90 Minutes of Fun

A recent study in Women's Health Magazine announced that men spend an average of 90 minutes more fun time each day than women.

To which, I say, "Duh!"

I can only comment on what I see in my world. Here's what I see:

Women with young children who bear the bulk of the child care.

Women who work outside the home and then come home to do the majority of the household stuff.

Women (like the Belle) who devote their entire lives to making sure their spouse is happy.

Women who feel guilty if they read a book or take a bubble bath when there's work to be done.

Women who can balance a baby on one hip (child or grandchild) while loading a grocery cart, unloading the trunk and making something for dinner.

Women who visit friends in the hospital, parents in assisted living and children who might need a hug.

Women who stand by their husbands when he needs it.

Women who know how to use pliers, the snow blower, the lawn mower and more.

Women who juggle a social calendar for their spouse, the never-ending calendar for their children and the medical appointments for the entire family.

Women who wear boots because they couldn't find a pair of matched socks.

Women who know where the spare set of keys are located. All of them.

Women who don't need to scroll through the contact list. They know all of the numbers by heart.

Women who file the paperwork, whether it's insurance or the accountant.

Women who automatically know if the household is low on milk or light bulbs.

Women who suffer and live with arthritis, MS or even more dire circumstances but they still leap the fence for someone they love.

Women who learned the latest technology because that's the preferred way to keep in touch with their children or grandchildren.

Women who make daily to-do lists and later realize there is nothing on the list about their life or their needs.

Sorry guys. I suspect a lot of you owe your wife, daughter and mother a big "Thank You" for keeping your life in order.