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[quote=Anonymous]This part of marriage is like running a business together. We schedule meetings to go over things so that we both know what is happening.

In general, my husband does a lot of tasks that happen regularly, such as loading laundry, cooking, morning routine, trash, order house supplies, etc. He does house maintenance and financials and car stuff. I do tidying, home organizing, seasonal tasks (including buying shoes/clothes/outerwear for kids), holidays, birthdays, social/community, things that involve research and planning, whatever relates to children’s education & extracurriculars, hiring caregivers, teacher gifts, etc. We both grocery shop and I cook on weekends.

It is a bit gendered as far as a division goes but I feel like we have gotten to a pretty equal split. My thing is that I can’t do both the daily things and the big picture planning. I feel like there is so much that falls on “mom’s” plate as far as all those little things that take up way too much mental space — Valentines, birthday gifts, outgrew socks, summer camp — and at some point I just realized I cannot do that and work unless he is taking more daily stuff.[/quote]

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