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3Hotdogs

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1. --- and is this harmful? Or good, because it gets the job done?

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Feb 18, 2024, 09:03 AM

Feb 2024

I remember, it was in the '70's and was in the faculty dining room. The issue of division of labor, based on gender was being discussed.

I remarked that we have it straightened out in our house. K does the dishes, laundry and stuff. I take out the garbage, mow the lawn, shovel the snow, change the points and plugs on the car (you could actually do that at that time), change the oil, paint the exterior every few years and go grocery shopping.

The reaction at the table was silence.

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There's A Key Difference Between The Chores Men And Women Take On [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 OP

--- and is this harmful? Or good, because it gets the job done? 3Hotdogs Feb 2024 #1

crickets again willamette Feb 2024 #3

The only tasks that aren't shared, in our household, are the ones that require physical strength. Chainfire Feb 2024 #2

A natural division is cooking vs doing the dishes IbogaProject Feb 2024 #4

My wife of 40 years and I have always had equality rules, CCExile Feb 2024 #5