Margaret Thatcher used to say "In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman."
Marta thinks this applies to everything in life, of course Joan disagrees, and argues :
"if you want say a paper done, don't ask Marta, by the time she okeys it (its perfect to her) the deadline will be gone"
Marta responds:
"if you want to have the clothes clean, the house tidy, a booking for theatre, a plan on anything, a freezer bought, a leak in the roof sorted, an appointment with the hairdresser, any help that is not related to mum, and on and on and on...never ask Joan"
Joan, reflects on this and recalls crowding out theories, by saying:
" of course Marta is clearly more house centered, she always thinks in this stuff before me, and crowdsout my action. Clearly preempting house work does not allow Joan to express how much he careas about housework too,....je,je...convincing right? "
