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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I do plenty [u]to help [/u]at my house.[/b]   I also don't keep score of all the things that I do such as pay all of the bills, manage the finances, keep track of all of the things that get done like the lawn, the outside of the house, the garbage, etc.

I also do a bunch of the cooking, 60% at least.  That said, even when I am loading the dishwasher, I get evaluated to see if it was done correctly.   Even if I load it, and unload it - god forbid the forks aren't turned the 'right' way.  Oh, I didn't put my shoes away?  Giving me a big huff as you walk by seems like a perfectly reasonable response.  Oh, I don't put my plate in the sink 30 seconds after I am done and let it sit for 5-10 minutes, that seems like a great reason to make a scene by picking it up for me and throwing it loudly in the sink while the kids are around.  Oh the housekeeper didn't fold the towels the 'right way'?  Going into a tizzy about it for a half hour and ruining the night seems proportional.

I am 50.  I don't need a chore chart and I don't need to be evaluated.  I certainly don't need a passive aggressive response to everything that I do.

So, yeah.  If you want me to do something (in addition to the things that I already do) - --&gt;ASK ME.  Don't make me read the list in your mind and expect me to do every task to your satisfaction.

Also don't draw your little guilty cartoon and explain what a bad boy I am being because I do plenty to make things go in our lives in addition to the 60+ hours a week that I work and the 80% of the income that I bring home.

This cartoon is a joke[/quote]

I lost you at "help."

Would your wife say that she does plenty to "help"?[/quote]

You "help"?  You need someone to "ask" you to "help"?

You are not an equal participant in the running of your household and family life.[/quote]

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