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Publicity still of Bill Nye, the show's technical expert, in the BattleBots arena
|Reality television
|Created by
|Greg Munson and Trey Roski
|Narrated by
|Tim Green, Sean Salisbury and Bil Dwyer
|Country of origin
|United States
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Executive producer(s)
|Mack Anderson, Bradley Anderson, Debbie Liebling
|Running time
|30–60 minutes
|Original channel
|Comedy Central
|Original release
|Original series: August 30, 2000
– December 21, 2002
Revived series:
beginning June 21, 2015
|External links
BattleBots is an American competition reality television series. Competitors designed and operated remote-controlled armed and armored machines designed to fight in an arena combat elimination tournament. For five seasons, BattleBots aired on the American cable network Comedy Central and was hosted by Bil Dwyer, Sean Salisbury, and Tim Green. The first season aired starting in August 2000, and the fifth season aired starting in August 2002.
A six-episode sixth season of BattleBots will premiere on ABC on June 21, 2015.[1]
BattleBots is an offshoot of the original American version of Robot Wars, the brainchild of Marc Thorpe. Robot Wars had financial backing from Sme communications, a New York record company. The Thorpe/Sme partnership broke up in 1997, starting many years of legal wrangling between Thorpe and Profile Records (the former Sme communications). Profile licensed Robot Wars to a UK production company and Robot Wars ran for seven years as a popular television program in the UK.
The robot builders left behind in San Francisco formed BattleBots, Inc. and began a series of competitions. The first was held in Long Beach, California in August 1999 and was also cybercast on ZDTV. The second, held in November 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada was a pay per view event. These led to the five semi-annual BattleBots tournaments televised as prime time series on the American network Comedy Central starting in May 2000.[1]
For the first five seasons, BattleBots was hosted by Bil Dwyer, Sean Salisbury, and Tim Green. Correspondents included former Baywatch actresses Donna D'Errico, Carmen Electra, and Traci Bingham, former Playboy Playmate Heidi Mark, and identical twins Randy and Jason Sklar. Bill Nye was the show's "technical expert". The show's match announcer was longtime boxing ring announcer Mark Beiro.
Celebrity competitors[edit]
- Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage (creators of Blendo), and Grant Imahara (creator of Deadblow) of Discovery Channel's MythBusters are former competitors. Deadblow sometimes appears as a "guest Mythbuster," assisting Grant with various experiments including "Driving In The Dark".
- Will Wright, the creator of SimCity and other Sim games, as well as Spore, was a long-time robot combatant. He competed at BattleBots with a series of "Chiabot" robots.
- Michael Loren Mauldin, Founder of Lycos, entered multiple bots over the series.
- One of the founders of BattleBots, Trey Roski, is the son of Edward Roski Jr., one of the owners of the STAPLES Center sports arena in Los Angeles.
- Jay Leno appeared with a novelty BattleBot, "Chin Killa" — a lift type robot. Chin Killa did not comply with the competition rules and only competed in special exhibition matches at BattleBots events.
- Mark Setrakian, builder/creator of the fighting robots and control suits used on Robot Combat League. Mark is known for his visually appealing robots such as "Mechadon" and "The Snake". He has also worked on control technology used for films like Men In Black, The Grinch, and Hellboy.
- Gary Coleman, in promotion with UGO.com, joined Jim Smentowski on Team Nightmare for Battlebots Season 5.
Weight classes[edit]
Robots at BattleBots tournaments were separated into four weight classes. The weight limits increased slightly over time. At the final tournaments the classes were:
- Lightweight – 60 pounds (27 kilograms)
- Middleweight – 120 pounds (54 kilograms)
- Heavyweight – 220 pounds (100 kilograms)
- Superheavyweight – 340 pounds (154 kilograms)
'Walking' robots ('StompBots') propelled by means other than wheels were initially given a 50% weight bonus. The rules changed following the victory of a heavyweight StompBot (Son of Whyachi) at BattleBots 3.0. For BattleBots 4.0 and beyond only a 20% weight bonus was given to walkers and the technical rules specified that walking mechanisms not use cam operated walking mechanisms as they were functionally too similar to wheel operation. Since the rules change, walking robots have entered the competition, but none have achieved any success beyond preliminary rounds.
Matches are three minutes long. During a match, two robots do their best to destroy each other using whatever means available.
There are only two events that cause the match to be paused and people enter the BattleBox. One is the event that the robots are stuck together and cannot separate or that both have simultaneously become immobilized. The other scenario is that one or both 'bots have caught on fire. In that case, the people entering the BattleBox are equipped with a fire extinguisher.
If a robot is unable to move for thirty seconds, because it is too badly damaged or it is stuck on the arena hazards, it is declared knocked out. The driver may also call a "tap-out" to forfeit the match if his or her robot is about to be destroyed. This ends the match ten seconds later; the opposing driver is "asked" (but not instructed) not to attack during the ten-second count.
In about half the matches, both robots survive the three minutes; at that point, three judges distribute a total of 45 points (15 points a judge, 5 points per judge per category) over three categories. The robot with the higher score wins. The judging categories are Aggression, Strategy, and Damage. A robot who hangs back safely from its opponent will not get many Aggression points; one in there fighting the whole time, however, will. The Strategy category is about how well a robot exploits its opponent's weaknesses, protects its own, and handles the hazards. A robot driving over the kill saws will lose points here, unless it had good reason to do so, while a robot that is able to attack its opponent's weak areas will gain points. The Damage category is for how much damage the bot can deal to its opponent while remaining intact itself.
The winner moves on; the loser is eliminated from the tournament.
At the end of the tournament, a series of 'rumbles' or 'melee rounds' are typically held in each weight class, allowing robots that survived the main tournament to fight in a 'free for all' in a 5-minute match. Occasionally there are too many robots for one rumble, and multiple rumbles are held with the top surviving bots competing in a final event. During the Season 5 Heavyweight rumble (the first rumble of that competition), a sheared-off robot part went through the Lexan arena roof and fell (harmlessly) into the audience. Because of this, the rest of the rumbles were canceled due to safety concerns.[2]
The BattleBox is a 48' x 48' square arena designed to protect the drivers, officials, and audience from flying shrapnel and charging bots. It has a steel floor and steel-framed walls and roof paneled with thick, bulletproof polycarbonate plastic. The teams bring their robots in through doorways, which are sealed after all humans have exited. The drivers control their machines from outside the sealed arena.
Arena hazards are intended to make fights more interesting and unpredictable, and to reward drivers who can avoid the hazards while pushing or carrying their opponent into them. Hazards from the first five seasons include:
- Pulverizers: Originally pneumatic powered standard sledgehammers that did minimal damage, the Pulverizers were first upgraded to 50 pound aluminum mallets for season 2, and were again upgraded to 150 pound mallets for season 3 and beyond. The pulverizers were capable of causing serious damage to the lighter weight class robots.
- Spike Strips: The lower walls of the arena are lined with inward pointing 6-inch long sharpened steel spikes. Pushing an opponent hard into a wall can sometimes lodge it into the spikes, immobilizing it.
- Spinners: Large, rapidly spinning discs embedded in the arena floor, Not intended to damage a robot, but rather to interfere with navigation. The spinners could fling lighter class robots across the arena, but the impact on heavier robots was minimal
- Kill Saws: Spinning circular saw blades that rise out of slots in the arena floor under the control of "Pulverizer Pete". These carbide-tipped saw blades can damage a robot's tires or chassis. In later seasons, red 'throwing blades' were added to increase the chance of a bot being thrown across the arena.
- Pistons: Introduced in Season 3, the Pistons are steel columns that raise and lower from the floor without warning. They can stop a charging robot or tip a slow moving robot onto its side. The Pistons were removed for Seasons 4 and 5.
- Ramrods: Sharpened steel spikes that rise up out of the arena floor in groups of six, serving either to lift a robot off the ground or damage vulnerable portions of the undercarriage.
- Hell Raisers: A pneumatic ram can tilt up specific sections of the arena floor. The 15 degree tilt may become a launching ramp, or may abruptly block passage. The Hell Raisers were removed for Season 5 to allow more uncluttered room for the robots.
- Screws: Introduced for season 3, these devices were a modification to the static spike strips. The screws were continually rotating augers placed horizontally along the edges of the arena floor. The Screws were intended to scrape up a bot, and possibly drag it closer to the Pulverizers due to the corkscrew design. Much like the Spinners, the Screws had a greater effect on the lighter weight classes—although their impact on all weight classes was small. For Season 5, the screws were upgraded with biting 'teeth' to better catch onto robots. Their rotation was also modified so that instead of 'pushing' in one direction, they converged in a corner from opposite directions and created a 'V' that could damage or turn over robots.
Season 1 (2000)[edit]
San Francisco; June 2000:
- Superheavyweight Winner – Minion (defeating GrayMatter, Grendal, Rammstein and DooAll)
- Heavyweight Winner – Vlad The Impaler (defeating GoldDigger, Tazbot, Overkill, Punjar and Voltarc)
- Middleweight Winner – Hazard (defeating Pegleg, Turtle Roadkill, Spin Orbiting Force and Deadblow)
- Lightweight Winner – Backlash (defeating Disposable Hero, The Crusher, Endotherm, Das Bot and Alpha Raptor)
Season 2 (2000)[edit]
Las Vegas; November 2000:
- Superheavyweight Winner – Diesector (defeating Hamunaptra, World Peace, Rammstein, War Machine and Atomic Wedgie)
- Heavyweight Winner – BioHazard (defeating Marvel of Engineering (M.O.E.), Suicidal Tendencies, Nightmare, frenZy and Vlad the Impaler)
- Middleweight Winner – Spaz (defeating Tobor Rabies, Blue Streak, Buddy Lee Don't Play In The Street, Bad Attitude and El Diablo)
- Lightweight Winner – Ziggo (defeating Scrap Metal, Scrap Daddy LW55, Afterthought 2.0, Beta Raptor and Backlash)
Season 3 (2001)[edit]
Treasure Island; May 2001:
- Superheavyweight Winner – Vladiator (defeating Juggerbot, Hammertime, Revision Z, Techno Destructo, Diesector and Minion)
- Heavyweight Winner – Son Of Whyachi (defeating Shaka, Crab Meat, Kill-O-Amp, Nightmare, MechaVore, Hexadecimator and BioHazard)
- Middleweight Winner – Hazard (defeating Fusion, Zion, F5, T-Wrex and Little Drummer Boy)
- Lightweight Winner – Dr Inferno Jr (defeating Blood Dragon, Toe Crusher, Bad Habit, Herr Gepoünden, Sallad and Gamma Raptor)
Season 4 (2001)[edit]
Treasure Island; November 2001:
- Superheavyweight Winner – Toro (defeating Maximus, The Judge, Vladiator, Little Blue Engine and New Cruelty)
- Heavyweight Winner – BioHazard (defeating Stealth Terminator, Jabberwock, Nightmare, Tazbot and Overkill)
- Middleweight Winner – Hazard (defeating Timmy, SABotage, El Diablo, Heavy Metal Noise and Complete Control)
- Lightweight Winner – Ziggo (defeating Snowflake, Serial Box Killer, Wedge of Doom, Death By Monkeys, and The Big B)
Season 5 (2002)[edit]
Treasure Island; May 2002:
- Superheavyweight Winner – Diesector (defeating Final Destiny, Dreadnought, HammerTime, New Cruelty and Vladiator)
- Heavyweight Winner – BioHazard (defeating Center Punch, Greenspan, MechaVore, Aces and Eights, and Voltronic)
- Middleweight Winner – T-Minus (defeating TriDent, Double Agent, Huggy Bear, previously undefeated Hazard and S.O.B.)
- Lightweight Winner – Dr Inferno Jr (defeating Afterburner, Tentoumushi 8.0, Death By Monkeys, Gamma Raptor and Wedge of Doom)
Season 6 (2015)[edit]
A six-episode sixth season of BattleBots will premiere on ABC on June 21, 2015.[1]
See also[edit]
- Robot combat
- Robot Wars
- Robotica
- Robot Fighting League
- Survival Research Laboratories
- FIRST Robotics Competition
- ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (April 8, 2015). "ABC Summer Schedule: 'BattleBots' Geared Up For June 21 Bow". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ RobotCombat.com http://www.robotcombat.com/nightmare_sf02.html
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Full results of major robotic competitions including Robot Wars, BattleBots and Robotica


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Typical town house in Castellammare del Golfo in Sicily. The house is situated in a small quiet street without much traffic. From the front door you are in the 100 meters on a small square from where you have a beautiful view of the harbor and the sea. Via Minore is centrally located to the main shopping street (3 minutes walk) in a quiet part of the historical center of Castellammare del Golfo.
All aspects of daily life are within walking distance. A corner shop is just around the corner of the house and a day there is a baker at 9 clock through the streets and delivers bread and rolls.
It is equipped as follows: 52 square meters on two levels with an open gallery plus extra bedroom. A total of 6 beds in 2 double beds plus sofa (sofa bed for 2 persons). 2 bathrooms, one with a double shower plus bidet. Air conditioning (hot / cold), washing machine, dishwasher, oven, gas stove, large fridge-freezer, crockery, satellite dish with European TV, on demand internet use (WLAN) for a fee, Iphone dock, iron, safe and various kitchen appliances . Water, wine, spices, oil, vinegar and much more is available. We would like to keep it so that you do what is running out, replaced.
The house is best for 4 persons, as a family with 2 kids or a couple. It can accommodate up to 6 persons with the sofa bed, but due to the size of the house it gets quite close then.
The Owner of the house are German. We speak English and Italian fluent.
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|Nearest airport: Palermo 40 km, Nearest railway: Castellammare del Golfo 2 km
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|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, Yes, smoking allowed
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|2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Dining seats for 7, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
The Sicily region
For the holidays, for the winter, as a retirement or second home - Castellammare of the Gulf with its many options and its privileged location is the ideal location. The town of about 15,000 inhabitants in north-western Sicily is the gateway between land and sea. Castellammare is located in the center of a magnificent Gulf and at the foot of a gently sloping hill to the sea. Once an important trading center of the ancient Segesta to Castellammare del Golfo has evolved into a charming harbor town, where in the morning at the pier, fishermen sell their catch. The Arabic-Norman castle, symbol of the city, is located on a spit of land protruding into the sea.
In the province of Trapani, with its 24 municipalities are some of the most gorgeous beaches in Sicily as San Vito lo Capo, Macari, Scopello and Castellammare del Golfo. From a historical perspective than the current Arab HIGHEST province of Sicily region is particularly interesting. On the salt flats upstream Mozia are the remains of one of the most important Phoenician, Punic cities in Sicily. Selinunte is one with the temple and the ancient seaside city of the largest archaeological site in Europe. The temple of Segesta, built by the Elymians, is considered one of the best preserved in the world. On display are a Doric temple, a Greek theater, held in the summer months in the performances and concerts from classical to pop. Deserve special attention in addition to the cities of Trapani Marsala, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Castelvetrano, Castellammare del Golfo and Scopello.
Castellammare del Golfo
Whether sun, beach lovers, divers, hikers, lovers of culture or recreation seeker - the picturesque town has every season has its charms. Winters are mild, summers hot. In the east of the golden sandy beach and to the west of the rocky coastline is endowed with bays. From April to November can be there in the turquoise clear Tyrrhenian Sea swim or hire a boat to explore the coast from the water - for example, the Riserva dello Zingaro, Sicily's first nature reserve. In the many small coves where you can drop anchor at a safe distance to the land and snorkeling in the crystal clear water to swim or dive. The nature reserve is primarily for hikers paradise. Multiple paths of different length lead past untouched flora and fauna. Ever just the winter months are ideal to conquer the area around the Gulf migratory.
Relaxation of tourists is also found in one of the two spas near Castellammare. After a bath in the almost 40-degree warm Terme di Gorga or Terme Segestane you feel like a new person. The sulphurous water is good for a variety of ailments such as rheumatism, and skin diseases such as acne and eczema.
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"Séjour parfait entre commerces et plage"
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In der Casa Piccola Perla verbrachte ich Ende August diesen Jahres einige sehr erholsame Tage. Das Haus liegt in einer kleinen, typisch sizialinischen Straße und ist unweit vom Stadtzentrum. Wenn man… More
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We (my wife and our 6 moths old son) enjoyed a wonderful holiday at this nice place.
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Hi everyone!!! I just wanted to give a quick update on the girls before I head to the hospital... So, Zeven & Zoeigh are doing great... They are 12 days old today!!! They are both off the IV since 3 days ago, no oxygen since the day they were born... They have had routine head u/s and chest xrays, and all were clear!!! Zoeigh was given her first bottle yesterday, we'll keep at it until she masters it!!! They are both taking breastmilk, Zeven takes 13cc as of yesterday, and Zoeigh takes 38cc. They have been increasing it daily, so doctors will probably increase today... The nurses in the NICU are great and we are allowed to be there almost 24hrs a day, the Ronald McDonald house is on the same floor of the hosptial, which has come in handy for naps with my older children... Thank you for all your prayers, and please continue to pray for them to keep doing better than expected!!! I'll keep everyone posted.. Oh, BTW, I uploaded 2 new pics of the girls on my profile...
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Jessica - glad to hear the girls are doing so well! You are very lucky about RMD House being at the hospital - ours was 5 miles away and 100% impractical to stay there! Hang in there...take it a day at a time...they sound like they are doing SO well!
Olivia, and her wonderful monkeys:
India (11/20/03), Eamon (5/28/05),Adelaide - 32 weeker (6/26/08), Angel baby (1/29/10)
Also, I was told 4-6 more weeks to come home or until Zeven is bigger, she is 2lbs as of last night... Zoeigh will probably be home before that... they both have to learn how to eat, they are keeping their temperature for the most part, but still need some help, once they get the hang of all of it, they should be home... I know they will come home when they are ready... God has really watched over my little miracles!!!
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I am so excited to hear how well they are doing! Hope they continue to grow and progress as well as they have in the past 12 days :)
They are SO cute. Are they close enough to where you can compare them next to each other? The pictures don't do the size difference justice. I bet it's neat to know they were born together, but have such a difference in size. It was more than a pound right?
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AMETEK, Inc.'s first quarter 2009 sales of $552.9 million were down 10% over the same period of 2008. Operating income for the first quarter of 2009 was $106.2 million, a 9% decline from the $116.2 million recorded in the same period of 2008. Operating margins improved 20 basis points to 19.2% in the first quarter of 2009. Net income in the first quarter of 2009 declined 11% to $59.1 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, from the first quarter 2008 level of $66.4 million, or $0.62 per diluted share.
"I am pleased with our results this quarter, given a very difficult economic environment," said Frank S. Hermance, chairman and chief executive officer. "Although the global economy impacted our sales to a higher degree than anticipated, we were able to accelerate our cost reduction activities and meet our earnings expectations."
For the 2009 first quarter, Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) sales decreased 11% to $302.5 million. Operating income was $69.1 million, compared with $79.2 million in the first quarter of 2008, a decrease of 13%. Operating margins for the quarter decreased 50 basis points to 22.8%, compared to 23.3% in the first quarter of 2008.
"EIG had a good first quarter in this difficult market environment," said Hermance. "Revenue was down, driven predominantly by weakness in the Process and Industrial businesses. Operating margins were down only 50 basis points, reflecting the excellent operational performance of the group and their strong focus on reducing costs."
For the first quarter of 2009, Electromechanical Group (EMG) sales were $250.4 million, an 8% decrease over the same period of 2008. Operating income of $46.2 million was down 2% from the $47.1 million recorded in the same period of 2008. Operating margins for the quarter were 18.4%, up 100 basis points from 17.4% in the first quarter of 2008.
"Given the state of the economy, EMG also had a good first quarter," said Hermance. "Not surprisingly, our Cost Driven Motor business struggled in the current economic environment. Sales in the Differentiated businesses were up due to the benefits from acquired businesses. Operating margins were up 100 basis points as a result of very effective operational excellence and cost reduction initiatives in the Differentiated businesses as well as the Cost Driven Motor business.
"We expect 2009 to be a very challenging year. As a result of the continuing global economic downturn, revenue is now expected to decline approximately 10%. We expect our earnings for the year to be in the range of $2.10 to $2.25 per diluted share. Included in our estimates are an additional $20 million in cost reductions that augment the $75 million in cost reductions announced after the end of 2008.
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This is my first attempt to "blog" so please excuse me if I make do not write in the correct format. I have been involved with this issue for many years--as a director of a junior academy, as an NCAA Division One coach, and as a tournament director for a National Championship. I am not yet a parent of a national junior, but I am a parent and I understand the passion we all feel in regards to our kids. So, in other words, I feel I have a good grasp of the issues surrounding this proposed schedule and I would like to throw in a few thoughts:
1. Some of the postings I have read have acted as if the USTA didn't ask for or listen to parents, coaches and players before they came up with this proposal. That is 100% untrue! There have been taskforces, committees, town hall meetings & open forums, etc. for over 10 years regarding the tournament structure.
2. I think everyone realizes that the tournament system is not efficient and it is not producing the number and quality of top players that all of us would like to see. When 90% of the USTA's operating revenue comes from the US Open and top Americans sell tickets & sponsorships, this is important!
The USTA, whether you like them or not, is the governing body of our sport. Everything they do is to promote the sport and to grow the sport. Nobody on the staff or on USTA committees is trying to force decisions, they are simply trying to make the system better!
4. Lastly, unless something changes with the USTA bylaws and structure, this new tournament proposal can't be "paused" or thrown out. There might be ways to slow the implementation or to alter a few things, but instead of trying to get this stopped, why don't we all try and add some constructive comments and build a new tournament structure that will produce results!
My quick thoughts for improvement of the structure are as follows:
1. The best argument for keeping the 192 draw can be made for the 18's. These kids have grown up with the current structure and it is wrong to change it on them in their last year of juniors. Plus, college coaches need to have an opportunity to watch players compete, and the National Championships have always been their best place to do that. So, leave the Boys and Girls 18's as is for now.
2. For all of the other National Championships, keep the 128 draw. There needs to be consistency throughout all of the age divisions, eventually even the 12's. If the 10 and Under initiative that the USTA is championing works, then they are going to need 128 draws in the 12's in the near future.
3. The idea of a qualifying tournament, to me, does not make a lot of sense. It is just keeping the same format and calling it something different. With the new structure, Sectional Championships will qualify one player and then each Section can decide how to distribute their other quota spots. If a Section would like to hold a qualifier then they can, but we don't need to have players flying in to these National Championships for a chance of qualifying.
4. On the Winter Nationals, I agree. There has always been a national tournament that time of year and there is no reason not to offer something when kids are out of school. I like USTA team event concept, so keep that, but then run the Winter Nationals for the others.
5. Having 6, or even 8 regions I agree makes more sense. Kids need to have opportunities to compete against players outside of their section but shouldn't have to travel so far to do it. And make these Regionals a big deal, so kids feel as if they are playing a National event!
Lastly, we need to all step back and look at the big picture here. We all want the same thing. For one reason or another, we love the sport of tennis, we love the positive impact it has had on us and our kids, and we want our kids to have the best opportunity to succeed! Let's all agree on that and have some positive exchanges of ideas!
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What can I do if my husband won't help with the baby or the housework?
I'm grateful that I can stay home with our 6-month-old, but my husband doesn't realize that while his job is Monday through Friday, mine is seven days a week. It's like pulling teeth to get him to watch our 6-month-old for half an hour so I can take a shower or just get a breather. He won't change a diaper unless I ask, and then he gives me a hard time about it. The same goes for feedings or even giving the baby attention. I can't get him to clean, cook, or help with the laundry either. I'm exhausted and I never have time for myself. What can I do?
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My husband and I promised each other that we would share in the care of our daughter 50/50 once she was born. Still, after she arrived I dealt with the same problem. My husband works long hours and I stay home (for now). At first I felt guilty asking for his help. It was just easier to change the diapers myself etc. I started to get really frustrated. Finally, I explained all of this to him. He still doesn't volunteer to do a lot, but he is starting to do more. I feel more comfortable asking him to do things now. Now when I wake up to feed her at night, I ask him to change her diaper. As these changes become part of our routine, they are getting easier for both of us. I'm definitely starting to see him interact with her more on his own.posted 01/29/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
Hey ladies-- this is the perfect example of why we need to raise our sons to be good husbands. My husband is such a rare find, because his mother raised him to take care of himself and of others. As women, we need to raise our boys (and girls) to understand that there aren't jobs for women and jobs for men--when it comes to the household, families work together to keep things together. Period. It doesn't help this generation, I know-- but it can help the next.posted 01/29/2007 by lms347
I have a couple suggestions-- first talk about the division of labor in the household when it's not an issue--for instance, not when you want something done. It will help take him off the defensive. Second--look at what full time child care would cost- present that information to him to show how much you're silently contributing to the household. Finally- don't do what you're not willing to do. If you need a half and hour to take a shower, tell him politely, hand him the baby, say "I'll be back in 1/2 hour" and go into the bathroom. I don't think there's any need to be passive/agressive in this situation. But if he sees you as full time housekeeping and childcare, who would have time to be a wife?posted 01/29/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
Oh My God! It is so great to know that I am not alone. Our house is turning into a war zone because I want help and my husband tells me that its "my job". He has his job, and this is what I chose, because I stay home and breastfeed. Thank God I have a very easy and pleasant baby. When I need a shower, I just stick him in the bouncy seat and bring him with me. I eat with him in my lap. I cherish the fact that my son and I have such a strong bond and I know that its because I am such a constant in his life.posted 01/29/2007 by amy_hoover70454
Divorce. Why take care of two people when you really only have to take care of one? (the baby)posted 01/29/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I can't tell you what to do but if I were in your situation then I would go live with a relative or friend. Tell him don't come around until he wants to be involved with the raising of yours & his child. He should know that a baby/child needs both parents to love & teach him/her.posted 01/29/2007 by carbon20
What a bunch of babies having babies...its up to you mommies to pull yourselves together, and be a real woman. If your man is bringing home the bacon, the least you can do is take care of the home front and be supportive of him. Stop whining as if you were the child. Grow up. 8259463 11:38 AM on 01/29/2007 Anonymous Bravo to that statement! If you are a sahm, it is your responsiblity to pull it together. I know that it isn't easy. Try doing it with 2 kids and 2 dogs running underfoot. I do all of it because I know the physical and stressfull hardships my husband is facing at work all day. If you need a break arrange a date and time when you can go out alone or even better with your husband. It's called a date for those of you who have never tried it.posted 01/29/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
im in this situation right now. my husbands in the military so he works all day while i stay home with our 3 months old. i cook, i clean and i play mom and dad. my husband wont spend time with our son, or hold him when i need to do something like cook... i have to hold my son near a burning flame because my husband wint hold him for a few second. he comes home and as soon as he walks through the door he starts playing xbox. im so tired. he does the same on the weekends when he doesnt work. he comes home complaining how he did nothing at work but sit around but when i ask him to hold the baby he says "im tired ive been at work all day" he doesnt realize that i have been too, and i dont get a break! what do i do? ive tried explainning to him that i need help and he doesnt listen until i say im gona leave then he starts saying hes gona help but doesnt. im losing my mind!posted 01/29/2007 by Mrs.Ramey05
As a husband and stay at home dad, I find it frustrating to see men bashed so much! I do everything a stay at home mom does, and my wife will tell you that I do it better than she could. I realize that there are some husbands who don't help with the kids, or around the house. If I were you, and I had that much of a problem with it, I would let the house go, and spend time with your children. If he has that much of a problem with it, then let him know he needs to help, or he has no right to complain. The way I see it, is that it is MY job to keep the house in order and take care of the kids during the day. It is OUR responsiblity as parents to take care of the kids in the evening and on weekends when the other parent is home from work. I do make an effort to let my wife unwind before expecting her to help out with the kids. I feel that since I made the decision to stay home, I accept that responsiblity and I don't complain.posted 01/29/2007 by stldukefan
Give it time. I think we all go through it. Those that don't are really lucky. I went back to work almost immediately after our son was born. I had a C-Section too. I was fortunate to have an employer that let me bring him to work with me. But try being a full time mom and working a full time job. It's not easy but now that Cole is 6 months old and he is starting move around my husband is getting more involved. I think they just don't know how to play with them when they are so small. Don't get me wrong there were a few fights and i cried a few times but he is coming around. The one thing that made a big difference was when I told my husband "I am going to take a shower every day" I don't think he realized that I didn't even have time to shower every day until I told him point blank. It may only be 5 minutes but it is five minutes to yourself.posted 01/29/2007 by terel-sni
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Seattle - Washington has the nation's highest state minimum wage at $9.19 an hour. Now, there's a push in Seattle, at least, to make it $15.
That would mean fast-food workers, retail clerks, baristas and other minimum-wage workers would get what protesters demanded when they shut down a handful of city restaurants in May and others called for when they demonstrated nationwide in July.
So far, the City Council and mayoral candidates have said they'd consider it in the famously liberal city. One said, however, that it may not be soon.
Venture capitalist Nick Hanauer said there's no time to waste. What the nation needs is money in the hands of regular consumers. "A higher minimum wage is a very simple and elegant solution to the death spiral of falling demand that is the signature feature of our economy," he said.
Some businesses advocates say a higher minimum wage will make it harder for companies in Seattle to survive. They cite Wal-Mart, which has all but refused to accept a Washington, D.C., decision to raise the minimum wage to $12.50 an hour in big-box stores.
A higher minimum wage eliminates low-wage jobs because that's how small businesses cut costs and that ends up hurting the people it was supposed to benefit, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Fast-food and retail workers, meanwhile, are calling for a nationwide strike on Aug. 29 to push for $15 an hour.
More than 15 million workers earn the national minimum wage, making about $15,080 a year - $50 below the federal poverty line for a family of two. San Francisco has the highest minimum wage for all workers at $10.50 an hour.
Economist Chris Benner of the University of California at Davis does not agree that a higher minimum wage would lead to job losses.
"There may be some job impact in those small businesses themselves," he said. But in the entire economy, when you increase income to low-wage workers, it creates jobs because those workers are likely to spend their additional income and that increases demand for goods and services.
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Earlier this week we were able to join the FREE trip to Poplar Island. You get the vessel "Terrapin" located in Tilghman and make the short run to the now man made Island for a bus tour. The tour guides are very informative as they show you how the island is now getting rebuilt in the same size as it had been before man's impact to its shores. They explain that the island was constructed like a jigsaw puzzle. They first put out the edges with shield stone then have been filling the island in with dredge material from the Bay. Don't call that material "spoils"....seems that hurts their feelings as they think that has a negative sound. They do NOT take dredging from the harbors but only from the open bay waters. It seems they need to keep the channels dredged to 50 feet and they need to do something with the material so they view this as a win/win where they do not dispose of the dredge material in open water and it is making a wild life habitat in the process.
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For the second straight year, the English Derby winner was sold to a Japanese breeder before the end of the season. Commander in Chief, which also won the Irish Derby, followed the 1992 English Derby winner, Dr. Devious, to Japan. The Japanese also bought the Italian Derby winner, White Muzzle. And although they failed to buy the Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby) winner, Hernando, that colt's owner, Stavros Niarchos, did accept their offer for his top three-year-old miler, Kingmambo, winner of two major stakes races in France and another in England.
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Urban Sea, which was attempting the distance (1 1/2 mi) for the first time, was a daughter of the Kentucky-based Miswaki, a horse that competed at much shorter distances but was also responsible for Misil, the best horse seen in Italy for some years. Misil won the Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1 1/2 mi) two weeks after finishing an unlucky seventh in the Arc. He was also a close second to Opera House in the Eclipse Stakes and to the surprising Breeders' Cup Classic winner, Arcangues, in the Prix d'Ispahan. By November Misil, too, was in Japanese ownership.
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"I started chipping and putting a little over a week ago and I'm full go for the British Open," said Woods on his website.
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Responding to questions on the Re.1 a kg rice scheme, L. Ganesan, State president, told reporters at the BJP headquarters that he had reservations whether all ration card holders, numbering 1.86 crore, were in need of rice at Re.1. Still, if the government was keen on providing rice at such a price, it should make it available to temples for the Annadhanam scheme. People, irrespective of their economic status, would enthusiastically associate themselves with such a scheme, he said, explaining the rationale behind his suggestion.
Asked for his reaction to the statement by Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami that load shedding for longer hours was in force in BJP-ruled Karnataka, Mr. Ganesan wondered why the State government should compare itself with other States only on the issue of power shortage.
On two Indians suffering injuries in the recent attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka, the BJP president said he wanted the Centre to spell out its policy clearly on the island nation's ethnic question. Expression of solidarity in support of the demand for legitimate rights of Tamils was different from supporting the LTTE. When Sri Lanka had no enemies and it was given arms and ammunition, there was every possibility of the weapons being used against innocent Tamils under the garb of attacking the LTTE.
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