Household

Long gone by are the days where household chores can be divided up based solely on gender. Dividing up the household chores based on gender means that the feminine half of the relationship ends up carrying much more responsibility than ever before and that is likely to lead to household burnout. Household burnout happens when a woman faces a daily life of work, kids, and the entire cleaning and cooking responsibilities that a household requires.

Men need to start stepping up when their wives start working outside of the home. Caring for children all day is a full time job in itself. Keeping up with household responsibilities can also become a dramatically time taxing event. When it comes right down to it, gender means nothing when you realize that the dust balls are taking over and those tumbleweeds of dog hair are starting to clog up the drain in the tub from sticking to the bottom of your feet. Household responsibilities have moved beyond the 50’s and 60’s when gender roles were more obvious. As the world starts expecting more of women, the definitions by which men have lived also changed.

There is nothing unmanly about engaging in household responsibilities. In fact, men who are able to go from their work day into the home and learn that a vacuum cleaner isn’t designed only for a woman’s hand, he grows as a human being and is often well rewarded for his efforts. Men often shirk household responsibilities because they have the notion that the household is cared for by women. The household runs much more smoothly when everyone takes care to do their part and pitch in. After all, this is your home and not a competition.