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To wonder if a sahm should do everything?

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EleanorHandbasket · 19/07/2014 14:04

Interesting (!) conversation last night where I was talking to friends of ours who all also know another couple we know and were asking after them.

I said that the wife of the pair was struggling somewhat as her husband is a lazy fucker does literally nothing around the house. He doesn't wash up after dinner or iron his own shirts or clean the loo or anything. He does do DIY stuff though, just not any cleaning.

Anyway, general consensus among the group, other than me, was that as she doesn't work at all and her child is school age, her job is to do all the housework and her dh shouldn't have to lift a finger. Even dh piped up in agreement. I was pretty horrified tbh.

All of us in this group are ft working parents who split chores evenly. I have to admit I was pretty shocked that they all agreed that a sahm of a school aged child has to clean up after her husband has had a shit, but there you go.

For balance, they did all say that if the genders were switched the se would apply, so not necessarily a sexist attitude.

Aibu?

OP posts:
Skina · 20/07/2014 15:34

Oh FFS, if she's a SAHM with a child at school, then why the fuck shouldn't she do the lion's share. Fair enough her DH should clean the loo after he's left it grubby, but if she's whining that she had to get up from her sick bed to iron a shirt, she only has herself to blame for being a doormat in the first place. And if he gets pissed off at that, then he's a total wanker and she'd be better off without him.

Although, I'm a touch Hmm at whoever said that their husband sees to their own washing. Why in earth wouldn't you just fling it all in whatever colour appropriate washing that was being done? Is that really how some people behave; your shirts/grundies/socks, you wash them. WTAF.

Mintyy · 20/07/2014 15:41

Golly, you seem a bit riled.

Skina · 20/07/2014 15:54

Oh gosh, do I? Terribly sorry.

andsmile · 20/07/2014 16:00

I left my last paid employment becausw I hated it and it made me miserable. I started my own from home and studied. Then I had DD so Im now more of a traditional SAHP type - but it does rile me that as DH works and I am at home it seems to have come to mean everything. Though at weekends DH takes them out, feed and changes. He does the odd betime during week when here.

Pagwatch · 20/07/2014 21:29

I rarely get riled. I pay someone to come in once a week and get a bit miffed so I find it's not needed.

RufusTheReindeer · 20/07/2014 21:38

pag

Ooooh I'm after a little job and I would be great at being miffed (although pissed off is more my forte)

Off to check the employment websites

Would it be better to look under miffers do you think, miffed ears doesn't sound right Confused

RufusTheReindeer · 20/07/2014 21:39

Miffed ears!!!!! What the fuck is that!!!!!!

(See...much better at pissed off)

Pagwatch · 20/07/2014 21:40

I could make do with a fortnightly irked?

RufusTheReindeer · 20/07/2014 23:42

Not sure my irking skills are up to the right level

I'll see if I can hook out my certificates and check my grade

RufusTheReindeer · 20/07/2014 23:45

Apparently I got a C

Which I'm a bit vexed about to be honest

Anniegetyourgun · 21/07/2014 00:54

Further to my earlier remarks... monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-O/Only-A-Working-Man.htm

'Twas ever thus.

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