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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am laid back and don’t keep score. But that would bug me a lot. I don’t care what you do but IMO time is a resource that you commit to the family, just like money and talents.

[b]One thing though, I would consider exercise a family need no matter how long it takes, so that doesn’t count toward free time any more than a medical appointment or a shopping trip for school supplies, even if you pick up a Starbucks and a new outfit. Personal grooming also wouldn’t count as free time, like hair and nails. But golf, happy hours, coffee with friends, hobby time, TV time, reading, etc. is personal. [/b][/quote]

This is such BS.  My husband said stuff like this when we became a dual working parent family.  (When the kids were really small, we took turns SAH or working PT).  If it's getting to the point that someone is overwhelmed, then you step up and do things that are essential.  If you are at the point where you are counting free time, then anytime that you could pare back, and you didn't, is free time.  And yes, you have to use some of your free time studying or going to the dentist.  That's part of being an adult.

Doing the above is just a crappy way to wear your spouse down.  You can't say that your hobby counts as personal time unless your hobby involves exercise, in which case it's fulfilling a family need and doesn't count.  Or that going to a weekly massage is a medical appointment and doesn't count as free time, but going to book club is personal time and does count as free time.  
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