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2) I am a horrible "housewife".  Cleaning, dishes, etc. are just not my thing.  I have tried to do more since I've been home, even though I don't think of it as really why I'm home.  But I generally do have a bit more time at home than DH so I try.  But I absolutely hate it.  If I wasn't at home I'm sure there would be less dirty dishes and clean up to do at the end of the day.  We still do outsource general cleaning, but the day-to-day cleaning up really grates on me.  A LOT.  My DH would be a much better "housewife", but he'd suck as a SAHD.

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Oh my goodness.  I am on a PT schedule at work but other than that we could be one half of the same couple.  My DH would be awesome at the "housewife" part of being home, whereas I totally stink at it.  But I'm much better at the childcare whereas he, while an involved dad, does not enjoy primary caregiving for long stretches.  And so far I can't bring myself to outsource any cleaning and while DH does a ton around the house it grates on us both that I can't do things to his standards no matter how much I try.  It is the #1 stressor in our marriage.

I keep wishing we could each work PT.  He'd focus mostly on the house and I'd focus on the kids.[/quote]

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