Comments on: Man jobs

By: Best Blog Posts of 2009 | After the Alter

Best Blog Posts of 2009 | After the Alter — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:51:38 +0000

[...] Man Jobs: (I do almost all of the household chores, but there are just some things I REFUSE to [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:59:51 +0000

I can only imagine how icky the boys bathroom can get! wow…things I may have to look forward in the future!!

By: Rebekah @ It Only Gets Better

Rebekah @ It Only Gets Better — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:43:21 +0000

I love that your sweetie chimed in there at the end! In our home, his only “inside chores” are cleaning the boys’ bathroom (which he usually does because …ICK! they are 8 yrs and 7 yrs. old), the dishes (he has hung onto this one because each time I was pregnant doing the dishes made me VERY sick – just couldn’t handle those smells) and taking out the garbage and, naturally, he handles the “fixing” of things. It’s a good trade around here.

By: The Husband

The Husband — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:23:53 +0000

I’d like to point out it was I who shampooed the carpets!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:57:24 +0000

You should include shoveling snow with the grass mowing. Def a man job!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:10:12 +0000

I agree. Each relationship is different. I learn that more and more as I see other friends and how they do things differently then my husband and I do. I guess over time the roles will become more defined. As a newlywed couple we are still learning about what works and what doesn’t for us. For now…Garbage duty will be left to him! lol

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:51:08 +0000

I think the freedom that has come to relationships in the last few years means the freedom to do what works for you as a couple. I’ve been married for 30 years, happily married I might ad and for the most part I do the traditional woman roles and my husband the male things like garbage duty, all the outside stuff regarding snow and leaves and grass..etc. We chose these because we do the things that we are better at. He does also do dishes and I do all the bills. Since we are older and are kids are grown, we also employ outside help in areas when we can to give ourselves a break after all these years of doing chores! It helps to start the chore assignments by each person doing the things they really don’t mind doing, or are simply better at. That’s a good beginning and no matter what “category” it falls into, traditional or modern, it doesn’t matter. You are both unique people, work it out uniquely. The key is, do the work to work it out! http://www.thinkmarriage.org michele@thinkmarriage.org