I know for fact, without a doubt, that all the males in my household are extremely intelligent beings. They get good grades in school, can carry on conversations about many diverse subjects, they speak correct and fluent English along with some of at least one other language.
Why is it, then, that none of them are able to completely unload the dishes from the dishwasher?
It seems that even though unloading the dishes is the only task they must complete on a semi-regular basis they cannot figure out or remember where certain items are kept. They easily handle the glasses and seem to be capable of shoving plastic storage containers in the proper cabinet (not neatly, of course, but they do get there.) The youngest has mastered the silverware and even he complains that no one else realizes there are two different sets of flatware and should be separated appropriately.
I try to demonstrate where everything else belongs. They watch me open cabinets and point out the similar items like one of the gals on “The Price is Right.” I can almost hear the announcer,
“And behind door number one we have….bakeware! Cake pans, brownie pans, muffin tins and cookie sheets, all the bakeware any kitchen needs.”
“But wait, under the next cabinet we have…frying pans, sauce pans and griddles! Stove top cooking has never been easier!”
For some reason, though, there continues to be a pile of items on the counter or remaining in the dishwasher, just waiting to be reunited with their friends. I could understand if I had only one of everything…one Pyrex baking dish, one measuring cup, one microwave safe dish, one mixing bowl…but I have several of each and I store all like items together. Something is amiss. Either they really don’t understand the concept of organizing kitchen cabinets, or have decided to take the easy way of a chore. It can’t be the latter…they are much too smart to try to pull that over on me.
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