wives helping husbands with firewood

Myself up until my health issues, I did help with splitting and stacking. Bring wood onto the porch for winter. Both of us bring it into the house. Since I am retired, i do a lot of keeping the home fires going and he helps at night.

 

Mine helps stack sometimes and will go out and bring it in the house. I am happy with that.

 

When my wife was able she would always help me put the firewood away, paint the house exc. I was lucky she liked to do it. She still does the housework. I try to help and she tells me to go in the living room because she wants things done her way.

 

My wife helps by running the splitter and stacking. She wants nothing to do with the gathering and lugging home

 

My boss always teases his wife he is gonna trade her 40 YO butt in for (2) 20 year olds (at least he says that he tells her this...and I'd bet he actually does)

The firewood around here is all me...but the lil guy is starting to "help" some now...so that will be a big help, as long as I can keep him interested

 

My wife helped stacking and splitting when she was able maybe now she just got a new knee she will help again she is the energizer bunny you can't keep her still for to long taking care of her horse and barn with a cane

 

My Wif helps me stack, wheelbarrows wood in if needed, will start and maintain a fire with no problems. Will also help load and unload the trailer. She also does all the cleanup and used to stand rounds on the chopping block for me before we got the splitter. She does not run the chainsaw or splitter and I don't expect her to operate them. She lets me believe she does not have the skills or strength to use them so I will feel needed!

 

For the past several years my wife has mostly just run the stove. She loves starting fires and keeping them going. But the last couple weeks she has been bringing some wood into the house. I’ve been dealing with what seems like never ending car issues. And I think she feels bad about all the time I’m spending in the driveway. I told her the next repair on this car is going to include some sticks of dynamite!


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My wife helps stack some and keeps the fire going all day, which is a huge help. My daughter helps stack sometimes too but dont think she will stick with it when she gets alittle older.

 

Same deal here. She has helped a bit but that wood pile is my doing.

 

Here in Maine where a lot of houses are heated with wood, I would say that the majority of wives and girlfriends DO help with the firewood duties. It is such a big part of Maine life that it is kind of has to be. Daughters are expected to do so as well.

Everyone stays warm, so everyone has to pitch in.

This is a picture of my Ex-wife and brother doing firewood. My current wife Katie will drive the bulldozer and tractor, but hates the skidder (too loud).

 

Here in Maine where a lot of people heat their houses with firewood, I think the vast majority of wives and girlfriends help with the firewood duties. This includes daughters as well.

It kind of has to work that way because everyone stays warm, so everyone has to pitch in.

This is a picture of my ex-wife and brother helping out with firewood. My current wife Katie will, and will drive the bulldozer and tractor, but not the skidder as it is too loud.

 

Even if my wife offered, I would decline. Firewood time is for me to be alone with my work and my thoughts. I don't need anything else besides my music.

 

Yup, has superior burnin skills too!

 

My wife will occasionally watch me through the window. She will run the stove...... somewhat. She washes the wood chips from my pockets and cleans up the mud I track in. but that's about it.

 

[QUOTE="jrider, post: 888973, member: 5412" Firewood time is for me to be alone with my work and my thoughts. I don't need anything else besides my music.[/QUOTE]
I can understand that . My time alone with my thoughts is after work one day a week with a beer or two. Best I keep some stuff out there.

 

I can understand that . My time alone with my thoughts is after work one day a week with a beer or two. Best I keep some stuff out there.[/QUOTE]

The inside dwellers have to put on a coat to come outside to grump at you! Definitely keeps the frequency and duration down.

 

I'm certainly envious of some of you guys. I think an important part of how a household runs is a sense of "team", and it's sometimes hard when half the equation isn't really in that mind set.

 

To be honest, i don't want my wife out there with me, cutting wood, even stacking it. I don't want to have to ''babysit'' her and have her around to possibly get hurt out in the woods, or, when i'm cutting wood. Guess i'm kind of a ''loner'' in that respect, same thing with hunting, i'd rather be alone, not having to worry about some one else. She's good at what she does, taking care of the house, bringing in wood on occasion, but, i have my own ways to do things, i guess you'd call me independent. lol.