Hey yall, So my wife and I are coming up on a year with our child. She works 6-8 hours a day with roughly a few scattered days off depending on her schedule. I work the ole 8-6:30 shift every weekday. Usually on the weekends, I look after the baby while trying to do multiple chores around the house (cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, mopping, laundry, dishes, etc.) My wife really doesn’t do that on her days off. She says she really tired and wants to just rest. Now I know, if you’ve read up to this point, you’re thinking “what does this have to do with the title?” So I play a ton of Magic: The Gathering and am big into gaming. My only time I have to do any of this is taken away from me because I’m constantly having to clean on my days off. My wife and I have had conversations about this previously but it somehow always ends up in an argument. Usually, I get the “well, I’m too tired and didn’t want to do anything, I’ll do it on my next day off” which become a cycle until the weekend, which means I get to do it. I feel horrible asking her to do more because I was raised to just “be a man and do it” but I was also raised to enjoy the time I get. Idk, what do you guys think? How would you handle something like this? Update: I forgot to mention something! So my grandfather lives with us. I’m a caretaker for him due to his blindness. He had a stroke about 3 years ago and I clean up after him constantly. Usually his laundry and his room along with his area at the table and around where he sits. I get that being a dad means you have to unfortunately give up stuff but if you have someone is is saying they’ll help but never do. What then? I’m not asking to be an ass or come off as a douche. I genuinely want to know is all submitted by /u/BreadAlternative5151
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