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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH here...

women are all about the drama and one upmanship...

so, while we may not really appreciate the little things  like thank you cards or even gifts, they are not the kinds of things that are really earth shattering or important.    Over the top kids parties are just a way for the the wives to out-do each other.

We do however understand that the things you trivialize (car maintenance, home maintenance, ect)  are much more important than thank you notes and gifts, and even to a point, getting larla to soccer practice.

And yes I have organized and cooked dinner parties for the family and friends that did not  involve propane or charcoal grills.

So we are capable....but  yeah we really don't care about your super flambe salmon soufflé and would rather just have a  some beef tenderloin on the grille with  a baked potato.  And in all honesty,  so would most of your guests  
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You and the other PP are assuming that men do the home and car maintenance. In my home, it's all me. The mental load, the car maintenance, researching, scheduling and interviewing for home repair, getting kids to practice, figuring out when it's time for what doctor's appointments (even DH's). I do wish DH would take some off my plate. But he'd just ignore the check engine light if it were left to him. (he does have a job, though, and does well at it. And if I ask him to take on a specific task, he will.)[/quote]

DH here -

I send thank you cards.   I do most of the major dinner planning like holidays, etc.

Almost everything on your list is outsourced at my house.  I am sure that I would find a way to get the kid registered for camp if it came down to it so as far as the 'mental load' - spare me.   Is there a forum where I can complain about paying all of the bills, doing all of the financial planning, getting cars inspected and registered, coordinating our taxes, coordinating the landscaper, home repairs and maintenance?

I can understand how taxing it must be to order 15 birthday party gifts every year on Amazon and wrap them.   Can't imaging how I would pull that one off or how to design a birthday party gift bag that is better than the other gift bags this summer.  [/quote]

I am a DW who does all the things you list. My DH doesn't even know how to access our bank accounts online, and he hasn't spoke with our financial advisor. Don't know why you assume all households divide tasks as you do...[/quote]

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