TOTW: Division of Household Labor

This week’s topic of the week is going to be about the division of household labor. I’m not sure if we’ve covered it here before and if we have, it’s been a while, so no harm in bringing it up again.

How’s the split in your house? Are there some chores that only one of you typically do? Are there some chores he expects you and only you to do? Are there some you expect only him to do? What about your children, if they are old enough to do chores?

When I was a kid, I remember my dad helping out a lot around the house. My brother and I always had set chores too, but they were pretty easy. I unloaded one shelf of the dishwasher, he did another. I set the table and we took turns collecting garbages around the house for garbage day. I’m sure he had some more to do, but I can’t remember.

Currently, my two year old son is too young for chores. He likes to “help” me around the house, but that’s a whole other topic. I admit I am far from a good house cleaner and so is my husband. Yeah, we definitely don’t live in a spotless home. However, I do most of the indoor cleaning and housework. He does all of the outdoor housework. Changing light bulbs and batteries and stuff like that are just a matter of who gets to it. Vacuuming and washing and unloading dishes is somewhat shared, although I do the vast majority of it. Laundry is all mine. Recently my husband actually told me he’d like to help me out more and clean with me. Nice, huh?

What’s it like at your house?