Hi.
I’ve recently gone back to full time work and. Have insisted my husband taken in half the housework as we both work the same amount of hours. previously I did the bulk of it as I was home a lot more. I thought this fair.
my husband has booked a cleaner to come this Friday. I do not want a cleaner. he knows I am against this. He booked it anyway.
reasons why I’m against is getting a cleaner….
i don’t want a stranger in my house while I’m not there
i don’t like the idea of other people changing my bed or cleaning my loo or washing my pants.
I earn less per hour than he’s going to be paying the cleaner.
with the currently economic climate I think £17.50 an hour ( husband reckons 8 hours a week!) could be better spent else where ( pay off mortgage more quickly/ put in saving for emergency/ holiday fund)
I think if we just each did our fair share the house would be fine.
yes yabu: let him outsource his half of the cleaning even if it makes you uncomfortable and uses up a big chunk of family money
no, yanbu: it’s not right to get a cleaner if one person isn’t on board with it.
p.s. I know a lot of people love having a cleaner- I just know it’s not for me.