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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would lose my mind over this. But the truth is, I am generally a very direct person. So, I would probably have said “please get her dressed, fed and teeth brushed while I shower.” Because that is just how I operate.

But my husband does just fine getting kids ready without me explaining how it works. What happens if you go out of town? [/quote]

I don’t travel a lot but if I am not home he generally does a lot better although some thing might not be ideal. I have been trying to go out with friends a bit more in the evenings and nothing terrible has happened. But [b]if I’m home, it seems like the expectation is I will be in charge[/b]. [/quote]

If it helps, something we do is take turns being responsible for things, with the understanding that we will help the other person out as needed. So on Mondays, I get the kids up and ready for school and my husband takes the dogs for a walk and feeds them. We meet in the kitchen for breakfast and then whoever had the kids decides whether they want to drive them to the bus stop or not (if it's raining, below 32, etc.). Whoever is home cleans up the kitchen. On Tuesday, my husband gets the kids up and ready for school and I walk and feed the dogs, then we meet in the kitchen for breakfast. If something will cause that schedule to deviate for some reason (i.e. one of us has to leave early for a meeting, has a call or appointment, etc.), then we discuss the night before so we know what the plan is the next day. We're also flexible - earlier this week my husband woke up and felt terrible, so he did the dogs but then instead of joining us for breakfast and helping clean the kitchen, I told him to go back to bed. So while the schedule sound rigid, it's really not. It just helps to have defined activities that each person knows they're responsible for. Then if something comes up, we're both willing to pitch in and help deal with it (sick kid, sick dog, etc.).[/quote]

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