What I learned when I went off to work and my husband stayed home
?Where?d these undies come from"? I asked my husband as I stared at the unfamiliar item in my drawer. They were plain, cotton, with the kind of waistband I liked.
?I was waiting for you to notice,? said Mat. ?Bought them a month ago when I noticed the state of your other ones. You?ve actually already worn them, gone through at least two washes.?
It was that morning I realized Mat had fully emerged as a homemaker. And if the Incident of the Unnoticed Underwear was any indication, I was emerging as the kind of partner that housewives have complained about for millennia.
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How to get your partner to (actually) do more chores
We had swapped roles six months before when I was offered a director position in Alberta Premier Rachel Notley?s office. Mat and I have experienced many different permutations of working and parenting since having our three kids: two full-time jobs and daycare, two part-time jobs and childcare trades with friends, one job and one stay-at-home parent. However, this job would require more of me than any other job either of us had held before, with long days and, when the legislature was in session, little flexibility to pick up the kids.
?If I take that job, how are we going to make this household work"? I asked. As we de...
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