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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is epidemic with my husbands friends, they talk about it a lot. It’s the other side of the “why do I have to do everything” coin that is constantly discussed by women on DCUM.

How many women here, truly, would be comfortable with their husband’s being in charge of an important task and never, ever reminding them, nagging them, or stepping in, and just letting them do it in their own way and on their own timeframe?

[b]If he’s in charge of summer camps and you haven’t heard anything or seen any movement and it’s now March, can you hold your tongue[/b]? What about picking out the next car seat with no input from you? How about researching potty training, picking a method, and taking the lead on it?

It’s for sure a chicken and egg problem, I can already anticipate the responses of “he would mess it up, he has in the past, he wouldn’t do it.” But feeling like a subordinate is definitely the other side of the coin.

Many women (subconsciously) want their husbands to do half the work, but for them to be the managers, set the expectations, and determine, how, when, and to what degree the work is done. That’s not the path to equality - you have to share the management, too. [/quote]

You mean after the camps are all filled? [/quote]

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