Need help dividing household chores so it’s possible for you to stop fighting over dirty dishes?
Our chore audit chart will stop the feuds once and for all.
“Women often get the short end of the stick.
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Here’s the tricky thing, though: The goal here really shouldn’t be a perfect 50/50.
“We’ve got to give ourselves a little slack.”
It’s a conversation and a process.
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Thus, we’ve created the chore auditing worksheet, above.
Print out two copies and go through it with the primary person with whom you share housework.
Once you’ve both finished, talk through each item together.
Do you agree with the other’s assessment of who’s doing what?
Is one of you miserable about, say, the dishwashing arrangement, and the other has no idea?
What needs to change for each of you to feel better?
How can you work as a team toward your shared goal?
And just a reminder: The goal is not to make the other person feel bad.
It’s, once again, aclean, functional, happy home.
you’re able to do this!
And you’ll be glad you did.
