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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband can't even change a light bulb, shovel snow, move furniture   He says just to hire a handyman.   We can afford it but to me everyone in the house should do domestic work and I still think about money spent for easy chores.  My kids are to young and moving the patio furniture is hard. Yes he works long hours but weekends easy jobs should be easy to do.[/quote]

Why would you need your husband to do these things for you? Just do them yourself or hire someone. I can't imagine leaving a lightbulb for someone else to change - how lazy is that. Get up there and change it. that is like your husband leaving you the empty toilet paper roll for you to change - you'd be annoyed he didn't just do it himself. I don't have a husband so I do all those things myself. Women aren't weak, helpless, needy delicate flowers. [/quote]

OP, are you a SAHM? If you are at home and a light bulb goes out, you should change it. But things like moving furniture--that ought to be done by two people, generally--should be done together. The other thing is, if your kids are in school, then you really ought to be shouldering more of the household maintenance.

The point is why should OP be the one who does it 100% of the time. I agree that these are easy enough for ANYONE--man or woman--to accomplish. That is not the point. The point is that household work is not equitably divided.

OP, you need to write up a list of all the household tasks that need to be done and write next to each item who does it. Show the list to him, and then discuss what you both think is a fair division of labor, and what you agree can be outsourced.[/quote]

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