why our chores are divided the way they are.

1. I work from home.  I have worked sense I was 16 even after our child.  It is easier for me to do all the “women chores” as I am at home or can run around town as needed as hubby works 5-6 days a week.
2. I am a little petite thing.  I am 4′ 9 1/2″ and a whopping 80lbs.  Does anyone here really expect me to do the “man chores”.  Seriously, I know my limits on what I can an can not do.
3. I cannot do the heavy stuff that bigger women or men do (such as lawn mowing or fixing cars) so I only gave answers for the things I can do and usually do.

So before anyone goes judging me on a poll I put up It would be nice if someone actually thought a minute that there may be a reason.  At the moment I put up the poll I did not care what men may or may not do in the household cause I am not a man and don’t think like a man.  I simply wanted a women’s opinion.  Seemed innocent enough to me but I guess not.

Oh and just for reference I used the “man chores” and “women chores” because that’s how a commenter put it.   And in all honesty I think many households do still have the chores separated that way but I recognize that some families are lucky in that they can share all kinds of things and that their “chore” list is not based on size as mine is, period!

Thanks for reading my rant and taking the poll.

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