What does your husband do around the house?

[Bluestars]

As a husband, I can safely say I do pretty much nothing. It's not that I don't care. I'm just incredibly lazy.

Well, I shouldn't say I do nothing. I help out with the kids, putting them to bed, helping with homework. But cleaning....Nope. I suck.

My husband does it all. I'm the one who does absolutely nothing.

It's a good thing you two aren't married to each other. Or maybe it would be a match made in heaven.

 

[Mom2Nick]

He does just as much around the house as I do if not more. The only thing he will not do are the bathrooms and I am fine with that as I won't do any outside work - lol

 

[Barb D]

Everything outside, trash and recycling, and laundry. He scrubs the tub, but the kids and I do the rest of the bathroom. He'll grocery shop, but come home with mostly junk food. DD15 does most of the cooking.

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

My husband is the best. I do need to mention that he and I work at the same office and in fact, he is my boss. We are literally together 24/7. He does the bathrooms, vacuuming and mopping. I take care of the kitchen, laundry, groceries and litter boxes. He also takes care of the outside stuff including growing the most gorgeous roses.

 

[Jeafl]

My husband does everything on the outside, maintains the cars, and fixes anything that needs fixing. He will also help doing towels (can't be trusted with regular laundry!), he does dishes when needed, he will pretty much help with anything I ask him to. I can honestly say he does at least 50% of the work around the house. The only things he doesn't do are cook and usually grocery shopping.

 

[SDFgirl]

My DH does his own laundry, takes care of the cars, home maintenance, and yard. I do the inside cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking, and entertaining. Oh and I also do my laundry and the kids' laundry.

DH also works full time while I stay home, so it evens out pretty well!

Although right this very minute, he is vacuuming the living room for me because I'm pregnant and my feet hurt! Love him.

 

[Aimeedyan]

DH has always done the bulk of the housework. He cares about it, for one thing, and he doesn't work as many hours as I do. He notices when it needs dusted. I don't.

He's unemployed now so he does even more.

 

[des1954]

My DH takes care of all things outside (including windows), vehicles AND he gets the mail everyday! (Isn't THAT special?)

The only inside chores I LET him do are washing the dishes (but NOT loading dishwasher), and, ummmmmmmmmmm ...... did I say wash the dishes??

We've been married 35 years & long, long ago he made valient attempts at housework, but failed miserably. So we made a pact...I wouldn't touch anything outside & he wouldn't touch anything inside. It has worked - so we don't mess with perfection!

 

[dizzy203]

When my son was in 2nd grade (he's in 10th now) they were learning about chores and responsibility. He had to write a few sentences about everyones job in the house. I quote
"I take out the trash. That is my job.
My mom cleans up.
My dad does nothing."
This was posted on the outside of the classroom- in the hallway - for parents open house night.
I've saved that paper!
My son was right at age 7 and not much has changed in the 8 years since!

I do the shopping, cooking, dishes, cleaning, washing the floor, painting rooms, help with the homework and the chauffeuring.
He does some laundry and maybe 6 times a year 'selective sight' dish washing. That means he'll wash them if they're in the sink but if they're still on the counter or on the stove he doesn't see them and they don't get washed.
He doesn't do the lawn care. He pays someone to do it.

 

[Pooh67_68]

The only thing DH does is plow in the winter, mow in the summer. I am a stay at home wife so he doesn't have to do anything, and the only reason he mows is he won't let me do it.

 

[supercarrie]

My husband and I both work around 60 hours a week, and get home at different times, so he takes care of his meals during the week. He also does his own laundry, although we have only been married 7 months and this has started to change. He also fixes things, works on the cars, etc.

I do pretty much everything else.

 

[Disney Ella]

Cooks on weekends. (I get home much earlier on weekdays, so it just makes sense for me to cook then.)

Does laundry

Washes dishes

Grocery shops (he likes it, so he does 90% of it)

Childcare (when the kids were little)

vacuums

Takes the garbage out

I do all of the above plus paint, put away clothes, bring garbage cans in, change beds and clean bathrooms.

He mows the lawn and washes the car and I never do either of these things.

 

[Zandy595]

Absolutely nothing!

He's supposed to take the garbage out and mow the lawn. I refuse to do those jobs because I do EVERYTHING else. We have garbage pick-up twice a week and he's lucky if he gets it out for one of them. He owns a lawn care business so you would think we'd have the nicest lawn on the street... I'm actually amazed our homeowners association hasn't given us a warning yet because our yard is a disaster of dead grass and weeds.

The only thing he does when he's home is play online poker and XBox. He's a great role model for our 13 year old son, who is following in his father's footsteps.

 

[MichelleVW]

DH does no house work, ever. He has a job, brings home the paychecks, and I don't work outside the home. I consider the house/cooking/laundry my "job". DH repairs everything that breaks, and he is very good at that. He can fix anything. He also hangs pictures for me, assembles stuff I bring home, mows the yard (I weed eat around 101 pine trees! while he mows), and keeps our vehicles in top notch shape. I do special things for him all the time and he does them for me, too. He does go grocery shopping with me and helps me put away the groceries. That is about as domestic as he gets.

That's pretty much how it works in my house. I just retired after 20 years in the military so I am still bringing home a paycheck, but he's the main breadwinner in the house. I feel it's my job to keep the house clean. He takes the trash out and in the summer he mows. I will mow sometimes too just because I like too.

I take care of all the animals too, (3 cats, 2 dogs and 2 horses) mostly because I am just so anal about their care that I don't let anyone else do it!!

 

[ckoncurat]

Yard Work, small repairs. Occasional breakfast cooking. He will also marshall the kids together to straighten up or fold laundry if I am not here. I do pretty much everything else (but I am not great at it)

 

[GJM]

Not much!

 

[Charade]

What does the husband (me) do around the house?

A lot. I do most all of the cleaning (bathrooms and toilets are mine exclusively!). I swear my wife would have us an inch thick in dust if I didn't clean. I can't STAND dust! She does help some of the time though. We do share the laundry duties (but I do my own dress clothes for work). I take care of the lawn and snow. I do most of the "heavy lifting" yard work and construction/remodeling projects. I take care of the cats (feeding, clipping, litter pan etc) unless I'm late or out of town. I clean up after meals or company.

 

[KATHINOWA]

My husband does it all. I'm the one who does absolutely nothing.

I'm with you! I'm very fortunate that my DH will do dishes, clean bathrooms, mop floors. Especially if we're having company, he'll do everything and anything. He doesn't do laundry, unless I'm somehow incompaciated, but he will fold socks. He puts his own laundry away if I haven't done so. He doesn't cook but will do dishes (even after working all day). He will come food shopping if I ask (beg) but wouldn't go by himself.

 

[DisneyJen0504]

He does vacuuming and laundry quite often. I do most of the cleaning as I work less hours. But he helps out with everything.

 

[bigbabyblues]

He does most of the housework....I'd say 90-95%??? If he's working and I'm home, I'll do the dishes or picking up or whatever needs done, but he does most of it.

Laundry, dishes, cooking, general picking up, vacuuming, cleans the upstairs bathroom (I do the downstairs one, but I'm the only one that uses it), etc.