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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: if you are the breadwinner, and your husband has to do more around the house and for childcare, did they come to resent you - though the income you make also benefits him and the HH? [/quote]

I'll bite, but this is a very different question from your original. I am the primary breadwinner and I work slightly longer hours and harder than my DH, but still work 40-45 hours a week and have a very flexible employer (which is needed b/c I have a child in preschool and one doing distance learning 3 days a week). Yes, DH does more around the house than I do (cooks, does dishes, cleans, does home maintenance more than I do), but I do call the "mom stuff" (everything for school, doctor's appointments, buying clothes, lessons, books and toys, etc.) and the buying for the home (like I just bought us a new couch and a bed for our preschooler). I definitely think DH wishes I did more of the cooking and cleaning (and I've stepped up with cooking since I've been working from home), but he probably also wishes he made as much money as I do, which is 3x as much as he does. We both are mature enough to understand that life isn't fair, you play the hand your dealt, etc....[/quote]

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