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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can any couple not get all household chores done (cleaning, dishes, laundry) in one hour every day after the kids are in bed?

I don’t think we have low standards but DH and I get everything done in one hour and are ready for the next day.  We get everything else done on weekends with one of us taking the kids and the other doing shopping and errands.  I make three dinners and the kids lunch food on Sunday and still have time to spend time as a family.

I don’t see why it’s so hard either.  [/quote]

Since you said "can ANY couple" I'll chime in. I have one kid in his last year of day care who doesn't need his two hour nap anymore, we have lights out at 8:30 but it's a struggle to get him to actually sleep until 10. At the same time we have a baby whose "witching hour" hits between 8 and 11 every night and he nurses and fusses on and off. He also wakes up twice during the night still. My husband and I are not getting anywhere near enough sleep to start an hour of cleaning at 10 or 11 PM. Getting our stuff ready for the next morning is about all we can handle.

We do 10 minute tidying bursts to music when the older kid is awake so he can help clean up toys, but the vacuuming, bathroom cleaning, etc does not get done at 11 pm on weeknights. I'd really be very surprised if most people did that.[/quote]

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