Miss Manners on mooching

[leno...@yahoo.com]

It's the second letter, about elderly singles clubs.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/living/ci_8270178

I found this interesting:

"Miss Manners understands that the time in which domestic work was
assigned by gender is past. But so is the time right afterward, when
both genders were supposed to take turns doing all the exact same
tasks.

"Sensible people have, Miss Manners hopes, come around to realizing
that everyone is happier if allowed to contribute what he or she does
best."

On the one hand, of course, she's right. Plus, bean counting never
makes families (though family is not the subject here) happy.

Unfortunately, one thing she seldom talks about is how it's often a
difference of HOURS spent on work that causes domestic resentment, not
necessarily the type of work done, whether paid or unpaid. Assuming
we're not talking about the expectations of an antiseptic freak, for
example.

Lenona.