Current dilemma: Laundry! Somebody asked me during Spring Break, over a meal, what has been the most shocking thing about being married to Juan. While I will say that being married to Juan is wonderful, learning to live with someone as one is NOT always easy.
At the moment that I was asked, I found it difficult to come up with something, but as the conversation progressed, I started remembering a few things. What I ultimately said was that Juan likes to go to sleep SUPER early. I knew this about him before, but he usually goes to sleep about 2 hours earlier than I do. I don't always mind, but sometimes, I would like his company. Especially if it's Friday night and I thought we were going to watch a movie... I put on the movie and soon after, Juan goes to sleep! Ayy!
At the first, I would insist that he stay up with me, but then I realized that it really throws him off. He also likes to get up early. I admire his schedule, bu it just seems boring. I sometimes go to sleep early with him, but then, I won't get up early! Anyway, that's one.
The second thing, to get back on track here, is laundry! There ARE more things that I may post at a later time...(I'm sure he has a few things to say about me too...but not too many!) SO this was the dilemma last night and it has occurred a few times before. SO much laundry! Juan accumulates a lot of things to wash and while I don't mind taking care of my hubby, it's never ending! It's almost scary! What will happen when we have kids? I seem to never finish doing laundry. SO I decided that we would do our own laundry. Juan doesn't mind doing laundry, but I feel guilty because I feel I should be taking care of him. That notion is often ingrained into Mexican families.
Shouldn't we split responsibilities since we are both working? And why should I feels guilty about not cleaning up his mess? Shouldn't we both clean up after ourselves? At what point did the notion, previously mentioned, override the one about cleaning up after ourselves? It's a dilemma.
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