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Old Feb 16, 2010, 04:56 AM
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How about if a couple of times a week, you cook enough for 2 nights, and have leftovers? Then that's 2 nights a week you don't have to cook. Just heat the leftovers up. If he doesn't like leftovers, then he could make himself a sandwich or whatever.

It is really strange how these chore divisions arise--like you said your H mows the yard and you do the laundry. Where does that come from--tradition? I used to do stuff like mow the lawn and change the oil in my car, and when I got married, it stayed the same until we had kids. Once I had a baby, he took over the lawn mowing, etc. And I had all the inside chores--I guess so I could be close at hand if baby needed me. The problem is, I would much rather do outside chores than inside chores. Now that I am divorced, I enjoy getting to mow the lawn again. Plus, there's no one to complain if I let the laundry pile up. On the other hand, it is a lot more work to have to do indoors and out!

If you are sick of doing the chores you do (and who wouldn't be), maybe you could propose that you switch some chores for a while. He could do laundry, mopping, dishes, and you do the lawn, take out the garbage, rake the leaves. It may not be less work for you, but maybe it would help you feel less bored and stuck with the same old chores. Good for morale.
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