something i'd like to know? (re: housework)

[emily_in_nc]

I would agree with Mimitabby....I do everything, bills, cleaning, cooking etc....although..now that the kids are grown and out of the house..he cleans the living room (where he spends all his time) and if there are less than 10 dishes in the sink...he will do them. something wrong here!! I told him that next time around I was getting a wife :-)

So, why do you ladies who do nearly everything (that seems to be a common response here) put up with it?

I'm not trying to be rude, just truly curious. It just doesn't seem right to me to put up with that disparity unless it is serving you in some way. Don't you get resentful? If you don't, and you truly do enjoy doing most everything, then that's one thing...but I'd wager that most of the "do it all" gals here have to resent it just a bit. I know I would.

I just can't imagine doing 90%+ of everything unless I were at home full-time and DH worked. Then I would. If we both worked or both didn't work, forget it -- it's got to be divvied up in some semblance of 50/50. Fortunately, my DH is a rare bird; he's always done a lot. He likes to stay busy; he's not one to sit around and watch TV, except late in the evening. And since I'm the one working full-time, and he's retired, I do a lot less right now than he does.

Just trying to understand....

Emily