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To think men don’t do house chores ‘well’ because

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Buryyiirwhat · 19/06/2024 11:22

its bloody boring, not because they aren’t as ‘capable’ as women??

Out with a load of female friends, ‘mum’ friends and the conversation turned to how useless one partner in particular is with the kids, around house, organising stuff. He always ‘forgets’ things like what time school finishes for kids pick up, has to be reminded etc

A couple of other chipped in with how their DH doesn’t pull his weight. And now their sons are following the same path… a ‘male’ thing apparently…

I call bullshit! If there was a way I could get out of laundry, school admin, housework etc I would probably too… because it can be flipping tedious!

disclaimer - I married a woman so house stuff, car stuff etc with us is 50-50. There’s no gender spilt in certain tasks. And our 14 year old son keeps his room tidy, helps with housework and can do laundry because we make him!

YANBU - of course men are capable of being organised with domestic stuff. ‘Blue’ jobs and ‘pink’ jobs don’t exist.

YABU - no, they’re wired differently and shouldn’t be expected to remember when kids have homework due in or that beds don’t change themselves…

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RufustheFactualReindeer · 19/06/2024 11:36

Oopsie

yanbu

RufustheFactualReindeer · 19/06/2024 11:36

It depends on the man

i don’t make beds or clean toilets or load the dishwasher, we do whatever weekend cleaning needs doing together

he is a ‘doer’ though

(he does other stuff as well…)

BrigadierEtienneGerard · 19/06/2024 11:35

Bloke here. I agree. We really don't care.

Sweeping generalisation, I know, but that doesn't mean it's not basically true.

ILikeALemonWedgeInMyGin · 19/06/2024 11:33

My partner is the stay at home parent, he does the school runs, bedtimes, baths, cooks their meals, he has dinner ready when I get home from work, he does the laundry, housework and will do any little jobs around the house that need doing, I'm actually about to ask him to take one of the baby gates down. On my days off, we split those jobs between us or do them together.

A relationship doesn't work if one person doesn't pull their weight.

GracieLee · 19/06/2024 11:27

Me and my DH are 50/50 and no set jobs, we both just muck in and make sure everything is done. I can't understand women who put up with men making excuses for how they can't do shit.