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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I have to hear another "gentle" joke about my expectations that my husband contribute to housework I am going to lose it. Husband works 9-5 at a three-letter agency. So that obviously exempts him from housework. Meanwhile, I am working on my PhD, have a consulting business that I run from home, have 2 children under 5 and no nanny or childcare help, and see patients in a private psychotherapy practice 10 hours  a week in my clinic. My MIL is routinely passively-aggressively complimenting him in front of me on making time to empty the dishwasher after he spent the whole day at work. [b]She *kiddingly* reminds me that "expecting the breadwinner to come home and clean" was unheard of in her day.
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I've gently responded too many times to count that we are equals (I make as much money but even if I didnt/were a fulltime SAHM the expectations that we all carry our weight would be the same).

It only happens 2x per year for annual visits but I am fresh in the middle of it and need to scream about it here so I dont scream about it in my dining room.

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I would *kiddingly* reply, Geez, I WISH that case nowadays!  I am EXHAUSTED and at the end of day and the LAST thing I feel like doing is cleaning![/quote]

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