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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAHM with our 2 kids, ages 5 and 3. My husband works full time (8-5) but his commute is under 5 minutes (he works right around the corner) so he doesn't leave for work til 7:50 most mornings, comes home for lunch most days, and then is home in the evenings usually by 5:05. He does have to travel a lot for work but when he's not traveling, he's home a lot more than most ppl who work full time out of the home and he never has to stay late, go early, or bring work home w/ him.

mostly me (things I do about 85-90% of the time and DH does occasionally):
-laundry
-dishes
-vacuuming, dusting, mopping, cleaning countertops, cleaning windows, cleaning bathrooms
-general tidying and organizing of the house
-bill paying
-making social plans for our family
-meal planning
-grocery/household items shopping and generally keeping an inventory of pantry/household items to know what needs to be bought/replaced when
-shopping for misc. like birthday presents and cards for extended family and friends, buying bday and Christmas gifts for our own kids
-taking kids to activities and appointments
-helping with homework
-making kids' lunches
-cooking dinner
-taking cars in for oil changes/maintenance

all of the time (100%) me:
-buying kids clothes, managing kids' stuff (knowing what clothing size/shoe size they wear and what clothes/shoes they need when)
-making kids' appointments 
-managing communications with teachers, keeping track of school obligations (forms that need to be signed, knowing when we need to bring snack and bringing it, etc)
-signing kids up for activities
-getting up with kids in the middle of the night if they wake up
-making appts for general household maintenance or household issues that come up: HVAC, plumber, etc.

mostly my DH:
-managing our $$--savings and investments, planning financial future
-lawn care
-snow removal
-planning vacations
-taking out trash/recycling

all of the time (100%) my DH:
-making the coffee the night before so we can just push the button to brew in the morning
-snaking the drain whenever it needs it
-taking care of bugs/any pest problems
-giving the kids their baths

split exactly 50/50 or we all do together as a family:
-reading the kids' bedtime stories, doing the bedtime routine
-making the kids' breakfast
-alternating who gets up early w/ the kids when they wake up early
-playing with kids when we're all home
-taking kids on outings on the weekends

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