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Originally Posted by Blessings2You
I realize this subject/poll is geared toward couples--if you live alone, feel free to share how it used to be, how it was with your parents, how you think it SHOULD be, etc.
I was chatting with some people, discussing who is responsible for what and how the "chores" are divvyed up.
One woman said she and her husband share all the chores...he does dishes half the time, she mows the lawn half the time, they take turns paying the bills, taking the dog to the vet, etc.
Another woman really didn't know...she said it was kind of whoever thought of it first, or wasn't working, whatever. Or whoever weasled out of it!
I realized Bob and I pretty much divided up the responsibilities. He ALWAYS mows, vacuums, does the dishes, recycling, etc. I A:WAYS do the cooking, the financial stuff, clean the bathrooms, change the bed, and so on. Even the things we "share" have divisions: he washes the towels and blankets, I wash the clothes. I prepare the hummingbird food, he fills the feeders.
Just curious how it works in your house? And DOES it work? Also wondering whether you made decisions as to who does what, or did it just naturally fall that way?
Feel free to elaborate...I know the poll choices are sketchy!
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Very similar to us... Hubby does some domestic things, that are hard for me...stairs, bending over.
I do outside work, some gardening, much of the decision making about what goes where in the yard. I do all cement work as he cannot figure how to do it. We have alot of that here and upNorth, to fix...walls etc. I do some rock work, except the heavy ones. He trims trees and bushes and I direct what to cut.
He rakes and mows. I grow our stuff from seeds and take care of them until they go in the ground.
I paint, he sands. Those kind of divisions.
He pays the bills but we both decide what to buy.
I make all the health decisions. I choose some of what to buy of his clothes, he does some of his own. In essence I draw the line at the scruffy and make him get "new". Shoes are the worst!
I'd say we share quite a bit. I seem to be the rare female in our neighborhood doing the outside things tho. In fact we are basically the only ones who don't have a "service" do all their yard work!
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