That's right. Today, November 5 is National Men Make Dinner Day. I must say, however, that this is a blatant cop out, and I question (actually I figure) that it must have been a man to commemorate the day. Why, you may ask? That part is quite plain to see. If a woman was commemorating a Thursday in November as National Men Make Dinner Day, it most certainly would have been Thanksgiving! Duh!
Okay...now I don't want to hear rants of my bashing men for not cooking, when I do know very well that there are those who do perform their culinary duties. But let's face it, guys, I think most of us ladies know that you're definitely in the minority. Coming from me; a woman who married a man who has once in 20+ years butchered a hamburger patty so that it resembled shoe leather, and ruined canned beans and boiled hot dogs; I find such a commemorative day to be incredible. I just won't be among those who get to reap the benefits of the holiday.
So how about we present a new holiday called National Men Help with Thanksgiving Day? They don't even have to do all the cooking! They can simply set the table or open a can of cranberry jelly and spoon it into a bowl. What they can't do, however, is spend the day raking leaves, tossing a football or trailing chips into the living room while they watch the sport. They have to be a living, breathing presence during the actual preparation of the meal.
Come on, ladies.....am I on to something here?
Kimberly Ripley is a freelance writer and published author from New Hampshire. Her husband spends Thanksgiving Day feigning perfume allergies due to guests like Aunt Mildred and Great Aunt Emily; whereby he rakes leaves and stares at the great abyss that has become their back yard. Kim cooks, cleans up, and prepares a wide array of turkey leftovers the next day--ALONE. At least it provides good fodder for her writing. Visit her web site at http:www.kimberlyripleywrites.com.
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Since my illness has taken a turn for the worst, my husband has been great at cooking and washing clothes. Granted we don't have large meals like I fix but he has become quite the cook. :)
Me? Rick cooks but to have to endure looking at the kitchen and the condition in which he leaves it even after just frying an egg is absurd! I would rather him stick to him doing the manly stuff like cleaning out the cats boxes and throwing out the trash than to have him dirtying up my kitchen. :O)
National Men Make Dinner Day ~ Bah!
They're all aware that this includes a festive table setting, plus clean-up. I can't wait!
I would tell him he has to cook tonight in honor of the "holiday" but he's stopping to grab pizza on his way home from work anyway.
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