The Way Of The Househusband
Six months ago (Already?!?! Damn!), I wrote about Mr. FOGA retiring (his words) and becoming a househusband. Time for an update.
Most importantly, I haven’t done laundry since the end of August and most everything in the house is constantly clean or being cleaned. In short, it’s awesome. Also, did you know that if you have time to wash your clothes weekly, you don’t need as many clothes? I keep wearing my favorite clothes because they are always available. Crazy!
Mr. FOGA is pretty happy with it as well. He is now able to actually see me (his previous schedule was insane) and has been available to help out family, friends, etc. He even helped one of our friends move into his apartment. He also gets to cook more which is his thing. Most days of the week, I come home and dinner is ready which is crazy awesome.
Family reactions have been mostly positive. My side is totally cool or at the very least is acknowledging that it’s not really their business. His dad is of the same mind about it as well. We’re happy so he’s good. His mother, on the other hand, did not take it so well. Some fun comments from that conversation include:
-What if you guys get divorced?
-It’s not good to be solely relying on her.
-This means that she controls everything?
-Are you guys going to have enough money?
-You’re going to have to start all over if you get a new job!
-You’re generation puts so much of an emphasis on mental health. (This was said as a negative).
Now, my mother-in-law has been divorced twice so I do understand where she is coming from. The funniest part of all of that to me is that if we did get divorced for some reason, I would end up having to pay the man alimony. 😂 We also make sure that he has his own accounts and money. We are transparent about our financial situation with each other, and we don’t do anything big without both of us being 100% on board with it. So, when it comes to money, he’s all good.
I do love the dig at caring about “our generation” caring about our mental health. Crazy that there are people out there who are actively trying to NOT be miserable. 🙄 Still, I do hate it when someone immediately plots the doom of my marriage.
That, plus a few other things that have happened since then, has pretty much resulted in PiC being low contact with his mother. He is happier so I am happy.
Aside from that, everything is going well in the FOGA household. 5 stars. 10/10 would recommend.
How are things going with your families?
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Sounds like low contact with her is a very good thing for your mental health! 😜
Yay for six months of having a house husband. This sounds like the ideal situation since you have enough money to cover your expenses and then some.
I am pretty okay with being low contact. It was all his call though. Not my mom, so I am not trying to have an opinion there. lol
Definitely the ideal situation for us. Fingers crossed for being able to maintain it.
You guys are awesome. Congrats on the 6 month milestone and I’m glad it’s all (well, mostly) positive! Keep doing what you’re doing 👍
Thanks and thank you for reading! 🙂