Is the household chores only a woman's work?

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A friend posted this on Facebook and her response really rubbed me the wrong way. Anyone else have an opinion?? In my opinion, a man working more than a woman does not mean that when the man is home he should sit on his ass and do nothing while the woman runs around crazy. I work 18-24 hours a week and my husband works around 50, there are 3 messy kids in the house, between making dinner after he leaves for the kids, cleaning that up, doing the dishes, doing laundry for 5 and picking up after the kids, I in no way can get the house cleaned by myself in a week. There are 16 rooms in my house counting the 4 bathrooms but not counting the basement, the rooms are massive and even with both of us cleaning it daily we don't get it all cleaned in a week. If he didn't help because he "supports us more" at least financially this house would be a disaster

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Never! Next you wacky liberals will be saying women should be able to work, vote, and wear pants. Madness.

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We both work outside the home, we both work inside the home. If one of us is ever unemployed (which we both have been at points in our marriage) that person takes on *most* (but not ALL) of the housework. Sex/gender has nothing to do with it, it's about time and energy allocation.

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Woman's work? What is this 1952? I do most of the house work because my husband bust his ass working 2 jobs so I can stay home with our son, but he definitely helps out.

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Not in my house, he works and I don't, he supports me, so when he's home I take care of him. That means cooking and cleaning.

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I ain't a maid he can help keep the house clean

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He wants it it stay clean he better be helping out. There are times I work 72 or more hours at a time depending on the department I am in. Last thing I want to do when I get home is clean up his mess.

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I feel like men need to help absolutely but I will say that I would expect that if I had more time around the house I would do more of the housework as when my husband has more time around the house, he would. I don't think the division of household chores is ever 50/50. Like everything else it's a give and take.

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Men should absolutely help out! It's up to the couple to decide how to divide it up, but in my opinion it should be divided up fairly. If you love your spouse, you should want to help out and encourage them anyways. My husband and I both work right around 40 hours a week and I feel housework is divided evenly. I do laundry, he does yard work. We both do the dishes, clean the kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. Some weeks he chips in with the laundry to help out. We've never needed a chore chart or anything because we're both adults and it's both of our house. We just both do what we can to make the other's day easier. I have a friend whose husband doesn't do anything around the house but mow. He doesn't even make his own toast! 😳 that's is just crazy to me!

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He wants our space clean, he's going to help get it that way and keep it that way.

I don't know why people think SAHM have the time to run behind their little with a feather duster, vacuum and mop all day.  Like I actually have to watch and take care of my kids, pay attention to them ya know. My husband may work 10ish hours a day but parenting is nonstop. So yes he will contribute and help with the cleaning. My husband  does the dishes, the laundry, takes out the garbage and helps with sweeping. I cook and clean everything else.

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He works less hours do he tends yo do more but we have defined roles based on what we don't mind doing. I cook, grocery shop and dust. He does laundry, outside stuff, sheets, and floors.

Is the household chores only a woman's work?

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