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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I SAH.  DH works in big law.

I do almost everything with regard to the house, chores, etc, including yardwork etc.  BUT we have enough money that I can outsource quite a bit.

DH and I are 50/50 WITH the kids, when we are both home.[/quote]

This.  My DH is also biglaw and I stay home.  I manage the household and do the laundry/grocieries/calendaring/meals, but we have a lawn service (mowing/weeding/mulching), maid, and don't DIY a ton of home repairs. But DH is 50/50 with the kids (or maybe a little more) when he is home. [/quote]

OK, my DH also in biglaw, but he is NOT 50/50 with the kids when he is home (and I work FT, but a normal 40 hr job). Do your DH's not get last minute calls/assignments/emails? Or do they go back into the office for those? Or am I taking your words "when he is home" too literally and you mean when he is not working?

FWIW, my DH is a partner, so it's not like he is junior and gets assignments, but when he gets a note from a client he is super responsive so I feel like DH is always on call. As a result the division of labor is like 95/5 because he can't reliably commit to doing that much housework or child care (we have young kids) and I don't want stuff dumped on me at the last minute (like grocery shopping) because a client called as he was walking out the door and now we won't have stuff for the kids' lunches. [/quote]

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