Who scrubs the toilets at your house?
By doubledawn
@doubledawn (69)
Canada
January 6, 2011 8:18am CST
I recently had a chat with a friend about who does the most housework in the home. At my house, my husband and I both work full time and we have two kids. My husband takes out the garbage, mows grass and clears snow from the driveway. Once in a while he loads the dishwasher and then goes on and on and on about it, as if he's a housekeeping diva.
How well do you split household chores? Who makes kids lunches? Who scrubs the toilet? Who does laundry, dishes, vacuuming, dusting...?
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@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
6 Jan 11
With my ex then, we have a fair household chores. He works out and I am home based. I do the cooking for breakfast and he does for dinner depends on his time coming home. Of course, I would do the cleaning in the house and the bathroom. That is fine. I do the washing of dishes and he does the laundry. Oh! I missed those things with him.
@doubledawn (69)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
He does laundry! Really! I can totally see why you would miss those traits. LOL.
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@Bianca_mergillano (1067)
• Philippines
7 Jan 11
Good Day!
Well, in my case because I'm a girl and my parents told me so that I must learn to do household chores that why I laundry my won clothes, I wash the dishes, clean the house and I also scrubs the toilet. I hate to admit it but I like it whenever I'm scrubbing the floor and the tiles. I just feel good when I see those tiles cleaned and white all because of me. Hahaha! Another reason is whenever I'm mad, I put express my feelings through this. I imagine that the germs and those dirts are my enemies or someone who had offended me. Hahaha! :)
@doubledawn (69)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
Actually I have a friend that does that too! Cleans like a madwoman whenever she's upset or angry. If she pulls everything out of her cupboards and starts cleaning them, look out - she's at war with someone!
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
6 Jan 11
i work part time and my hubby works full time but i have health issues that dont allow me to do everything that i would like to. we have two teenaged daughters as well, one of whom helps around the house, the other is quite lazy. the girls do their own lunches and the dishes, i do most of the inside work but hubby will help (he is a great cook!
@doubledawn (69)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
One cooking and one cleaning is totally fair. Sorry to hear about your health problems.
@housechaos7 (609)
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6 Jan 11
I do almost everthing I have 5 kids and 3 have muliple disabilities I also have a hubby!!!I do all washing,cleaning,pack lunches etc my husband does share the cooking and otherwise he does the diy jobs,garden etc,He will help with some cleaning if i ask but its less hassle to do it myself as i have a certain way and standard i like things done.
@doubledawn (69)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
A lot of women seem to like to do things their own way. I can relate actually, as on the rare occasions he loads the dishwasher, I have to resort it properly or things won't come out clean.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
6 Jan 11
I do all the chores in the house laundry, dishes, vacumming, mopping you name it. Men do the outside work but it works both ways i guess. With my boyfriend when I'm staying at his place I'll help him clean and do dishes etc. He get smad when I do sometimes but I like to help out..Plus sometimes we both clean his apartment together and I like when you can do that with your significant other because it brings you closer I think. But I don't mind doing the household cleaning it keeps me busy and I don't do it every day I do laundry every 2 days and dishes every day and the rest once a week. So It's not like i do it 24/7.
@doubledawn (69)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
I have my husband and two boys (5 and 2), and I feel like I always have something that needs to be done. No rest for the weary.
@mingviva03 (127)
• Philippines
7 Jan 11
I'm the one who usually protest on this. Since I'm the working mother and my husband stays at home with our son, I beg off for the household chores. Unfortunately, most of the time I'm still the one doing it. I have my own and fast way of doing the household chores and of course, I'm more neat :D Washing the dishes, fixing the bed, doing 5s and most of all the LAUNDRY! agh! I'm working six days a week, and instead of having a rest on a sunday, I'm the one doing the laundry, so sad :( How I wish we have a maid, but we can't afford it :D
As for scrubbing the toilet, its my father in-law :D
@doubledawn (69)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
I feel for you. Most of my friends feel that they have two jobs, they do all the housework plus their paid jobs. The going theory is, we create lazy spouses early on in the relationship when we are still lovestruck, and then we can't change these habits.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
7 Jan 11
we share our workloads at home together as well in the past when i was still working full time... but now that i'm not working anymore and my hubby is the only breadwinner in our house, i have to do the housework by myself... i think it is fair to do that since i'm not earning any money now... take care and have a nice day...
@jhartana (1084)
• Australia
7 Jan 11
Between me and my wife we split our house duties. I do the wipe and mop the floor. I also do vacuum cleaning carpets. I scrub the toilets and clean them. I also clean the bathroom and most importantly I also like to be organised. I don't like to have messy table with stacks of paperworks, letters, junkmails, that's why I cleaned them from time to time. My wife on the other hand she will wash clothes, do the cookings but I wash the kitchen appliances once used and I hang the washed clothes to be dried. To split the house duties is the best thing to share workload and this is also part of improving our marriage life.
@angelsmummy (1696)
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6 Jan 11
I do everything... thats because I have certain standards and I like everything perfect. I should allow him to do some more because he gets really anno0yed with me doing everything as we are both out of work at the moment and we have two toddlers.
I quite enjoy doing everything and I get such satisfaction from it it would mess up my routine if I had it any other way!
@doubledawn (69)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
If you enjoy it then good for you! Me, I tend to get overwhelmed and feel like I never have any time to just sit for five minutes. My hubby does as little as possible, but likes to make little comments (digs) when I am behind on laundry or something. Acts like a hero when he does any little thing, to which I respond...you can brag when you start scrubbing the toilets...
I know what you mean about routine though.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
7 Jan 11
It's sad to say that I am the toiet scrubber at my house. it is a thankless job and nobody else seems to want to do it. Someone has to and I am elected for the job.
@techyhowto (53)
• United States
7 Jan 11
LOL, this is a great discussion. I will say that I have done all of these chores before. I can't say that I do these all on a regular basis. I do relate to your husband on the fact that after I do these chores I feel like the house keeping divo (masculine tense of Diva)
@dapy17 (74)
• Philippines
7 Jan 11
I'm not married yet and I live with my parents. One niece and one nephew lived with us. I do the almost all house cleaning, including scrubbing the toilet,and laundry. My 10 year old niece wash the plates and help me with the household chores. My Nephew cooked for us for our breakfast. My mother and father cooked usually for our lunch and dinner.
@kiranvootla (20)
• India
7 Jan 11
my mom scrubs the whole toilets at my house, she daily do the scrubbing work at home for hours n she will do it very clean n tidy without any smell.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
7 Jan 11
Since both of us works full time but i arrive home earlier, i do most of the chores. Scrubbing of the toilet if my chore but it's done 3x a week only.
I also determine if he is that tired when he arrives so i just let him rest when he arrives from work. Anyway, i have a lighter job than him.
But when he is on day off he helps in doing some chores. But i do the cooking and washing of the dishes.