Legalized Sexual Extortion. AKA: Marriage

I've been holding on to this blog for a long time...

Husbands, how many times has you're wife said something to the effect of: "I'm just soooo tired! (note dramatics) I'm not going to get to those dishes..... Ya know... if those dishes were somehow done... (insert wink wink) I would be SOOOO grateful... I would probably be VERY appreciative! ... (batting of eye-lashes noted)"

THATS RIGHT! WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EXTORTION TODAY!

Women, you know you do it! If you claim you don't: you are either lying, or trying to keep your husband from figuring out what is going on. Either way, shame on you! So who has the power here, us or you? Some would say you do because you are in power of with-holding something we want... then again I would say we are in power because while you might be able to go two months without, I can more easily go two or three months without lifting a finger around the house... I would even say I could go the rest of my life, and I am pretty sure any other man could as well. Let's face it, seeing a clean sink doesn't matter one bit to the average guy. So using labor as currency- I can just freely trade house work, right? WRONG!

While I can go a lifetime without ever doing another household chore, there is something I CANNOT go very long without, and thus you a the drug dealer (a lovely, pretty drug dealer... Hi Babe). Free samples during the honey moon, but now we must pay. Unfortunately doing things around the house is the only bargaining chip we have, WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE YOU WANT (as I understand it)! 

So why is it that only women can employ this tactic?! I could never get away with saying:
"If you want those dishes done, you'll be in the bedroom when I'm done." If I said that, Macy would smirk and let me do the dishes and when I was done she would be in bed asleep, or pretending to sleep with a secret smile shared with the dark.
Likewise I could never say "Hey Baby, if the lawn were mowed... I would make it worth your while... Where are you going??? Why do you have the check book???"

And so we concede (with heavy sigh), women have the power. In the end the sexual revolution has resulted in the achievement women were looking for, equality, men doing housework and women being in control. . .

Note to future Brent:
When time travel is invented (by a man) explain to him the importance of going back in time to stop the women's sexual revolution. He is our only hope!

Now if you will excuse me... I have to finish some dishes and clean the stove before the dryer is done.