Who Wears the Boots?

So this is a story about the war on housework. Housework is known to be a "swear word" in my house. No one likes doing it! But hey, I live in a big house so I can understand that... I think?

I wake up this morning with an 'Oh god' attitude and drag my half asleep body out of bed with the usual grumpy 'not before coffee' look on my face. No one dare wake me up without coffee, they know there will be an earthquake if they try that, even if I fall asleep again and it goes freezing cold, which is just so typical of me. I walk into my utility room, and see to my annoyance the washing is piled high, and just to rattle my cage further it is raining outside, so no chance of getting that done today.

Making my way to the bathroom, I roll my eyes. There are four towels on the floor, the toilet lid is open (I really hate that!) and the bathroom looks like it is having a wash in dust. I go on auto... without asking anyone else, and I just clean it.

My husband works long hours, and my daughter has just got a new job. So, on top of building my writing career, chasing my other son, and keeping up with my own appointments, I do most of the housework. That is until everyone else walks in, and the TV remote ends up under the couch, and the two cups left in the kitchen turn into four. Does this sound familiar? I thought so!

I was brought up to believe that it is a "woman's priority to do housework," however, nowadays things are a bit different, as both men and women work and look after children at the same time, so the balance is more equal nowadays. The problem is finding the right balance and balancing time to get things done. This is a problem for us because we are both extremely busy people.

I deal with this problem in a way that most men and women often turn their noses up at me for; that is to say, I do what I can, and I leave some things for my man. My man has days off, so he does do his share when he is off work, but what kind of wife would I be, if I asked him to do all the housework on top of his job? Besides, he would be absolutely knackered and hey! I want to see him sometimes!

So my conclusion as it seems is that in today's world we "wear the boots equally," and as I mentioned my daughter works too, but she does her fair share. It is time to drop this shit about it being a "woman's priority to do housework." Nowadays, in our ever changing society, this is an "old wives view" of housework. Both men and women are sharing housework, shopping, bills, child-rearing equally, which is why it gets my back up when I get grumbled at by others, for letting my man take charge of household jobs and family business. After all, there are three of us living here, so we all "wear the boots!" And I think that is fair given we all live under one roof.