Who will clean the bathroom?

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Person A and person B are having friends round tomorrow and need to clean up. A said to B “we need to do the bathroom today” B said “I thought we would do it tomorrow “ A then reminded B that one friend is arriving tonight so it does need doing today.
A is wfh until 1pm today then plans to go to the gym, walk the dog , do the food shop and cook tea.
B is off today and has looked after the kids and cleaned down stairs this morning. B is doing an activity with the kids this afternoon.

Who will clean the bathroom?

Should it be A the person who mentioned it or should it be B because A mentioned it to B (but didnt ask them to do it)?

B should do it because they're home this morning.

I'm also calling it that person A is female and B is male 😂

Interesting

It sounds like you could both fit it in. Does it matter who does it?

If one is a lazy arse generally, then sort it out and don’t put up with it. If both pull their weight, it really doesn’t matter, just one of you get it done and stop being petty.

Both could do it. A could spend 5 minutes less at the gym and B could do it while looking after the dc. How long did the take cleaning downstairs? That could potentially be a big job.

A should because B already cleaned downstairs

A could walk the dog with the kids.

Just toss a coin

A is male simply because they said "we need to do the bathroom today"

A female would be specific and say you or me. "we" means the person speaking wants the other person to do it.

In that case I think A should do it.

Person A because their day sounds pretty chill compared to a full downstairs clean, childcare and going to a child centric place.

When I lived with my MIL she would say “Someone” which always meant me 😆

A should do it!
B has already cleaned downstairs and is looking after the kids, if A has time to go to the gym then surly they could also find time to clean the bathroom.

Person B has already tidied downstairs whilst also taking care of the kids and they will continue to have the kids for the rest of the day.

Person A should forego the gym as the luxury of a solo event leading up to having to prepare for guests when things need doing is not top of the list of important tasks.

A and B should work together to do this. It's really not that big a deal. Hope you're both not arguing over it still when the friends arrive.

Mu answer depends on the age of the kids and what the child centered activity is.

If its toddlers and soft play /swimming /play date with kids you dont like, the person needs to forgo gym.

If its older children who didnt really take much looking after, and the child activity is the cinema, either person.

Whoever has time should do it. If they did it together it would be even quicker. Not worth arguing about though.

About 1.5 hours

B could have got it done as part of the clean in the morning if downstairs only took 1.5hours

Whoever has a bit of free time - I clean mine each time I use it so it doesn't take long to get it up to 'visitor standard'.

B should do it. A is walking the dog, food shop and cooking. B should of time managed and did it this morning along with the downstairs clean.

I would do it because B (or A?!) would not do it to my standard for a guest. Basically, whoever cares most what the guest will think should do it.

well, frankly, you have a problem if your bathroom is so minging that you can't allow a visitor in.

I may give a quick wipe over if someone is coming, but we clean up after ourselves, and i don't worry too much about it.

I don't think it matters. If the split of jobs is usually unfair so much that this is the final straw then don't invite people over until you sort it out.

If b has the kids this afternoon why not make it a team task?

My bathroom takes half an hour max. That is tiles, tray, trap, drain, screen, sink, toilet. Quick vac / mop on floor - window open and done

If neither of you can fit half an hour into the above lists that tells me you're both lazy and reluctant to do it

As per prev poster if we're talking hours to get to visitor standard then you've a bigger problem on your hands than "who has the busier day" because that's grim

Is A male? Makes no difference but I’m interested.

I think A should do it, B is busy with the kids all day and had already done cleaning. A has a fair amount of leisure time for themselves already.

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