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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This list is very real for me. My husband, who is generally regarded as a nice guy and good dad, basically only performs tasks with direction and operates under the assumption that I’m the default for our kids at all times. I make more money than him by a smidge and work a fairly stressful job so the resentment can be strong at times. [/quote]

same girl, same. that feeling when he just… walks out of the house to go to the gym; or announces “I have to do a lot of work on my report this weekend.”[/quote]

Make a spreadsheet of tasks and gym time.  Make sure everything is agreed upon down to who buys the kid a new pair of shoes or stays home on Colombus Day.  Make sure your gym time is on that list.  Then hold him accountable.  My husband actually did this in our house and 15 years and 3 additional kids later our home runs like a well-oiled machine.[/quote]

This is what we do for days off school. We write them all down before the beginning of the year and divide them up. Of course if something comes up we will be flexible, but then we just swap dates. So we're each responsible for half the days the kids are off school but we are not otherwise off work. [/quote]

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