House husbands

[AlsoKnownAs17]

What do you expect from your househusband, childcare / domestic chores notwithstanding?
Are you happy for them to socialise with the school mum's during the day, go to the gym / golf course etc, or do you think they should they be productive during the day and keep those things for evenings and weekends just like working mum's?

I think they are adults and should therefore manage their time however they like. What a weird post.

Journo!

I'd expect a SAHP to do childcare and the lion's share of household chores while their partner was in work, with evening duties fairly divided.

During the day, as long as dc cared for and chores done, socialise and do whatever they want.

If they arrange childcare so that they can have some child-free time then I think it would only be fair for them to do evening childcare/housework duties so that their partner could have a similar amount of leisure time. All about parity IMO.

@AlsoKnownAs17

This is an excellent forum for your research. It'd be great to see the final article

When I was at home I did all the housework and cooking: childcare was shared when DH was home. As long as I was keeping my end of the bargain in that respect it wasn’t his business whether I was socialising or going to the gym etc. Although I did accept that he needed time to do that on weekends when I was doing it during the week.
So essentially I’d expect the same if my DH was the stay at home parent

(Cynicism is such an ugly trait, but perhaps unsurprising on MN these days.)