Men Cleaning Own Homes

A man’s home is his castle but cleaning it, was someone else’s responsibility in ancient England. An army of servants emptied chamber pots, scrubbed, polished and dusted the castle. It is women’s responsibility in 2023 because of that incredible concept called love. They cook and clean to show it and the hidden agenda, marriage.

The modern bachelor doesn’t co-sign to that concept. He keeps his crib or man-cave clean because he loves coming home to a spotless place that looks like a hotel room. Am I exaggerating? Well! Maybe there’s a coffee mug in the sink, but he filled it with water before he rushed off for meetings.

What is the difference between a crib and a man-cave? I think it’s size and status. Black men call flats, lofts, apartments or condos ‘cribs.’ Wealthy black men make structural and electrical adjustments to their home to accommodate their passion for ESPN games, soccer, Lewis Hamilton and Formula One racing, darts or table tennis. Some even have bar fridges.

Let’s restrict the conversation to cribs. Don’t shoot me, but I will assume that they are smaller than man-caves. A clean apartment demonstrates self-love, like uncles and grandfathers who lined up their shoes over the weekend and gave them a good shine. The owner regards it more than a place where to crash after a long day. He is in tune with his apartment’s essence. An unfamiliar smell means he hasn’t taken out the garbage for three days, that’s why fish and meat bones are asserting themselves.

Men wash their underwear every time they take a shower, because of their mothers. Wash your funk! That’s why their bathrooms smell of cologne and mouth wash. Because their places have a soothing ambience, they spend more time there, unleashing their creativity. Women love it and some come up with ridiculous suggestions.

“Don’t you think it’s time for me to have a spare key?’”

“Hell, no.”

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.