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To: Mulch
Position: Wife

Duties:

Cooking: Prepare one meal each day. Cleaning: Keep house in order. Vacuum and dust 1-2 per week, wipe down kitchen and bathroom daily. Laundry: 2-3 times per week.

Think you missed a couple of things.

You forgot calling kids' schools/coaches/doctors for various things, shopping for household supplies, getting estimates from contractors for the roof, driving, driving, driving, sorting & prioritizing mail, banking and bill paying, reviewing and updating family's investment portfolio, managing family social calendar, yard work and landscaping.

Oh yeah, many more women than men are volunteering in church, school and community activities. Count those hours in.

Now try doing all that and then add in the part-time or full time job!

130 posted on 07/05/2005 7:54:40 AM PDT by YankeeGirl (Certa bonum certamen)
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To: YankeeGirl
For traditional Husband-Wife roles:

1. Calling kids' schools/coaches/doctors for various things: Wife & Husband
2. Shopping for household supplies: Wife
3. Getting estimates from contractors for the roof: Husband
4. Driving, driving, driving: Husband & wife
5. Sorting & prioritizing mail, banking and bill paying: Husband
6. Reviewing and updating family's investment portfolio: Husband
7. Managing family social calendar: Wife
8. Yard work and landscaping: Husband

Your responsibility now:
2 and 7.
1 and 4 are shared tasks.
157 posted on 07/05/2005 8:10:00 AM PDT by Mulch (tm)
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