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[quote=Anonymous][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[b] see patients in a private psychotherapy practice 10 hours  a week [/b]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. She *kiddingly* reminds me that "expecting the breadwinner to come home and clean" was unheard of in her day.

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.

&lt;/rant&gt;[/quote] You counsel people and yet you ate so fragile as to get worked up someone of another generation having a different take on life to the point you feel like screaming? Perhaps you are ill suited for your chosen profession.[/quote]

See? You need to be very assertive and a bit scary otherwise the crap hurled your way will never end.
Trust me. I've gotten it to stop 100%. It's worth a little crazy, our lives are all much better now.[/quote]

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