Family portrait in the interior

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Still, my love for classifications and systematizations will one day ruin me. This is some kind of mania - to notice, analyze and put everything on the appropriate shelves. The first in this series were, as you hopefully noticed, pure men. And now it's time for couples. The family classification below concerns the division of household responsibilities between husband and wife, with all the ensuing consequences. So …

Bee and Drone: this type of family still dominates in the vastness of our homeland. It has not been established exactly when the average Russian peasant evolved into"

Dragonfly and Ant: such a family is a complete antipode to the previous union. But just like the previous one, it rests exclusively on the principle of "unity and struggle of opposites." "Ant" as a species is extremely rare. It is displayed individually, only in some families it was possible to achieve high-quality results. After all, this type of man does not just take on household responsibilities. In this particular case, he alone does. Habitat "Ant" - kitchen and bathroom. If he was caught in front of the TV - not otherwise, as the final of the World Cup is broadcast there. Special features of "Ant": physique from dry to strong (but not thick), an apron, a book with culinary recipes (in the early stages, because then he remembers everything by heart) and the look of a faithful dog.

The habitat of "Dragonflies" is beauty salons, clubs, cafes. At home, she can be found in the bedroom, on the ottoman in front of the dressing table, or on the sofa in front of the TV. Special signs: thinness, inappropriateness for everyday life. Definitely, without its "Ant" "Dragonfly" would have had a hard time. Appearance of the apartment: well appointed, but not perfectly clean. Often there is a "boudoir mess" - a heap of tubes of lipstick, perfume, mascara, eye shadow, scarves, stockings, bras and lace panties. This is exactly the "taboo" to which the husband-"Ant" is strictly forbidden to touch.

Dragonfly and Drone: just not that! Given the above characteristics of both types of "domestic workers", it is not difficult to imagine what is happening in their house. Eternal heaps of dirty dishes in the sink (only what is needed at the moment is washed in order to immediately get dirty again), a mountain of unwashed linen lying all over the bath, in cabinets and on chairs; dust of ancestors, covering cupboards, shelves, books and lying in shreds in the corners of the rooms - here it is, the typical appearance of the apartment "Dragonflies" and "Drone". By the way, this does not mean at all that the owners are as unwashed and unkempt as their home. Not at all. Seeing them somewhere outside the house, you will never guess what kind of mess they live in. It's just that everyday life doesn't matter to them. Most often, this type of family is found in a bohemian environment. But it is also possible in a couple where both husband and wife are engaged in serious business, or, on the contrary, have completely sunk.

Bee and Ant: the desire to clean, scrub, paint, wash, wash, dig, sow, water and do a lot of other chores around the house (dacha, hacienda) in this family is developed so much that it has long overshadowed personal life, entertainment, and rest, and … even normal communication with children. And this is despite the fact that, as a rule, the wife in this family "works" as a housewife. In the apartment, where "Bee" and "Ant" live simultaneously, perfect cleanliness always reigns. Here, as in a boarding house, there are three meals a day, moreover, fried squid is served for breakfast (not expensive, by the way, and very tasty, but fuss!), For lunch - boiled pork in dough, and for dinner - cranberry pie. You feel the swing, right? A special feature of the apartment: it must have something made with your own hands. The table in the kitchen, or even the entire kitchen set, a bookcase, a path on the bedroom floor … Flowers on the windows are full of health, the glass is sparkling, the parquet is polished to a shine (at the same time, the legs of all tables, chairs and armchairs are lined with felt, so scratching the floor). You enter such an apartment like you enter a museum: everything is beautiful, but the feeling of uncomfortableness remains. You do not know where to sit, stand, lean your elbows so that, God forbid, you do not violate all this splendor.

Golden mean: such a family is akin to the dream of our grandparents about communism. But, fortunately, unlike this, it is quite real. I even know a few of them (honestly, honestly!). In such a family, the house, household and other household chores are not a cult and do not exist on their own, in their pure form. Housework is caused here by "production necessity": to wipe the dust when it has appeared, wash it when enough laundry has accumulated to put it in three runs in an automatic washing machine everyone's time). Cooking here is someone who is not currently busy with other things. The same goes for the rest of your homework. There is no clear distribution of responsibilities, such as "you take out the trash, and I water the flowers." In this family, everything happens naturally, according to the situation. The appearance of the apartment: well-groomed, but not "shiny", "creative disorder" is often possible, which is very appealing to visiting friends - in such an apartment you can really feel at home.