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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SAHM here again.  Oh, and I am not paid for it either, and my vacations -- well -- they always include the DH and kids I work for 24/7.  Welcome to my world![/quote]

You chose to have a family, therefore you have to suck it up. I chose to be a nanny and care for the kids and do light housekeeping during the week, which I don't mind doing (like taking out the trash etc). BUT, I also have to go home and do all my own housekeeping on the weekends which is MY time off work. A family with 2 parents, should be able to do THEIR chores on the weekends as well, even if it is their time off work and when they want to relax and spend time with the kids. There is no excuse to leave it for Mondays when I come back to work and expect me to either clean it up for them, or have to work around the mess which gets in my way.

Besides, a lot of the stuff parents say they don't want to do because they want to spend time with their kids, doesn't take long to do. It is like 5 minutes here and there, or if left until the end of the weekend, it might take an hour. If you clean as you go, it takes less time out of your day (or at least you don't notice it taking so much time). Parents can also do things when the kids go to bed. I am sure not all parents go to sleep at the same time their kids do. Take some initiative and do a few things after they are in bed, then you can rest and relax some more. Get your kids to do regular chores, they can help clean their own mess as well as other things around the house. It gives you time with your kids, teaches them how to be productive and more independent, and it will take less time to get things done with more people doing it.[/quote]

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