SAHMs: what does dh do around the house? - Page 5

[Greaseball]

I can't stand that either, when dh doesn't do a certain chore but complains about how I do it, even though it gets done.

He doesn't like that I clean the counters with a miniature broom instead of a washcloth. I sweep the crumbs into the tiny little dustpan, then dump them in the garbage, then I use either a cloth, sponge or paper towel. He hates the tiny broom. He says brooms remind him of something that is used on the floor. The little broom has never been on the floor! He called it bizarre.

Yet the counters get clean! He doesn't offer to take over this chore; he just wants to complain about how I do it.

I also don't think it's too much to ask him to take over all the housework on the weekends...

[Mama Faery]

I have to give my DH mad props for what he does around here.
He will help with absolutely anyything (if I ask him) during the week, and take the babe right when he gets home from work, feeds him dinner, gets him ready for bed; on weekends, he ALWAYS takes the bebe in the morning after I nurse him, to give me a couple more hours of sleep.
I'm lucky.
I ask him to do a few key things around the house, but I usually do dishes and laundry, which I don't mind much; when I DO mind, he will take over.
Anyway, yeah. My DH rocks.

[LunaMom]

My dh is really great in this way.

I do get annoyed that a lot of the childcare stuff just falls to me, like he assumes I've got it taken care of and only need him to do it if I'm not available; for example, on weekends he probably won't think about making lunch for DD or telling her to go get dressed.

But he really does a ton of stuff. He usually does all the laundry, though lately I've been doing it during the week to free up more family time. He cleans up the kitchen after dinner, is responsible for the cat's food dish and litter box, he sets the coffee maker on timer every night, he puts out the trash and the recycling, he keeps things organized in the garage and the closets and the basement, he keeps all three bathrooms well stocked with extra toilet paper (man, he gets so mad when he finds himself stranded in there with none - that's always my fault! : ), he does a lot of the outside work such as cleaning the gutters, and so on.

He does have a mental block against cleaning bathrooms, though, and about half the time he forgets to clean the counters after dinner. Well, you can't have everything!

[BabyBumblebee]

Dh would do more if I asked him....but I feel that a lot of the domestic tasks are my responsibility. Oh, and I am a control freak who like things done her way :

Oooooooops

Seriously, I am happy with the balance that we strike - it seems to work for all of us.

[HeartsOpenWide]

Watches T.V. :LOL

[jessemoon]

I voted "some stuff" though that isn't entirely accurate.

Dh remodels the house and deals with chores involving the truck/major power tools (dump runs, pruning the apple-tree with a chainsaw, stacking lumber etc.)...I feel like it is a pretty good trade most of the time. I would far rather make dinner than crawl under the house to deal with plumbing disasters.

Sometimes, though, I get frustrated that his projects are permanent (a new door, a foundation, tile in the bathroom) and mine all require constant re-doing (laundry, dishes, cooking, weeding the garden, washing diapers. It works for us, for now...but once the house is done (some-year) then dishes and laundry are his jobs again, by golly!

[kayleesmom]

My husband tries to help out as much as possible when he is home.
he will do laundry even her cloth diapers. Cleans the bathroom. he will do dishes if i dont get to put them in dishwasher. he vaccuums at times. he cleans the kitchen floor. he goes food shopping iwth me, so he is a big help.