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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH is the SAHP.  I travel 3 days a week.

Kids activities - I sign up, DH does most of the rides and transportation

Kids academic enrichment - I sign up and DH does most of the helping if stuck and responsible for helping DS keep track of homework and helping if needed

Cooking meals - DH

Packing school lunch - DH

House cleaning - DH

Dishes - DH

Taking trash out - DH

Planning vacations - me

Kids bedtimes - 1/2 DH, 1/2 me

I’ll add yard work, car maintenance is also DH[/quote]

I’m a SAHM but the reverse of this is exactly our setup.  I’m good at execution but my DH is much better at anticipation/planning so he is the one who signs the kids up for things and plans our vacations.  He also is usually the one to take the kids back to school shopping or buy bigger shoes.

He plays board/card games with the kids at night, and later I’ll read to them.  He doesn’t get a huge “break” at home but as much as possible his time is available for our kids, and I do whatever cleaning/chores are left to be done (e.g. dinner and dishes).

It’s a good set up.  I would say he contributes significantly more than I do, but he seems happy and content with the way things are.[/quote]

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