Household responsibilities

Re: Household responsibilities

• CincodeMayoLove member

  

  November 2013

  grocery shopping- me
  meal prep/cooking- me
  laundry- me
  house cleaning- us
  washing dishes- him
  bill paying/finances- us
  takes out the trash- him
  car maintenance- him (but sometimes I take my own)
  yard work- 90/10 him/me
  home repairs/maintenance- him
  organizes social events-us
  family birthdays (keeping track/cards,gifts,calls)- he's in charge of "his side" and I am of mine
  pet care (feeding/walkings/cleaning up)- us. Although he always is on kitty litter duty because that was the deal when he decided we needed a cat.

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• BioGirl21 member

  

  November 2013

  grocery shopping: we usually do it together, when it gets done. It's been about a month...
  meal prep/cooking: whoever feels like it. Unfortunately we eat out more often than not
  laundry: me
  house cleaning: me unless I ask H to do something specific
  washing dishes: whoever gets sick of them first, usually me
  bill paying/finances: me
  takes out the trash: usually me
  car maintenance: H
  yard work: apartment complex, haha. H will when we have a house.
  home repairs/maintenance: apartment complex. H will when we have a house.
  organizes social events: me
  family birthdays (keeping track/cards,gifts,calls): me buy it doesn't happen often.
  pet care (feeding/walkings/cleaning up): I feed them and am usually the one that takes the dogs out. H is supposed to clean the litter box since I'm not supposed to right now but it takes a lot of nagging
  
  

  
  

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• rccola1981 member

  

  November 2013

  Grocery shopping I make a list we go together and he picks up stuff often Meal prep/cooking me laundry we each do our own house cleaning we let it go far to often, but then when it is really bad we work together washing dishes him bill paying/finances him takes out the trash him Yard work mostly him Home repairs/maintenance it depends on what it is so I guess I'll say split organizes social events mostly me family birthdays (keeping track/cards,gifts,calls)me pet care (feeding/walkings/cleaning up) he feeds and does litter, we share meds and clean up If we have kids I'll probably go to the store without him and have more laundry to do.

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• ljraff29 member

  

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  
  

  
  

  grocery shopping me but sometimes DH comes with me.

  
  

  meal prep/cooking both. Depends on who's home.

  
  

  laundry mostly me. I like everything folded and put away right when it comes out.

  
  

  house cleaning me, but DH vacuums and does the bathroom sometimes. 

  
  

  washing dishes both. I'm usually the one to put away and hnunload the dishwasher

  
  

  bill paying/finances both.  DH does the mortgage, benefits(thru work) and his loans. I do utilities,  my loans and car insurance. 

  
  

  takes out the trash I do this more often than I like to. 

  
  

  car maintenance my dad us a mechanic,  do he always does my car ahd sometimes DH's

  
  

  yard work mostly DH but I help when I can.

  
  

  home repairs/maintenance both. DH does carpentry I'm the painter and decorator. 

  
  

  organizes social events me, but we don't do much and like it that 7.

  
  

  family birthdays (keeping track/cards,gifts,calls) both.  I do my family and he does his.

  
  

  pet care (feeding/walkings/cleaning up) both.

  
  

  ETA: I don't see much changing with kids,  but it would be nice if DH helped more with laundry and cleaning on the regular. 

  
  

  
  
  

  

  
  

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• lb1117 member

  

  November 2013

  LooneyLife said:

  Who takes main responsibility for these tasks in your household?  Is it you, your husband, someone else, or maybe they don't get done?  And CBH, do you see any of them changing when you have kids?  
  
  

  grocery shopping - both of us

  meal prep/cooking - depends on my work schedule. If it's a teaching night, he does.

  laundry - all me. He ruined and shrunk a load of lingerie early in our marriage...so now I just do it.

  house cleaning - usually me. 

  washing dishes - usually me. 

  bill paying/finances - DH

  takes out the trash -DH

  car maintenance - Definitely all DH

  yard work - both, depending on the task. Tree removal, grass cutting etc. - DH

  home repairs/maintenance - both. 

  organizes social events - all me

  family birthdays (keeping track/cards,gifts,calls) - all me

  pet care (feeding/walkings/cleaning up) - I do most of the walks and daily care like feeding and baths. DH does vet visits and poop clean up. 

  
  

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