What does your husband do around the house?

[drag n' fly]

He does pretty much whatever I ask him to do

He will not take out the garbage however and leaves that for ds15 ....he hates tromping through the snow in the backyard to the alley each week.

 

[piglet50]

he will do whatever i ask him to. he doesn't volunteer but will help with anything he's asked to do. this used to drive me crazy until i just decided to stop waiting for him to volunteer and ask him. problem solved. he helps and does not complain. we've been married 32 years - i'm blessed.

oh, i've been a sahm for 12 years and do most of the household stuff and mow grass because i have time (grown kids). he works hard for his family, and i like for him to have down time.

 

[MsLeFever]

grrrr....bad day to ask this!

All I wanted for V-day was a clean room - not a whole house mind you - just a room.

No go.

Of course, when he does clean he just puts everything in a box and hides the box - inevitably with important papers and bills.

 

[McDISer]

If the job requires sitting,
I'm in.
Sitting on my lawn mower,
sitting at the supper table,
sitting in the bathroom,
sitting in front of the tv.
I do get up to go to bed.
I do help grocery shop on weekends
and I'm known to make a supper or 2.
I work a 12 hour days and 5 on Saturday,
Bless my wife,
she works 7 hours a day
and does everything that I hate doing, I"m sure she hates doing it too, but she does it.

 

[John VN]

Since DW raised our 2 children with not much input from me, they are gone now, I do everything inside and outside the house. Also take care of her cat.

I also make sure her car door or the door to a building is opened for her. It might be considered anal, but I also walk on the traffic side of a sidewalk while holding hands as we walk and if we cross the street, I will switch sides at the center line to be the one facing oncoming traffic. If we are bicycling I am behind her.

35 years of her putting up with me and hope for many more.

 

[tiggerlover]

My husband and I both work full time and share the household responsibilities. We change things up every now and then, but right now DH takes care of most of the laundry, makes the bed, cleans the bathrooms and mops the floors. I clean 4 bedrooms, living room, family room, kitchen and dining room, cook, plan and shop for all the meals and pay the bills. I take care of the garden and DH takes care of the lawn.

 

[msel68]

We share all of the household and outside chores! (except, until recently, I'd NEVER mown the lawn before but he taught me, lucky me.) I love to cook so I do that a lot... he'll clean up afterwards, though. But he'll do anything and I don't have to ask or nag. If the bathroom is dirty and he wants it cleaned, he'll clean it; If he's hungry and wants dinner and I'm not even thinking about coooking yet, he'll cook something for BOTH of us. If he wants clean underwear he'll do laundry and wash my stuff too. We both work full-time, but we don't have kids (I think that makes a HUGE difference in the division of 'chores')

Sometimes after he's done sine chore, I'll say 'Thanks honey for doing ______? (whatever the action is) and follow it by saying "and I just want you to know that I'm saying 'Thank you', NOT because I didn't expect you to do it but because I appreciate you doing it!" I'm sure it gets annoying after awhile but it works... I think....

 

[KandiB47]

My DH pretty much does everything as far as chores. I mostly go grocery shopping and pay the bills. He mostly takes out the trash and does lawn care. We share the rest. We both work full time.

 

[Zandy595]

grrrr....bad day to ask this!

All I wanted for V-day was a clean room - not a whole house mind you - just a room.

No go.

Of course, when he does clean he just puts everything in a box and hides the box - inevitably with important papers and bills.

My DH does the same thing. And then he gets mad at me because I didn't pay the bills that he stuffed away somewhere.

 

[raysnkaysmom]

Well, not DH....but DBF is the SAHD, and he does at least 80% of the housework. He rarely cooks though, but that's probably for the best

And, he's pretty handy with remodeling...so that's a bonus.

 

[Kycha]

Everything I do and more. He cleans the downstairs and does his own laundry. He cooks and does some grocery shopping, although I do the majority. He also cleans the kitty litter, takes out the trash and mows the lawn. None of which I will do. I love my DH!

 

[Zandy595]

Where is everyone finding these good guys? I want to trade mine in for a better model.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Since DW raised our 2 children with not much input from me, they are gone now, I do everything inside and outside the house. Also take care of her cat.

I also make sure her car door or the door to a building is opened for her. It might be considered anal, but I also walk on the traffic side of a sidewalk while holding hands as we walk and if we cross the street, I will switch sides at the center line to be the one facing oncoming traffic. If we are bicycling I am behind her.

35 years of her putting up with me and hope for many more.

DH does all that stuff bolded in black, too.

I didn't even know about the "switching sides dance" (as I call it) that you're supposed to do in the middle of the road until I met him. I found it very distracting until I got into the hang of it, lol.

And I'm so glad to hear about the housework thing. Didn't know that, either! He's reading this post. Bank on it!

I'm going to show him this post...in the event that he doesn't know a gentleman is supposed to take over all the household chores once the kids are gone, I want him to flippin see that!



(See, honey, I do it while they're here. When they're gone, as a gentleman, it will be your turn. Above all, we must decorous. It will be with heavy heart that I turn over the reins, but as you are the champion of propriety I know that you will not wish to settle for less. As your loving wife, I'll submit to those wishes. It must be done. I will be as gracious as possible. Promise. )

eta: I showed him. He says you're wrong. He has to die for me, but he doesn't have to clean. Damn it. Worth a shot, anyway!!

 

[shortbun]

Mine does it all although a trip to a busy grocery can put him in a real funk so I do most of that.

 

[LisaMommy]

I also make sure her car door or the door to a building is opened for her. It might be considered anal, but I also walk on the traffic side of a sidewalk while holding hands as we walk and if we cross the street, I will switch sides at the center line to be the one facing oncoming traffic.

My DH insists on this as well.

He brings home the money, he fixes things when they break, he assembles everything and he does all the heavy lifting. I look at that as a lot, and I love him for it.

 

[MushyMushy]

My husband does a lot. He cooks on nights when I don't feel like it (I hate to cook!). He goes grocery shopping with me always. He does anything that requires heavy lifting or vigorous scrubbing. He does all the outside work because I won't touch anything green. He doesn't do very much day-to-day maintenance, like picking up after himself or anybody else, but when the house turns into a disaster, he's right there getting everybody motivated.

 

[SydneyBristow]

My DH helps me a lot, he's the best. He helps with the cleaning, laundry, does the lawn care and a bunch more. I don't have to ask him to do much because most of the time he just does it, like load/unloading the dishwasher etc..

 

[minnie61650]

DH and I have been married 40 years.
I have developed limited mobility and limited stemina in the last 8 years so DH has taken on most of the chores inside and out. He really takes great care of me.

He takes me to my Doctor appointments and has waited 3-4 hours in the waiting room many times while I have pain treatments.
He helps me in out of car and hauls the walker in out off the trunk so many times a week.
I have 3 Doctor appointments with different specialists coming up next week that he will be taking me to and he has not complained once. He is a keeper. I am so lucky!

We do have a lady who cleans the whole house once a week so most of the heavy cleaning in the house is taken care of by her.

DH does most of the cooking, cleaning up, dishes, laundry etc.

He does most of the grocery shopping.
He does the yard work, keeps the garage clean and maintains the pool.
DH has a builders licence and he
repairs our plumbing, heating and air conditioning when needed.

He put in a sea wall in front on the lakeside several years ago.
He has enlarged the garage, put in a paver sidwalk and a paver patio, He remodeled the kitchen a couple of years ago and at the present time he is remolding bathroom # 3 of our current home.

He is 63 years old now , he is self employed and semi -retired and I think he has more energy than the Engerizer Bunny!

 

[alldiz]

My DH does a lot....clean, laundry, maintenance of the house....but he is retired.
Kerri

 

[JR6ooo4]

We share all of the household and outside chores! (except, until recently, I'd NEVER mown the lawn before but he taught me, lucky me.) I love to cook so I do that a lot... he'll clean up afterwards, though. But he'll do anything and I don't have to ask or nag. If the bathroom is dirty and he wants it cleaned, he'll clean it; If he's hungry and wants dinner and I'm not even thinking about coooking yet, he'll cook something for BOTH of us. If he wants clean underwear he'll do laundry and wash my stuff too. We both work full-time, but we don't have kids (I think that makes a HUGE difference in the division of 'chores')

Sometimes after he's done sine chore, I'll say 'Thanks honey for doing ______? (whatever the action is) and follow it by saying "and I just want you to know that I'm saying 'Thank you', NOT because I didn't expect you to do it but because I appreciate you doing it!" I'm sure it gets annoying after awhile but it works... I think....

Wow, I was looking good there, 'til that second grade lecture in the last paragraph....

Mikeeee