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[quote=Anonymous]Typically people have “divide and conquer” tasks and “do what is needed” tasks.

To me the yard/mosquitoes and meals are divide and conquer. I assume my husband is taking care of all yard stuff unless I am told otherwise. Occasionally I may notice something he didn’t and mention it and he will take care of it if it is actually an issue. Same with meals/food. My husband would never plan a meal or buy food without asking me first because he assumes I am taking care of it unless I specifically ask for help.

For those type of chores you can use something like the Fair Play card deck to get a sense of who is the default and what the “minimum viable product” is for frequency and quality of the task being done.

For other things like tape on the wall or dishwasher needing to be unloaded, the person who sees it should just do it. I suppose this only works with two reasonably helpful and responsible adults, but he should not need to be told to take the tape down or to wipe the counter if he notices the kids spilled something and didn’t fully clean up. Adults should generally clean up after themselves. [/quote]

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