tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post1867355941111434140..comments2023-10-30T14:26:47.315+05:30Comments on Hip Hop Grandmom: Gup shap.Hip Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-8296054078160628492008-03-19T00:25:00.000+05:302008-03-19T00:25:00.000+05:30I agree with the comment posted by the woman from ...I agree with the comment posted by the woman from portland. Only I started since from Day 1. Even after we were married the work at home was 50-50. be it washing the vessels or clothes. or cleaning the floors. i never felt guilty. funnily my mother wanted to make me feel guilty of my husband doing house keeping. she tried to spoil my brother too to keep his male image , but we were 2 sisters who made sure that our brother would grow up to share 50-50 in house keeping. so when he grew up, he would ask us that if we wanted him to make chai? he cooks too :) if we ironed his clothes, we would expect him to iron ours. <BR/><BR/>its what we expect of our men that they become to be.<BR/><BR/>shilpaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-36034681462425541862007-11-28T20:11:00.000+05:302007-11-28T20:11:00.000+05:30I think Grandpa and my hubby have come from the sa...I think Grandpa and my hubby have come from the same genes. Remember that over-protective attitude while crossing the road? My hubby just cannot listen....i used to repeat it ten times earlier now i say it once and ask him to repeat it to check whether he has understood my instructions...with age, i think i will just forgo the above process. Good one, GrandmaLavshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754910261878461646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-40045627367325287502007-11-27T18:52:00.000+05:302007-11-27T18:52:00.000+05:30dipali;welcome here.'men are like that only' was m...dipali;welcome here.'men are like that only' was my mom's assessment and may be she is right!Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-593558406725319062007-11-24T14:24:00.000+05:302007-11-24T14:24:00.000+05:30Hello, HHG. Have been an occasional lurker o your ...Hello, HHG. Have been an occasional lurker o your blog. Read your m-i-l's wise words on Sue's post, and came to read the entire post. It is all so true- I could identify so totally with the selective blindness, deafness and memory loss. (As in "Did I have my medicine- you didn't give it to me, did you?" after it has been given and consumed. Maybe I need to keep some permanent witnesses around:)<BR/>Will definitely be back, HHG- keep'em coming!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-65566820738568578552007-11-23T19:16:00.000+05:302007-11-23T19:16:00.000+05:30whatsinaname:Veettukku veedu.ha,ha!you are right.I...whatsinaname:Veettukku veedu.ha,ha!you are right.I've heard of the book mentioned by you.Must read it.<BR/><BR/>IQA:Good to see you back.Yes all MEN are the same.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-24533055634887019302007-11-23T16:27:00.000+05:302007-11-23T16:27:00.000+05:30Are all men the same???????:)Are all men the same???????:)The Inquisitive Akkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586477553067776554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-80759457246856413072007-11-21T14:39:00.000+05:302007-11-21T14:39:00.000+05:30hahahaNice one HHG :) "Veetukku veedu, vaasapadi"....hahaha<BR/>Nice one HHG :) "Veetukku veedu, vaasapadi"...<BR/>I sometimes thank my stars for my FIL who does exactly the same jobs that you mentioned (reg your FIL)... <BR/>In the book, "why men cant listen and women cant read maps", they say its all in that Y-chromosome ...<BR/>Somethings dont change with time hahahaWhatsInANamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498298103761502178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-46884722872730362052007-11-20T19:05:00.000+05:302007-11-20T19:05:00.000+05:30sue:You are really lucky to have V.A husband who c...sue:You are really lucky to have V.A husband who can actually look up for misplaced items!what luxury.I am turning green with envy.<BR/><BR/>ITW:Are they really helpless or plain lazy?I really cannot decide.<BR/><BR/>sunita:Glad you liked it.Something we all relate to,isn't it?Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-86486018969147005922007-11-20T13:49:00.000+05:302007-11-20T13:49:00.000+05:30:) A very good one. Insightful. I need to drill th...:) A very good one. Insightful. I need to drill this inside me, now.Sunitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347370529459467244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-59276648808984883052007-11-19T11:36:00.000+05:302007-11-19T11:36:00.000+05:30had me laughing all the way!! this is exactly what...had me laughing all the way!! this is exactly what my husband does... he will eat bread but not bother with heating up the full course meal. and don't even get me started on the ;leaving things open..& the lights on. it runs in their family- so i know where he got it from! but now I hav 2 people behind whom i switch off lights and close the lids!Itchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-20863024178181358952007-11-18T16:54:00.000+05:302007-11-18T16:54:00.000+05:30Er, I'm afraid I always ask V where something is, ...Er, I'm afraid I always ask V where something is, if I can't find it straight away. Whether he is supposed to know or not. But I do have a reason -- he has a very good memory for where he saw things last. :)<BR/><BR/>And I admire what your mother-in-law said. Would you mind if I quoted it in my blog?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-57306987201469404492007-11-18T08:54:00.000+05:302007-11-18T08:54:00.000+05:30eve's lung:yesterday I attended a workshop on coun...eve's lung:yesterday I attended a workshop on counselling adolescents.A topic that was discussed was The role of society in assigning gender roles highlighting that the sex of an individual was biologically determined but his gender role was the outcome of societal pressure.I found myself nodding at each point put forth.May be I'll write about it next.<BR/><BR/>tys on ice:'i ask my wife for things out of sheer habit..wife thinks its just to irritate her but in reality it just pops outta my mouth...'<BR/><BR/>Poor madhumita.I can empathise with her.Tell her that she has an ally in me.BTW I've read her blog but without knowing that she was your wife.<BR/><BR/>chakli:Welcome here.You're right this problem is universal.Gender roles as they say.<BR/><BR/>preethi:taking it up soon although I've done it before a whole year ago.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-82244052971466260972007-11-18T07:46:00.000+05:302007-11-18T07:46:00.000+05:30Hi, You have been tagged.. go to Incessant Musings...Hi, You have been tagged.. go to <A HREF="http://incessantmusings.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Incessant Musings</A>Preethihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943344283863649487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-35899503749033841272007-11-18T01:59:00.000+05:302007-11-18T01:59:00.000+05:30you have a beautiful style of writing. all these s...you have a beautiful style of writing. all these scenes that you paint from your daily life bring a smile to my face. i can imagine my mom or my aunts complaining of the very same things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-5279589337260264672007-11-17T12:57:00.000+05:302007-11-17T12:57:00.000+05:30i just saw my future here...let me just set the re...i just saw my future here...let me just set the record straight here...men and women are wired differently...we are to a large extent 'not there'..infact we are defintly never on the same page...its wierd...i ask my wife for things out of sheer habit..wife thinks its just to irritate her but in reality it just pops outta my mouth...<BR/><BR/>after reading ur mom in laws advice, i think iam in deep trouble in the next 15years or so..Tys on Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718530428063102986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-55229495980048539312007-11-16T23:06:00.000+05:302007-11-16T23:06:00.000+05:30I so agree wit you about not being able to locate ...I so agree wit you about not being able to locate things . AG stands in front of the bookcase and says "Where is the book I was reading? Why cant I find a single thing? " As if it were a major conspiracy. The book's actually lying on the table , mind you! I usually look bored nowadays so he locates whatever he wants himself!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-85911374849909175972007-11-16T19:27:00.000+05:302007-11-16T19:27:00.000+05:30anon:welcome here.Indian men have been thoroughly ...anon:welcome here.Indian men have been thoroughly spoilt by their womenfolk.First mothers and sisters later wives and daughters.But I sometimes wonder whether it suits us to make them soooo'dependent??<BR/><BR/>Prats:when left on their own they'd rather avoid using the stuff rather than look for it.They seem so helpless that one tends to help them look for it.<BR/><BR/>preethi:Oh no!you're not alone.We could all form a league of sorts in the near future.<BR/><BR/>joy:'God knows where you keep it'is a famous refrain.And all the while the item is right in front of them.I think it is a rhetoric that they repeat by rote without really meaning it.<BR/><BR/>lekhni:It's all in the genes.Let us grin and bear it.<BR/><BR/>phoenix:may be may be not!But women will remain the same.why don't they let their men learn to manage on their own?the same applies to me.but then how would I write a post on 'These menfolk'..?<BR/><BR/>rajk:with the TV on and a favorite game being telecast these men are worse than kids.I feel like tying a bib round the neck and spoonfeeding him.They neither speak,hear or see anything.<BR/><BR/>thinking aloud:No point getting irritated.We HAVE to see the lighter side to retain our mental balance.<BR/><BR/>jLT:Welcome to the world of husbandsho conveniently become blind and/or deaf as per requirement and convenience.You are not alone my dear.you have a whole bunch of supporters.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-50770591011468007612007-11-16T13:11:00.000+05:302007-11-16T13:11:00.000+05:30Smiled all through your post:-D Its not a question...Smiled all through your post:-D Its not a question of generation,thnk its more a question of gender. Men or rather, married men are all the same! Bah! And sometimes it gets so irritating I could pull my hair out. Guess (pray) I will get mellower with age.<BR/>And yeah, blogging does help a lot too, you get to know other long-suffering souls :-DJust Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-37006827222701553732007-11-16T11:14:00.000+05:302007-11-16T11:14:00.000+05:30i couldn't help smiling all throughout... it happe...i couldn't help smiling all throughout... it happens here too and it irritates me no end that a guy could stand ther in the kitchen and holler 'wher's teh milk' but now after reading this, i give up and will sweetly ignore...'cos as you rightly said no sense in raising my pressure up....<BR/>MEN!!!!<BR/><BR/>and i just loved this post :)aMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-3239310338290956582007-11-16T11:12:00.000+05:302007-11-16T11:12:00.000+05:30Very true...I have an example of the selective dea...Very true...<BR/>I have an example of the selective deafness right here...It just happened a few hours back. I gave my husband dinner and kept a glass of water on the table by his side..I repeatedly reminded him that the water was there. But of course, he was doing something much more important, watching his favorite show on TV.<BR/>So when the show got over..he comes up to me and says, "You didn't give me water today!"rajkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473706252786535841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-19009323652037852182007-11-16T09:51:00.000+05:302007-11-16T09:51:00.000+05:30Men would just be men, I guess. :)Men would just be men, I guess. :)Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427880766691064056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-59057389835537119532007-11-16T05:00:00.000+05:302007-11-16T05:00:00.000+05:30Hiphopgmom, this is straight from my life. I could...Hiphopgmom, this is straight from my life. I could have written every word of this. My Dad was just like this, and now my husband. <BR/><BR/>He would also misplace stuff, and I would go around searching for them. Of late, I have stopped the searching part. Some progress, finally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-35274975368600679142007-11-16T02:51:00.000+05:302007-11-16T02:51:00.000+05:30HHG, :) I can so well relate to things not seen wh...HHG, :) I can so well relate to things not seen which are actually right in front of you. As I wrote in a comment before, I really think they see the world differently, literally.Jayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053043951887070129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-13945641424052319732007-11-15T23:34:00.000+05:302007-11-15T23:34:00.000+05:30good one... and i found myself agreeing.. my husba...good one... and i found myself agreeing.. my husband calls me "google"... i have made him look for things ofcourse.. refusing to get up when he asks me for something.. after half an hour he still hasnt found it... whats with men and finding things.. dont they have eyes?? Glad to know I am not alone... Uh MEN!!!!!Preethihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943344283863649487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-80053158134894016082007-11-15T22:44:00.000+05:302007-11-15T22:44:00.000+05:30Pooof!!! I used to always feel guilty when I would...Pooof!!! I used to always feel guilty when I would get irritated with my husband, now I can go back to sleeping and let him search for the milk and lighter, which only happens maybe once a year...<BR/><BR/>I guess men just come made like that...but what your mother in law said was really so lovely....maybe I will also take her advice and wait for old age to catch up :)Pratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849938760602815322noreply@blogger.com