Sometimes nobody wants to do the chore that must be done. Rather than cajole, argue or do the passive-aggressive be the martyr and feel resentment thing, early in our marriage Linda and I decided to simply play rock-paper-scissors to determine who would be stuck with the poopy diaper during dinner, or the pile of dishes after dinner, or the poopy diaper during the movie, or going to the grocery store for that one critical item, or the poopy diaper first thing in the morning, or the pile of dishes left after the party, or braving the snow to picking up the teen after school.
In the course of 30 years of marriage Linda and I have done a lot of unpleasant chores. Now to be honest, in our household there were enough unpleasant chores that we often both had to roll up our sleeves. And many times we were willing… but there are those times when there is a job for one person and no one wants to do it. Honestly, I consider it character growth that through the course of our marriage we have played less and less rock-paper-scissors. Of course there was a dramatic reduction when our four kids finally got out of diapers, and yes we did celebrate!!!!
Atheist to Elder 