I am better at loading the dishwasher than my wife. I can fit more stuff in and I put specific dishes in specific places in order to maximize the space and fit as much in there as possible. I admit here and now that I often partially unload it at night so that I can load it how I want to do it. This works out since I am the primary dishwasher loader. I am also better at loading cars full of our crap and I am better at plunging the toilet, which I have to do far more frequently than I would like thanks to what is apparently an inferior low-flow toilet. Laura can also do these things. She might not fit a much stuff into cars and dishwashers, but the dishes might be cleaner and fewer things will be crushed. The same is true with our parenting styles. [Read more…]
