HE SAID... DING DONG, WTF?!?!

TONY WALKER
I need to vent about a recent "What the @#$%" moment.
This past Sunday morning at 4:44AM my doorbell rang.

Immediately Lisa & I wake up & think something's wrong. All the classic Lifetime Channel moments are in place-a quiet moment, doorbell rings, dog barks, scared children, etc.
Of course I jump out of bed but there is nothing I can do since I can't walk... (no, people with prosthetics do not sleep with their legs on).... so it's up to Lisa.

She looks through the glass in the middle of the door. She sees a man, late teens/early twenties, bent over like a baseball player in "ready position." She's convinced this man is getting ready to bust in. She yells for me to call the cops.
Lisa then screams, "What do you want?!"
The man yells, "I found a dog. Is it yours or do you know who it belongs to?"
"NO"
"OK. Sorry to bother you."

Turns out the guy was in that position because he was bent over holding the dog by his collar.
I look out the window & watch the man & the dog walk away. I hung up the phone.
While it's possible this guy was looking to do something criminal, I believe he was just a moron who rang someone's bell at 4:44 in the morning.

In this world of cell phones, why not just call the cops & let them handle the dog?
Why not take the dog home & throw him/her in your backyard until waking hours?
WTF?!
Thanks for scaring the shit out of my kids.
Thanks for scaring the shit out of my wife. She couldn't sleep the rest of the morning.
Jackass!!!

What would you have done if you found a dog in the middle of the night?
Would you knock on someone's door?

HE SAID.... It's the little things

Tony Walker

This week's He Said is about the little things.

No not my little thing....

Well I guess my little thing has something to do with this....

Ladies, all the time on TV, articles, in conversation, etc. the women always say, "It's the little things that count. A hug, a kiss, saying you love me, a touch on the shoulder as you pass by me," blah blah blah.

Well I'm here to call you ladies out on this!!!

I want someone to tell me just exactly what one of those "little things" do for you. I ask because whenever I fight with a woman & attempt a "little thing" I still get the cold shoulder! And I'm lucky if that's all I get!! 

Sometimes I get the brush off!

Sometimes she ducks me!

Sometimes she tells me to go F%&@ myself!

Sometimes I get accused of sucking up to take away from whatever we are disagreeing about!

My favorite... sometimes as I try to use my little thing the response is "EWWWWW!!"

Let me point out that this happens no matter who is the wrong one in the disagreement. Sometimes no one is in the wrong. Sometimes it could just be 2 different opinions, yet I still end up trying the "little things" approach!

It's not the fact that I have a little thing, it's what I do with it. Doesn't that account for anything???

Am I using my little thing too soon? 

I am always willing to use my little thing to keep peace! No not piece... peace!!

Let us know what you think. Do you really appreciate the little things? 

HE SAID.... THE FACEBOOK FLAME....

Tony Walker

Here's something we've talked about before.... The almighty Facebook.

How did a stupid web site get such a hold on us?

I'm not talking about reconnecting with old friends. I'm not talking about the games that many people are addicted to.

I'm talking about our everyday lives!

People get mad at each other over pictures.

People get mad at each other over who friended who.

People get mad at each other over comments.

People get divorces!!

About 2 weeks ago I bumped into an old friend from high school. I hadn't seen him in about a year or two. He married a girl we went to high school with. As we were talking I mentioned his wife & of course his response is he's divorced. Then I realize the girl he is standing there with is his girlfriend! The advantage of having a prosthetic leg is you can literally put your foot in your mouth.

But this got me thinking about a few other relationships I know of that fizzled due to a Facebook connection. "So & so hung out with that guy the other night. They hadn't seen each other since they dated in  high school 25 years ago but they decided it would be fun to get together. She's married with 3 kids, he's married with 2." You've all heard stories like this yes?

If it wasn't for Facebook these people wouldn't have tracked each other down! 

What is it about Facebook that things like this happen? Some of these reunited couples had no idea what happened to each other & never cared until Facebook. What magic does Facebook have that all of a sudden these people need to rekindle the flame? Are people really that miserable in their lives & Facebook has given them an outlet to search for a new beginning? Were these people miserable already or did the nostalgia that's all over that site make people think life would be better with an old flame?

Tell us what you think. Have you been in a situation like this or know anyone who has?

HE SAID....STOP THE BS!

Tony Walker

"I'll wait until he says something first."
"Let me check that girl out... that will piss her off!!"
"I'm not going to say a word. He knows what he did."
"You're the one with the problem. Not me."
"I'll go out with my friends then post the photos on Facebook. That will drive him crazy!"
Mind games. Also known as high school type bullshit. I have a confession to make. When I was in my teens & twenties I thought only women played mind games. Now in my forties, I know that both men & women do it.
What is this all about???
Posting pictures of parties on Facebook, knowing that a certain someone is going to see them. Not talking to someone who pissed you off. Saying something insensitive to get a rise out of someone.
What the hell is you with you people who play these games???
Speak your mind damnit!! Say what's on your mind! Don't tell me you don't have a problem with me when you do!!
Speak up!
Man up!
Grow a set of balls!
Tell us what you think. Share with us some of your mind games experiences. We all have at least one.

SHE SAID...

She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the 'right' reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.

She didn't ask anyone for advice. She didn't read a book on how to let go... She didn't search the scriptures. She just let go. She let go of all of the memories that held her back. She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward. She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.

She didn't promise to let go. She didn't journal about it. She didn't write the projected date in her Day-Timer. She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper. She didn't check the weather report or read her daily horoscope. She just let go.

She didn't analyze whether she should let go. She didn't call her friends to discuss the matter. She didn't do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment. She didn't call the prayer line. She didn't utter one word. She just let go.

No one was around when it happened. There was no applause or congratulations. No one thanked her or praised her. No one noticed a thing. Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.

There was no effort. There was no struggle. It wasn't good and it wasn't bad. It was what it was, and it is just that.

In the space of letting go, she let it all be. A small smile came over her face. A light breeze blew through her. And the sun and the moon shone forevermore."

- Ernest Holmes

HE SAID...WOMEN SHOULD UNDERSTAND THEIR MAN!!

Tony Walker
Women say the don't understand men. They think we're inconsiderate, shallow and impossible to figure out. Finally, here is a woman's guide to men and how to deal with the man you love.

When he pulls away, give him sex.

When you see him start crying, give him sex & don't say a word.

When you see him walking, sneak up & be naked when doing it.

When he's scared, give him sex.

When he steals your favorite hoodie, find another woman for him to have sex with.

When he says he loves you, give him sex.

When he grabs at your hand, grab at his penis.

If he tells you a secret, it will most likely be something sexual. So give him sex.

When he looks into your eyes, grab his ass.

When he's angry, stroke him. Don't stop until he's calm.

When he says he’s Ok or that nothing’s wrong, don’t believe it. Just give him sex. Whatever is wrong is now forgotten.

Call him at 12am on his birthday to have phone sex.

Treat him like he’s all that matters to you. Give him sex in all rooms in the house.

Make a movie with him, even if you think it’s stupid, and get in every sexual position you possibly can. This will make a great movie.

Talk about other girls around you, and ALWAYS tell him how “hot” a girl passing by is. Consider asking that girl to come home with you two.

Kiss her in the pouring rain. Kiss her in a falling snow. Kiss her in the middle of a crowd. I will give him sex right now said Sam I Am.

When he runs to you crying, ask him "Wanna go to a strip club?"

Even if you’ve been together for 25 years,  scoot next to him in the car or on the couch & proceed with the oral sex.

Gently play with his (insert any body part here).

When he’s sick, with a sore red nose, his hair is a tangled mess and he’s in flannel pj’s and fuzzy slippers, tell him to take it all off... the "nurse" is in the house to make him feel all better.

Don’t let a day go by without letting him know you love him. Why? Because you're horny for him.

Men are the most simplest of all God’s creatures. No matter how confident, beautiful, talented and intelligent one may be, he just wants sex. If he denies this, he’s lying!

Notice that EVERYTHING on this list is really this simple. Just think how happier men would be if you ladies gave them sex at least once a day. You'll get so much accomplished!!! So get naked ladies right away!!!

HE SAID....DOES AGE MATTER?

Tony Walker
An old friend from high school found me on Facebook last week. The last time I saw this girl was at her wedding. Her wedding was in 1988.... the year we graduated high school!!!
This girl graduated early & was married about a month later. She wasn't pregnant or anything like that. As far as I know she just wanted to marry this man.
Now she is divorced & on her second marriage.
Of course my thought was, "That's what happens when you marry so young!" But that's stupid of me. Who am I to judge? How the hell would I know what's too young? I married at 23 the first time. I obviously didn't know what I was doing!
My wife married her first husband when she was 26. They weren't even married a year when she said to herself, "I don't wanna do this anymore. I don't love this man. I think there is a balding, overweight, future cancer patient waiting for me!" (OK so I made the last part up)
Then again some people get married in their thirties & still get divorced. Some marriages go 20, 30, 40 years & end up in divorce.
But you hear it all the time right? "That's too young!" "I told you they'd never last!" blah blah blah.
Tell us what you think. Do you think age is a factor to failed marriages?

  * * * * * * * Click below for a Post by Jillian B Hart on a similar topic * * * * * * *

SHE SAID... He asked, I'm answering.

SHE SAID...

Dawn Boyle

I agree with Tony's feelings about today. I HATE that summer is over. I mentioned in a post last week about the days, weeks, months and years flying past and how it brings me this sense of time running out.

Even though my kids made me crazy the entire summer, I did get a little teary eyed this morning as they got ready. My big girl is in fifth grade. Which only means that each day that passes she will hate me more and think what a horrible mother I am, no matter what I do. The baby going into second grade no longer wants to wear party dresses. She has been interning behind my back with Rachel Zoe and does not want to hear what I think about her fashion choices, complete with the roll of the eyes and that long drawn out "MOOOOOMMMMMMM"!!!

For a few hours today it was a little sad. It is sad that my babies are growing up. The time that is so precious is now, these are the days to look back on. Memories made. Funny stories to tell.

I am an emotional wreck today - not sure what it is....probably just inner anxiety that homework is only a few days away...tests and reports to follow,  AND CHRISTMAS is only 16 weeks away!!

Go buy their Halloween costumes now - it's only a half hour away! I don't care how old they are.. the rule still is,  no one is going to be slutty pirate even if it's a "TWEEN" costume!

HE SAID....

  

Tony Walker

When I first watched this commercial I started thinking about how stupid men can be. I can say that because I am one of the stupidest. Then my thoughts took me further. I thought about how stupid we all are.

Think about it.

Just like the commercial shows, we judge women because they don't have a penis.

We judge blacks, asians, indians, etc. because of the color of their skin. 

We judge people by their religious beliefs. 

We judge people because of a disability.

We judge people by how much money they have or don't have.

We judge someone based on how their hair looks.

And I am sure all of you can add to this list.

So I want you to look at this list & think about it... really think about it. How ridiculous is this?

HE SAID.....

Tony Walker

For this week's He Said I am not challenging Dawn's She Said or vice versa.

I couldn't agree more with Dawn.

I have a neighbor who has 3 daughters all under 13.... the youngest being 6 or 7.... and all 3 of these girls dress more dangerously than my wife!

Bikini's that barely cover what they're covering. 

In Dawn's post she asks where the parents of these kids are. In this case the parents are right there with the kids! The mother walks around the neighborhood in her bikini, botox, and silicone while daddy has his fake tan and takes more HGH than Roger Clemens! Sorry pal but our time has passed... we are parents now. We're not hip no matter how much you try not to be. You just look foolish and your kids look like trash.

Dawn also asks if we've let "choose your battles" become an easy way out. I know a mother who laughs when her kid tells other adults to shut up, among other rude comments. She's a single mother so she "chooses her battles" since he doesn't have daddy around. Give me a break! I didn't have daddy around & I was yelled at every day! Yes I did deserve it... and so does this kid! Choose your battles.... give me a break. Yelling at my son has become part of my daily routine!

I don't know Dawn... how did we get here? Did we dress like this when we were that age? Do Dawn and I sound like crotchety old people?

Tell us what you think.

HE SAID....

Tony Walker

There are so many things I am bad at when it comes to pleasing the opposite sex. My ex wife would probably say I am bad at most things. Hell, my current wife might say the same!!

Well for this week's He Said I am just going to talk about one thing that I am really bad at.

Knowing the kind of a sex a woman wants.

Let me explain...

Have you ever been with a lover where you felt like hanging from the rafters, getting out every thing you have that vibrates, make some animal noises, & wanted to ignore every boundary you've ever had?

Have you ever been with a lover where you felt like lighting candles, putting on some Marvin Gaye, kissed for hours, & made slow passionate love?

This is what I am talking about. I never seem to figure out what a woman is up for.

Oh sure... sometimes you walk into a room, a house, whatever, & you know she's up for a romantic, lovemaking night. I'm not talking about those nights.

There are the nights she agreed for the first time ever to go to a strip club & now she's feeling dirty... in a good way. I'm not talking about those nights.

I'm talking about the nights where you're just not sure. The spur of the moment nights.

Whenever I'm in a romantic mood, she's not.

Whenever I feel like going ape, she's not.

Ladies please explain this to me.

What gets you in the mood for crazy sex? Is it something like going to a strip club or to a rock concert?

What gets you in the mood for making love? Is it something like an anniversary or birthday?

Is it better to play it by ear?

Tell us what you think. Tell us if you've been in this situation & how you handled it.

HE SAID.....

Tony Walker
One thing men are known for is the ability to think with the brain between the legs instead of the one on top of their head. Every thought a man has comes from between his legs. Every motive men have is sexually related.

Woman on the other hand do not have a brain between their legs but the brain on top of their head controls the sexually related stuff very well.

Just about every woman I have been with do not get the same sexual urges as men. If something is wrong in a man's life he will always feel better with some lovin'. Women can't get the crisis out of their head and won't even think about sex until the crisis is at least somewhat under control. When things are going great men like to celebrate with sex. Women may go for some nookie at this point but it is rarely at the top of their list.

My wife & I are currently going through a crisis. Of course I am always looking for a little something. She says she can't concentrate on that right now. Today the crisis is not over but it's better so of course I am looking for something again. She says she needs to calm down from the crisis. Even when things are quiet, most women have a reason. Then when the men bug them enough the women throw their hands up and agree to some but it's obvious they're just shutting the men up.

I've known 2 or 3 women in my life who were as charged up as I am.... damn I miss those girls. I need to find out what's in their diet and give it to my wife!

Ladies, what exactly is your thought process?

Is there something wrong with trying to get some lovin during a crisis? It definitely eases some tension doesn't it?

When things are going well what better way to enjoy life than with some lovin'? You're sharing an intimate moment with your man! They call it making love for a reason!

SCREAMS HEARD AT NIGHT

Dawn Boyle

Many of you are aware of the Serial Killer(s) here on Long Island that have been littering our shores with people. So far there have been over 10 sets of remains recovered on the shoreline of our South Shore beaches, to be honest it is right in my own backyard. I have to admit a few times I have gotten freaked out about this, but nothing like what happened this past weekend.

Friday afternoon was stormy. We had strong gusty winds and torrential rains. Around 8:00 the rain subsided and we heading over to our boat. Last minute plans to sleep over for the weekend were in full swing. My daughters had a friend joining us. We waiting 'til the sky was clear and pink to push off. We arrived to very distant lightning up in the clouds and a rainbow that stretched clear across the bay. It was beautiful. We pulled in to our usual spot and said hello to a few of the diehards. These guys will ride out anything, and apparently that day it was wind gusts of 60mph. We settled in and joined our friends for a cocktail on the dock. It was about 11:00 when I was standing with two friends, talking about how we needed school to be over and how our children were fried from the year and how the boat basin was unusually empty, being Fathers Day weekend and we figured the nasty weather had kept many away, when we heard a blood curdling scream, followed by two other shrills.

HE SAID... Bad Boys, Bad boys... WHY?

Tony Walker

Heather Locklear/Tommy Lee

Robin Wright/Sean Penn

Beautiful women marrying bad boys. I'm sure you could add so many couples to this list. I'm also sure you have seen this in real life. The "good ones" always going for the jerks. Why is that?

In 2008 I went to my high school reunion. We were celebrating 20 years since graduation. My wife came with me. A woman who was one of the most popular & beautiful girls in our class ran up to my wife and asked, "Do you know how lucky you are to be married to Tony Walker"? I almost sh*t myself!!! I would've done ANYTHING to date this girl back then! But back then I was a nerd and a dirtbag... not a bad boy.

Bad boys...
They'll cheat on you.
They'll demand you make them a sandwich while they watch the game.
They'll tell you you look fat.
They'll make you cry.
You'll still go out with them.
You'll tell the nerds that you like them as a friend.
Yet the nerds will grow up to become better men than any of the bad boys.

Ladies explain this to me.
What makes the bad boys so attractive?
Do you enjoy being treated like sh*t?
Is it an image thing?

Feel free to comment on this, share your own "bad boy" story, or attack me and "The Lounge" like last week.

SHE SAID.... Man's Job vs Woman's Job

Dawn Boyle

Man's Job vs Woman's Job - very interesting topic my friend Tony!!

I have mentioned before that I am married for 11 years - together for an additional 5. After 16 years  - I have found a certain dynamic here in this "FAMILY". Turns out that Greg's job is to get up and go to work. My job is everything else including working and co-creator of this blog.

When we first got married we were making a lot more then we are now. The first mortgage on our first house was $1,500 a month and we didn't have two kids. We were both working full time and we had a cleaning lady come in 2-3 times a month. I would cook every night and we would sit, drink wine and listen to music together. I foolishly started doing EVERYTHING. It all turned into MY JOB.

As years have passed more and more has been put on my "plate". The cleaning lady was "let-go", yet the landscaper stays. Laundry is my clothes, the kids clothes, Greg's clothes and then his work clothes.  He used to do his own work clothes laundry - said he didn't want his princess to touch his dirty work stuff - somewhere along the line it became okay for me to deal with the "plumbers laundry" and my princess status was apparently revoked. Basically anything that was "SHARED" has been split down to - Greg goes to work and OCCASIONALLY will take out garbage... everything else is the "Princesses'" job.

AGAIN...before Mr. Personality chimes in here with some b/s comment about me not really doing anything - I want to make sure I  am clear on one thing - THIS IS MY OWN FAULT AND DOING! Catering to someone's every need is NOT a good idea, that is unless you like to clean up after someone's shit - and I am talking a lot of people's shit - Greg the Plumber is available for all your plumbing needs! The Princess will be at home working, doing a blog, and probably taking out the garbage as well!

Tony - wanna switch off days? I can come help you Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You come help me Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday? We can both take off Sunday!!!

Total side note - I have also scraped and painted our 1950's garage door and painted the entire 1st and 2nd floor of my house while he was "working". I have installed all the curtains and put up the pictures as well. I am going to rip out the upstairs bathroom in September when the kids are back in school. What's that saying the shoe makers kids go shoeless??

HE SAID....

Tony Walker

How many of you use the term, "That's a man's job" or "That's woman's work!" Well I am here to say that there is no such thing! It's all work no matter who is doing it.

A relative of mine was getting rid of his kitchen cabinets. Not selling... getting rid of. They are in perfect condition. Since I am poor, have no money to replace my crappy cabinets, & have no pride I said I would take them. So I did.

Yesterday, Monday, was the day my Father In Law & my Uncle Don were going to come over to help me piece all these cabinets together. 

Where are cabinets? On the wall & on the floor correct? Correct.

So why did I have to tell my wife over & over this past weekend that EVERYTHING in the kitchen had to be taken down, removed, etc. in order to get ready??

So why did my wife carry on when she got home from work today when she found out that she would have no kitchen sink for a few days??? 

You're changing cabinets out... you have to remove the counter top. Of course once you start everything snowballs so now we're moving some plumbing & re-sheet rocking the whole kitchen. 

"This is men's work. I didn't know," my wife says. 

No... getting everything out of the kitchen was OUR work... not work for just the one legged man!!!

If I said, "Well I won't help you do the dishes in the bathroom sink because that's woman's work" I would get kicked in the middle leg! (Which I still have thank God) So what's with all this men's work women's work crap?? Don't men help do laundry & dishes? Don't women help work on a car or paint?

Do men automatically understand construction so they should do it? Do women understand cooking better so they should do it? Do you & your partner share these activities?

Tell us what you think.

CHECK OUT DAWN'S SHE SAID
http://delayedreactionlounge.blogspot.com/2011/06/she-said-mans-job-vs-womans-job.html

He Said....

Tony Walker

Many of my "He Saids" are sexual in nature. Many of my "He Saids" go for the shock value. Well this week's "He Said" is sexual in nature but no shock value in this one. This week I have one simple question.

Why do some women say no when they really mean yes?

I was once in a relationship with a woman who said no all the time & really made me work to get the prize. Meanwhile she was ready to go very early on. 

Even my wife says no a thousand times before she surrenders to my begging like a dog who hasn't been fed in 3 days.

My problem is I don't have the ability to take the bait & walk away when turned down. If I called the bluff maybe she would grab me & let me in. But I just can't do it. I just keep on begging like a little boy in a toy store whose mom won't buy him something. "Please!! PLEASE!! I won't ask again for 3 months! I'll be nice to you tomorrow! I'll eat all my veggies without complaining!! PLEASE!!!!!!"

Do some women like to watch men work & work? (sickos!!)

Do some women really require that much work before they are ready to go?

Do some women think it's a flirtatious thing by playing hard to get?

Is it all of the above?

Well let me tell you women something... stop it!!

Tell us what you think. If you are a woman who says no all the time, even when you are a definite yes, please tell us why you do that.

HE SAID.... All STRIPPERS DO IS STRIP

Tony Walker
A few years ago my Brother In Law was getting married. His Best Man put together a bachelor party of a bunch of guys going out for some steaks. Steaks! YUM, YUM!!!


After the steaks & some alcohol the Best Man came to me since my life revolves around sex. He said he wanted to take the man of the hour to a strip joint.

I said I knew just the place to go.... because.... um.... someone told?..... me about a place.... yeah right. In my twenties I frequented this place all the time!!! Let's go check it out!!!

This is a true story my friends. We went to this place. I hadn't been there in almost 10 years. This place sucked! The women were around 50 & all they did was bug us for lap dances because that's where they make the most money. We refused. Some people might like lap dances from their mother's but we don't. These women wouldn't leave us alone. We got mad & yelled at them. Eventually the dancers backed off & we just hung out & watched the dancers.

What took place the next day is why I am writing this post. A girlfriend of one of the guys went ballistic when she found out we went to a strip club. She called my Brother In Law's Fiance & told her all the guys at the party got laid from these hookers at the strip club. The Fiance had never been to a strip club or never heard much about them. The girlfriend told her this is what goes on at every strip club. So I had to go plead my case to my future Sister In Law & tell her this is not true! She threw her ring across the room & called off the engagement. I spent 6 FREAKING HOURS telling her that's not what we did!!! Thank goodness she eventually came around & the wedding went on without a hitch.

To burn me up even more about the girlfriend.... SHE took all the ladies at the bachelorette party to a drag strip club where men were dancing around with their junk hanging out!!!

Ladies!!! Do any of you out there feel it's OK for a girl to go to a strip club but not men? Do any of you feel men are always getting sex at strip clubs??? Please tell me that's not true!

CHECK DAWN'S SHE SAID...
http://delayedreactionlounge.blogspot.com/2011/05/she-said_17.html

SHE SAID....

Dawn Boyle


Tony...Tony...Tony....if only I could clone you!

I have this conversation all the time with my friends who happen to "STAY HOME". It amazes me how much more you benefit from leaving the house to "WORK" for 8 hours instead of doing it out of the house.

If I had a dime for every single time I heard "but I get up at 4:00AM and go to work", I would NEVER have to work again! For some strange reason the caretaker gets the short end of the stick. My husband thinks that I lay around all day long getting my hair and nails done when the truth is I am usually up the same time he is, but my work day does not end the same time. I never get to leave work, in fact the only time I leave here is to go get MORE WORK! I am up way past his 8:30PM bedtime and do not get "UNION" breaks throughout the day.

The lame excuses crack me up. Hell would freeze over if I had the opportunity to actually beat him to the punch of getting alone time or the chance to blow off a family obligation and have him at the reigns.

I am seriously thinking about going away for a week, without a phone to be contacted on, without all my family and friends around to give him a hand and see exactly what would happen. I am sure the laundry would sit, the sink would be filled and the menu would consist of take out, no one would go to school and they would never get to after school activities.

NOW THAT'S MY KIND OF CHALLENGE, THE SEVEN DAY MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING CHALLENGE!

TONY I SALUTE YOU & THE OTHER MR. MOM'S WHO KNOW HOW MUCH HARDER IT IS TO STAY HOME!!! MUCH LOVE WALKER!

HE SAID....

Tony Walker


Before my rebirth into a career in comedy I worked at a major telephone company. I put in poles, put the cables on those poles, etc. Basic construction type work. That field has a high population of men in it. So I used to hear a ton of complaints these guys would make about their wives.
One thing I heard all the time was the fights over family obligations.
We need the money but yet she bitches that I'm always working.
I just wanna watch the game for a little while.
I only stepped out for one beer.
It's your family why do I have to go?
Why do you have to go now?
Can't you take the kids with you?
These are just a few of the complaints all of us have heard right? I know I've heard them over & over from guys I know.
For me personally things are a little different. I work mostly nights & weekends so I have a "Mr. Mom" type role since I am home during the day. Since I lose a lot of weekend time with my kids I am just about there 100% of the time during the week. I get them on & off the bus, take them to all their after school activities, etc. Sometimes I find the roles of my wife & I switched. She works all day long & then wants to spend her time after work doing her own thing like going to her hot yoga classes. For a while she was going 7 days a week sometimes twice a day! I was the one nagging about being home. I became the wife who bitches about the husband never being home. It allowed me to see what the stay at home moms were complaining about. Sure the one who goes to work all day deserves some time to unwind, but so does the stay at home parent who took care of the kids' needs. I want my time for a play date with Boyle damnit!!
What do you guys think? What is a valid reason for getting your own play time over family obligations? How do you guys handle who gets time? Do you parents out there feel that both parents are getting a fair amount of play time?