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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This could not be more timely for me. Thank you, OP, for posting this. I've been trying and trying and trying to explain this to DH, who does not get it. I already emailed the .pdf to him (he probably won't read it, will say he doesn't have time cause he's so busy!)

For me, the emotional labor is all the thinking and planning I do that DH completely takes for granted. I've been backing of doing thisf, and the results are a disaster!

For example, right now, there's not enough food in the house for our family of six to eat. I told DH I was not going to do any more meal planning or grocery shopping. He agreed to do it. Well, the kids have started complaining because there's nothing for snacks, nothing for lunches, not enough food for breakfast, etc. etc. I've been sitting back and doing nothing (except cooking, I do most of that). [b]When the kids complain, I say, tell Daddy, he's doing the grocery shopping now. [/b]A few days ago we had no dinner. Why? Because DH, who is supposed to do the meal planning (really BASIC meal planning, e.g. take meat out of the freezer for me to cook) forgot to take something out. We had eggs and cereal, which DH fed the children after I complained that he hadn't thought ahead ONE DAY to plan dinner, his job.

If he performed like this at work he'd be fired. Why does he do this at home? [/quote]

OMG, I am female, and I don't get this. At all. Like... how old are your kids? Are they old enough to scribble their requests on a shopping list for their dad? If not, is it so much "labor" for you to pick up a pen?

Seriously, people. You need to grow up sometime. I feel nothing but pity for these women and their husbands. How do you get through life being so... I don't even know what. Honestly.

I get it that women often do more than their fair share, but I assure you, there are less, much less annoyingly immature ways to go about sharing the burdens of daily living.[/quote]

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