Spin-off --> What chores does your DH/DW have?

[stinkerbelle]

For those that don't have children yet, or are just in an empty nest - how do you and your significant other split up house chores?

In our house - I do the inside, DH does the outside. Whenever he complains I tell him I'll shovel/rake leaves when he learns how to scrub a toilet. (The conversation usually ends there.)

I do all the inside stuff...all cleaning/dusting/etc... but DH will empty the dishwasher on occasion and take care of taking all the trash/recycables out.

Of coures - I REFUSE to clean his "workshop"...so I live with the dust down there...and I just gloss over the computer room...god forbid I move one piece of paper - I'll never hear the end of it! heheh

 

[JerseyJanice]

We split things fairly enough IMO.

He does everything outdoors (lawn care, garbage, snow shoveling, dog poop clean-up), and I do everything indoors (cooking, cleaning, laundry). However, he does help me with my chores (a lot more than I do with any of his). He will do laundry on occassion and help with cooking and the dishes.

 

[stinkerbelle]

Janice - does your DH go "look what I did?" and show you how he did ONE load of laundry or emptied the dishwasher?

My DH thinks he deserves a medal if he does one thing that isn't considered "his job". I think it's cute though...and he totally surprises me when he does it too.

 

[MosMom]

We have young children who aren't old enough to really have regular chores. Mo is just getting to that age and her first job is putting silverware away.

However, Chris does the dishes everyday, takes the trash out on Fridays, and cleans the kitty litter.

However, he does a half *ss job on most things so I was considering just taking them back over. I think he tries, I just think his brain isn't all there sometimes. Painfully intellegent when it comes to technical things but the common sense part of that brain just isn't always engaged.

He is always willing to help though so I can't complain. I could have had a lazy husband who doesn't lift a finger ever.

 

[Harley Chick]

DH does way more chores than I do, but he works from home and doesn't have the commute I have, so he gets an hour or two free time more per day. He does most of the chores involving the animals, he goes to the transfer station, takes out the trash, does most of the outside work, he is Laundry Man, and he picks up after BOTH of us. I cook, wash dishes, vacuum and dust.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

DH's chore is to bring home the money.
My chore is to spend it and ... I take pride in a job well done!!!

 

[WDWLVR]

We don't really have assigned chores. Yes he does most of the outside stuff - I'll help from time to time. Yes I do a lot, but not all of the inside stuff. I do most of the cooking and the laundry, but we both make the mess so we both pick it up. Things like putting out the recycling and garbage - whoever is home first.

Its worked well for 14 years!

 

[JerseyJanice]

No, Stinkerbelle, my DH isn't like that.

He actually just likes to help sometimes. If he needs something washed and sees a load of clothes in the laundry basket, he does them. When I'm out in the afternoon, he'll clean vegetables and make a salad for dinner.

Most of the time, after dinner, he crashes on the couch. But other times (because he has energy? Or feels like hanging around me?), he pitches in with the dishes.

I will NEVER (and I do mean EVER) take the lawn mower out and cut grass. If he's not around, though, I may take a bag of garbage out, and if I see some dog poop on the way to the shed, I'll pick it up and put it in the garbage.

I guess he's pretty good on the whole. I know I could do worse.

 

[believe]

Our's changes from time to time. Like this week I did the laundry, which DH usually does..but he has other things on his plate right now.

Typically:
DH-laundry, mowing grass, landscaping, help kids with homework, kids baths on weekends, pick up after self, make bed, unloads dishwasher, takes out garbage
Me-shopping, edging the yard, inside cleaning, pick up after self

There are times DH does the inside cleaning because my plate becomes too full.

 

[ILUVDXL]

DH is SUPPOSE to do dishes and take out the trash on Mondays. He does the trash I do everything else.

 

[lstokes]

Yes, I, the DW, mow the lawn!
You know what? I love it!!
It is great excersize AND the bonus-you can not hear the kids complain while that mower is on!!! Just shrug your shoulders and motion that you can't hear them-THEY GO AWAY!!!!!!
I also do laundry, cook meals and get kids from A to B.
BUT DH VACUUMS AND DUSTS!!!!!!!

 

[momof3disneyholics]

My husband's only "assigned chores" are taking the trash out and doing the laundry. The rest we split up. My oldest son't job is to keep his room clean.

 

[mudnuri]

we dont have chores, we do what needs to be done.

If I walk by the washer and it needs to be swapped, I do it, if he walks by he does it.

he does the dishes every night, just because.

I clean the bathroom, as he would prefer not to

I do the lawn, but he bought me a John Deere X575 tractor, so I cant' complain- I also snowblow with it

we equally shovel the deck and walks

we each vacume, depending on who grabs the vacum first.

he folds and puts away laundry at night when he's watching TV in the bedroom and I'm on the DIS..

He doesn't mop, I do....

he does the windows 2x per year..

equal I suppose but really we do whatever we see needs to be done

he works full time out of the house, I work part time in winter, and full time in summer..winter its at home, summer it's not

Brandy

 

[disykat]

When we were DINKs and lived in an apartment I cooked dinner, he cleaned up. He did his own laundry and I did mine. I did most of the house cleaning, he maintained the cars. We grocery shopped together.

Now he does outside + some household handyman stuff, I do all the inside stuff. When the kids were infants and consumed my time he pitched in with cooking and whatever was needed though.

 

[Alice28]

Me- everything inside and out

Him- makes lots of $$

It's fair. He will cook a few nights a week (he's a mean bbq'er), iron his own clothes, do a load of laundry now and then, clean the kitchen/empty the dishwasher when needed and I am busy and will also help out and mow the lawn if I am too tired. He also does stuff like pressure wash the driveway/house/deck. I actually like mowing the lawn, weeding, etc. Don't mind vacuuming, picking up, tidying kitchen, cooking. Hate laundry though and scrubbing the bathroom. Yuck.

When I worked outside the home he did more. We have gotten into a few heated discussions since I decided to be a SAHM, but this is how it has worked out for us and all is well.

 

[eeyore74]

DH cleans the main bathroom. And helps out if I ask for anywhere else. (Like carrying the vacuum back down the stairs, since I'm prone to falling.) I do most everything else, but that will change when I get back into work.

I will always do the laundry, though. I am sooo anal about laundry. I can barely stand to drop something off at the dry cleaners. lol

 

[Micca]

We both work a lot of hours and me at odd hours. Anything outdoors, we hire someone to do it. Indoor cleaning we also have help once per week. I do laundry, DW puts it away. I do most of the dishes. Due to our hours, we don't usually eat together so I cook for myself all week, DW usually cooks dinner Saturday/Sunday. I also do most of the grocery shopping. DW handles all the finances and logistics of DDs in school(college).
It works for us

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I am a SAHM and my husband provides for our family and does all of the outside yard work. I do everything else.

Lori