What are DH's "responsibilities"?

Aside from working...what are DH's responsibilities? Housework, yardwork, bill, cooking, food shopping...anything.

Just curious...because I'm in a mood and get very little help

ETA: We have a house and 2 kids

Message edited 1/13/2007 2:51:37 PM.

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

not much right now since I am not working. I figure since I am home, why ask him to do anything? when I was working, he did some of the cooking, took out the trash and cleaned a lot more than I did. but I do it all right now, and I'm fine with it.

If we had a house, I'm sure it would different and he would need to be doing some yard work, etc.

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I don't think that either of us have set responsibilities -- we just help out and do whatever needs to be done.

Okay, just thought of one.

He takes out the garbage. I don't do garbage.

He also does most of the dishes, but we both do them....it's just that he does most.

And he tends to be the one to straighten up the living room at the end of the day and pick up Emily's toys...

most of the "hard core" cleaning like the bathroom, vaccuming, mopping, etc is done by me.

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

it depends on what needs to be done....he does everything from waxing the wood floors to making a mean margaritta

Since I do most of the cooking and housework if I am home, he is completely willing to do the dishes and give me a back/foot massage to make-up for what I do!

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

Wake up
Breath
Pay his half of rent
Take out garbage

I asked him to clean the bathroom once. Four weeks later I gave in and did it myself.

When he cooks every blue moon, he is really good at that.

ETA:
He will do all the dishes if I cook.

Message edited 1/13/2007 2:55:02 PM.

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

bills, yardwork, taking out the garbage, and does the dishes 50% of the time. The rest is all me.

We both work full time, no kids.

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My DH helps me out a lot!

He does the laundry, empty and fills the dishwasher, vaccumes, cleans the bathroom, & dusts.

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

he takes out the garbage and pays the bills. lucky me, i get EVERYTHING else!

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

Posted by alnem

he takes out the garbage and pays the bills. lucky me, i get EVERYTHING else!

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

My DH:
cooks, grocery shops, does yard work, takes out the trash, and will help me out with the cleaning (generally I do dishes, laundry and house cleaning)... he does ALOT and I'm very appreciative for all of his help

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DH takes care of DD the 3 nights of the week I am at work.
He takes care of most of the bills/money stuff
Does all outside work
Takes out and puts out the trash for pick up
He is now getting chores to do (bathrooms for right now) because he doesn't want a cleaning lady so he's got to help

Honestly I would be most happy if he just picked up after himself on a regular basis so the house looked neat without me having to clean up every day.

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Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

vacuuming
cooking some nites a week.
dishes (we share this)
ironing
food shopping during the week when we need stuff
bringing and picking up dry cleaning
garbage and recycling
since we live in an apartment he sweeps the balcony.

he does a few other things that we share, but his 'jobs' are above.

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He is alive that is about it,,,,,we just got into a huge argument about this...

He was just awsy since last Sunday. I had to walk 2 dogs 3times a day while he was gone.

He just returned at 5 am this morning and just a few minutes ago, says "Can you please help me walk the dogs"

My response "When your ovaries feel like they are bursting, then we can talk

Guess where he is now!

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My dh goes to the banks, does the laundry and walks the dogs. He will repair something if it needs it (which will take him 5 years to do.)

He has tried to get out of doing the laundry but when I married him I told him, until we can get a machine and dryer, I will not hulk the laundry to the laundromat..now especially with the baby. So he knows he will get no where fast with that one. He doesnt mind going to the banks cause he loves outside errands. And plus, he figures nothing out, I do the bills...tell him what to deposit and so on so its easy for him.

He NEVER cooks and it makes me MAD! Before we were married, he cooked all the time...well that went out the window..now I am lucky if he makes a can of soup..sooo annoying. But he is better than a lot..so I can complain TOO MUCH.

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DH basically does everything outside for the lawn. He also helps with the wash, sometimes will clean the bathrooms and loves to vacumn.

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No house here, so no outside responsibilities. He's in charge of taking care of the baby everyday while I'm at work. I'd say that's a huge responsibility.
He also takes care of the cars, cleans, does laundry and pays most of the bills. But I clean equally as much and pay half the bills, as well. Plus, I do all of the cooking.

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

mow the lawn, leaves, most outside work
bring out garbage (usually after I remind him a dozen times!)
puts in and out laundry
gives kids baths
will cook (if I ask)
will vaccuum (if I ask)
takes care of problems with the house
does banking (I do the bills though)

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makes the bed every morning
does all the laundry
does the dishes
vacuums
takes out the garbage
takes DS to school and picks him up half the time.

He is for sure the woman in this house

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

he takes care of the bills, and any yardwork or stuff that needs fixing in the house. Everything else is up to me. Oh and although the dog poop is outside I still have poopy patrol.

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Ummm - you mean your DH's actually have other resposibilites than work?

Mine has not a one! Dosent take out the trash, do the bills, ABSOLUTELY NO housework... its all ME!

However- if I ask him to do something specific he will do it....( ie: if I ask him to unload the dishwasher one night- he'll do it- not regularly- but just that night I asked him)

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Work, Take out garbage, put garbage out for pick up, pick up dog poo in yard, mow lawn, a few other odds and ends. He's been doing alot of construction around the house as well.

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he takes the garbage and recyling out to the street on trash days and brings them back in, he does his laundry (although i usually end up folding it ), takes care of pretty much all the bills, will help me cook almost every night ( he likes to cook), he mows the lawn/plows snow outside... fixes things that need to be fixed---- and basically will help with anything else i nag him to do LOL
hes pretty good- the only thing he really doesn't help with is the cleaning....

Re: What are DH's "responsibilities"?

Takes out the garbage, picks up the mail and walks the dog. He ocassionally cooks but I wouldn't call it one of his responsibilties. Anything else besides the above mentioned duties constitutes me baking him a purple twinkie for the extra effort

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We try to split things evenly. He is responsible for cleaning the cat litter. This is something I never do.