I work 39 hours per week, DH works 40 hours per week however, due to our working patterns I do have more time on my own at home and at home with the kids.
DH is generally sensible and does his fair share, but we can't see eye-to-eye on this issue.
E.g. I think, if the third load of washing that day finishes after he's got home from work he should do it as I've been keeping the house/kids all day and have less 'rest time' in the evenings. However, he may have a point that I should have done everything during the day. Who is unreasonable?
My working pattern: 8pm - 9am Fri - Sun nights = 39 hours. Stressful job. It's common in my line of work to not get a break or to have your break cut short. 30 minute commute each way.
DH working pattern 9:30am - 6:30pm Monday and Tuesday with an hour long lunch (on Mondays we swap preschool DD half way along his commute to work and my commute from), Weds 9-5 and Thursday and Friday 9am - 3:15pm - half an hour lunch on each of these days.
Preschool DD goes to school nursery 3 hours on Tuesday mornings and school hours Friday.
So, technically I have Monday - Friday at home (with no kids while preschool DD is at nursery) and DH is at work all week and has the kids by himself on the weekend while I sleep. However, I find it hard to do all the housework/washing/DIY/shopping/cooking in that time plus ferrying DD's to school and extra-curricular activities without feeling drained.
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DH thinks I should do the majority of the housework as I'm home more.
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Wecandothisthing · 19/04/2018 16:28
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