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Age 65 and Good Health: Can I get my own groceries?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Apr 4, 2020 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
I wish my husband would help me clean. He plays on the computer, watches TV, and takes a nap every day! It's a good thing he and I have separate TV's. He likes loud, scary, fighting movies. I like Christian movies and love stories. I loved "Little Women" and things of that nature. No fighting! No guns! I like cleanliness and wish I could scrub everything from top to bottom. I need back surgery (which I do not plan on getting). God bless you all.
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@woogie
He will not change his habits unless you take the first steps and make some drastic changes. As @mcryan said, cook for yourself and then go read a book. Don’t do his laundry. Demand your time on the computer. Different tv tastes is not the problem. This will be harder for you as you will have to overcome the urge to clean everything. He’ll notice eventually. You are stressing yourself out...he isn’t. The virus situation is only exacerbating the situation. You know him best but stop enabling him and remain calm and matter of fact when he finally realizes. Then decide the time for a talk. Don’t be an Edith to his Archie....tough love baby. Do this for yourself. Not easy for you.
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@woogie- Oh, dear. Funny thing is I love the kind of movies that you both like! Have you talked to your husband about this? Can either of you walk outside? If so take a walk together and tell him how you feel. It's not easy, is it?