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[quote=Anonymous]Totally agree that it is about time, not money.

You have to open the lines of communication.  Like many other PPs, we divide the household duties based on our work hours, time at home, and personal preferences. If one of us has a busier or more stressful time coming up, or a particularly early or late meeting, we just talk about it and ask the other to handle the kids, do the grocery shopping, or whatever.  And then there are those days that, for whatever reason, one of us just can't handle dealing with the kids for the bedtime routine.  No big deal.  The other one steps in and gets the kids to bed while the overwhelmed parent has a beer and washes dishes.

If you feel like your DH is not acknowledging the extra responsibility that you've assumed at work and is not helping out enough at home, you need to discuss it.  Phrase it as "With this new role, I'm now working longer hours.  I have less time at home and can't do as much around here as I used to. Can you take over primarily responsibility for ______?" [/quote]

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