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Housework- inside & out

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I know majority of women here split household & baby duties w/their DH, but do you also split outside duties? Meaning: maintenance on cars, yard work, exterior maintenance on house, etc...?

And I am not asking if you would do these things, I am asking if you actually do these things.

The point I am trying to get at with this question is we so often talk about baby duty & housework being not just the womans responsibilty, but we never really talk on the outside stuff- shouldn't that stuff also be equal?

My answer: I do feel like a man should help clean & take care of the children, but when it comes to the outside stuff, I have no desire to do it & I don't do it. I guess it makes me a hypocrite?!

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  • MasonismyloveMasonismylove

    Yes. I help DH without side stuff. I enjoy being outside.

    Now, it cracks me up when I hear SAHM's say "DH works so I do all the cleaning and childcare" who gives a damn?! DH had a hand in getting me pregnant so I expect the help. But I hardly ever ask for it because I like things done a certain way LOL

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  • jlthompson19jlthompson19 member

    Dh doesn't do car maintenance, so I don't feel bad that I don't either.  He usually does the yard work, but I will if it's not conducive to his schedule (I mowed the last two weeks and I always pooper scoop).  He does most home improvements but that's b/c it's his area of expertise.

    Other than cutting the grass, the jobs he exclusively does aren't daily or even weekly things, so I don't think they compare.

    I never answered any of the other threads but the only thing DH doesn't do almost 50/50 with me is cook-and that's b/c he sucks.  He does dishes, laundry, baby duty (including poopy diapers), dusting, vacuuming and anything else the house may need.

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  • drewiekcdrewiekc
    Yes, I help with outside chores.  DH does MOST of the outside stuff, just like I do MOST of the inside stuff.  Childcare is split pretty equally.
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  • JhawkCEJhawkCE member
    Yes, I do.  we would both rather be outside getting dirty than cleaning the house.  Actually a lot of the yard work wouldn't get done without me.  My husband would rather be on a tractor out back.  
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  • driveshorsesdriveshorses member

    I have a company car so the dealership takes care of maintenance. DH isn't car guy so he takes it to get worked on elsewhere.

    He mows the lawn, I have a wonky work schedule so he is home more than I am. I don't like doing yard work and could care less about landscaping so my yard doesn't require much work.

    I'm extremely lucky, my DH does a lot. A lot more than most men do, and I know how lucky I am for all that he does! 

    It does make you a hypocrite.

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  • yankeebaby2yankeebaby2 member

    Yes it makes you a hypocrite. 

    I don't do outside work either but neither does my husband.  We farm that stuff out. 

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  • whinydaisywhinydaisy
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    Yes it makes you a hypocrite. 

    I don't do outside work either but neither does my husband.  We farm that stuff out. 

    To whom exactly?

    FYI, you sound like the laziest person on this board. So does your hubs. 

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