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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s another thread talking about how SAHP is great IF both parents are involved. What counts as involved? I’m a SAH. Who do you expect does:

Kids activities - signup and rides

Kids academic enrichment

Cooking meals

Packing school lunch

House cleaning

Dishes

Taking trash out

Planning vacations

Kids bath and bedtimes [/quote]

I work part-time, but:

* DH does some activities, I do others. Honestly he does the ones he's more excited about and I do the rest, but since our kids also like the things he is excited about he probably does 2/3 of the activities
* I handled all academic enrichment before private school, now I don't feel the need to do much. That's part of the point of paying for private.
* We've had times where DH cooked more than me, times where I cooked more than him, and times where it split about even. It varies based on family circumstances. I appreciate that he is an amazing cook - except when I can't measure up to the meals he produces!
* Kids are late elementary to early middle school now and pack their own lunch. I supervise.
* I clean most of the house. However DH keeps a gorgeous lawn, gardens, and does many home repairs. These traditional male activities didn't even make your list. We only hire people for major things.
* DH mostly takes the trash out but I have no problem pitching in if he's busy.
* We plan vacations together.
* I do bedtime and I used to do most bathtimes.

As hinted at above, the lack of home repairs and outdoor chores on your list is what I feel is a major gap. DH spends hours on our house, but it's typically not scrubbing toilets. It's mulching, it's weeding, it's mowing, it's taking care of leaves, it's fixing faucet leaks, it's making sure filters are changed in our water and HVAC systems, and on and on.[/quote]

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