Advice to Reuben From Rich

Since Reuben shared his thoughts on dealing with pregnant wives, I thought I'd post about poopy diapers. Yes, Reub, poopy diapers.

If you are a girl, stop reading now.

OK, there is always a way to get out of changing a poopy diaper, you just have to be a good deciever.

1st. Make sure your wife thinks you are perfectly willing to change poopy diapers. The best time to establish this is when they are newborn. Newborn poop doesn't smell much. Change a lot of diapers at this time. The older babies get, the smellier they get. That goes for kids and adults as well.

2nd. Take advantage of Dora when possible. Dora loves changing baby diapers for some reason. All you have to do is make sure she is in the room and can hear you, and then say to the baby, "did you go poopy?" Dora will grab the baby while giggling and cooing the whole time, and you're off the hook. And you've given your mother a little bit of joy.

3rd. Honey do list. Make sure you have a honey do list that annoys your wife. Yeah, she'll nag, but it's worth it. PS - Don't ever clear this list, that's just bad gameplanning. When you smell the poopy diaper, and you see the baby looking up at you with a "I went poopy, aren't I adorable" grin on his or her face, get up and tell your wife, I'm going to do a few chores, can you watch the baby. Your wife is tickled that you are knocking a few things off the list, and she will notice poopy smell and change the diaper while thinking, gee, I love my husband, look at him oiling that hinge, that's hot. Once she has changed the diaper, cease working on the list and continue football watching.

These are just a few tips, but they have worked for me for over 13 years. Let me know how it goes.