Social Cues that are Weird Not the Norm

The daddy was lying on the couch again Spending all of his hours after work doing nothing Wifey dear was cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry What she always does after an eight-hour day of office stuff The daughter saw, and realized women must be the worker bees Men get to lie around and do nothing; she felt angry and resentful Their son saw too, but he did not pick up the socially- weird cues He began to help his mother – doing laundry, and cooking supper Daddy never noticed that his wife or son were doing anything He was zoned in on a TV screen, watching one pattern after another Not really seeing any of it, just trying to keep out of their way The daughter resolved never to get married, thanks to this revelation. She never did, and she never cleaned either. Her house was a kind of a hoarder’s house, Daddy refused to come visit, but her mother and brother did. They usually brought cleaning supplies, which made her laugh.