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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious to hear from other SAHM whether or not they do everything at home and with the kids and house because they stay at home.  I'm talking finances/bills/planning/vacations/future plans/housework (with kids chipping in for chores on a regular basis)/shopping/cooking/clean up/laundry/educational concerns of children/medical concerns and responsibilities for children/home and property maintenance/hiring people to do outside work when necessary/socialization planning, etc.

Is it reasonable to expect the other parent to do anything when they are home, or should they just be able to relax and have no responsibilities when home?

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I do everything that you mention...but what I don't do is pick up after my DH and kids. I expect everyone to pitch in such as taking out trash, unloading the dishwasher, helping cook on weekend when there is more time, helping with major household chores (e.g. DH just painted a room in our house), mowing lawn, etc. I do (or hire out) deep cleaning.

I do the things that keep DH at work (doctors visits, routine communications with teachers, working with contractors, etc) and that make home life nice-- so, I deal with our accountant, finances, bills. All of this is done with 50/50. I carry it out, but we both make the decisions.

The main point OP is that you are contributing by being home-- you're managing processes, but everyone is expected to behave with courtesy. [/quote]

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