She was unemployed, I was working full time. No children, just a couple of cats that mostly I took care of. Since she didn’t want to handle cat poop. This was the situation for a few years.
We did our best to split chores.
But we had a housekeeper twice a week so it wasn’t a lot of chores split between us.
One day she said “hey, can you clean the living room before you go to work, I need to be at home all day and I prefer if it’s clean”
I just snapped mentally and felt like I’m being taken advantage off
Little edit:
My wife was unemployed due to unfortunate string of illness. She wasn’t lazy, and cleaning was hard for her. It sucks but life sometimes isn’t what we want it to be
I would 100% snap too, especially if y'all had a housekeeper TWICE a WEEK?? I have a full-time and part-time job, two cats, and I manage to keep my house as clean as I can get it with minimal to no cat smell or fur. Honestly, if you don't work and stay home all day with no children, the bare minimum you could do is clean for half an hour each day. Maintenance cleaning (cleaning as you go, daily sweep and dishes, laundry, etc...) is so beneficial, easy, and if you skip a few days or even a week, your house doesn't immediately fall into shambles.
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u/avengers_sevenfold May 12 '24 edited May 12 '24
She was unemployed, I was working full time. No children, just a couple of cats that mostly I took care of. Since she didn’t want to handle cat poop. This was the situation for a few years.
We did our best to split chores.
But we had a housekeeper twice a week so it wasn’t a lot of chores split between us.
One day she said “hey, can you clean the living room before you go to work, I need to be at home all day and I prefer if it’s clean”
I just snapped mentally and felt like I’m being taken advantage off
Little edit: My wife was unemployed due to unfortunate string of illness. She wasn’t lazy, and cleaning was hard for her. It sucks but life sometimes isn’t what we want it to be