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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone needs to be the primary. There is a reason you don't see Co-CEOs. Not everything can be equally shared. Doesn't matter which parent does it, but things move more smoothly when one is the lead. [/quote]

I agree, actually.  I have substantially more time than my DH to say, research camp, coordinate with friends, and get signed up on time.  And I've done it the past four years.  Why should he do it this year?  Just as a dumb experiment?

And if he steps in to handle something that I handle 95% of the time, why wouldn't I give him instructions about how that thing is typically handled or works?  Wouldn't you want a co-worker at work to do that for you in a similar situation?

It's not like I manage how he shows love and affection to our kids, or how he spends a fun outing with them, or how he converses with them at dinner, or how he helps them with math homework...  And we make big decisions about school, and discipline, and parenting philosophies together 100%.

But, yes, I am in charge of running our household.  [/quote]

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