A Household Shutdown Could Be Imminent

The U.S. government is threatening yet another shut down. That means if things don’t get straightened out in time, the government will be lounging while we, the American citizens, pay the consequences. It’s funny, the Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to figure things out, so “We, the people” suffer.

It reminds me a little of author, Sherri Mills, who wrote I Almost Divorced My Husband, But I Went On Strike Instead. In her book, Mills recounts the frustration she felt being taken for granted as a mother and a wife. She’d work her full-time job, then come home and be expected to make dinner, clean the home, have sex, help with homework, make lunches, etc… She complained and got angry, but nothing changed until she went on strike, a “household shutdown”. She said she was done. She sat on the couch and let her husband take over her roles. After nearly a week, Hubby started to appreciate Mills and started getting the kids to step up. 

Mills eventually crossed her own picket-line and the shutdown was over. And, she claims that her relationship with her husband has not been the same since. He appreciates her. he helps out around the hu]ouse. And, their marriage is sweeter because of it.

Will we have the same results when our government shuts down? I doubt it. Because we’re not the ones who need to learn a lesson. It’s the politicians who do. Why aren’t we just deducting their pay, and when the shutdown is over, enforcing a minimum wage salary for them for the next six months? They are the ones that need to step up, right?

As for marriages, do you like Mills idea of a household shutdown? She says it was hard, but worth doing. Would you have done the same? Let me know. In the meantime, we will cross our fingers and hope the politicians can figure this out as well as Mills and her hubby.