how do you split the housework with your husband?

Guys, after your toddler goes to bed, how do you split the housework? Things like cleaning the kitchen, tidying up, and getting everything ready for the next day.

I’m a SAHM, and my husband works mostly from home. He only goes into the office one day a week.

I feel like I do most of it. I do all the cooking and most of the cleaning. My husband plays games every evening, usually from around 8:00 pm until 11:00–11:30 pm.

Is this normal when you have a 20-month-old daughter? How do you and your partner divide things after bedtime? I’m curious how it works in other families.

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Well don’t wait for your toddler to go to bed - do the chores during the day- put them at the table or somewhere stroller so they fastened . Then clean .

I have the same issue- my siblings told me to put my son in his crib or playpen and let him watch tv whilei do chores but he doesn’t like to be confined

I only clean during the day and only do what little dishes we have before bed. Because evening is my time well it was. But now I have a newborn

I chip away at things during the day, laundry can be fetched and put on while she plays, so can hoovering. the more full on cleaning tends to get done while she naps. If we are talking a deep clean I delegate things to my partner so it all gets done, we put her in her crib with something to watch or do while we smash it out upstairs and playpen for downstairs mostly.

If we are talking closing shift after dinner etc it’s sometimes me sometimes him sometimes the two of us together.

My bf works and i stay home and I do 100% of everything and that's why my house looks crappy. I never have time to dust or clean fans or baseboards (all the small stuff that makes a house look clean) .
It gets alot easier as they get older. My son is 4 now so if hes playing with his toys I get up and clean something.

Starting tomorrow im going to start doing 30 minute timed speed cleaning and see how that works.

My bf works 12-18 hrs a day for two weeks straight without a day off then comes home for a week. So I feel like he should have a break when hes home and not have to do much.
It is exhausting though.

Being a stay at home mom is more work than any job I've ever had. But also way more enjoyable

I do most of if but I'm fine with that my husband works very hard to keep us looked after so I don't expect him to do too much at home, his main jobs are taking out the bins and he will help out more if I'm tired he'll make me food or hoover up but if I'm all good I'm happy to do most of it.

He's very hands on with our daughter though and he doesn't play videos games.

As everyone else is saying just try to clean and tidy up as you go throughout the day, I'm usually only left with a couple of dishes or some toys to put away by the time my daughters asleep

We both just kinda do what needs done as we see it. He usually does the laundry. I've only done his laundry once i think. I usually do the dishes. He vacuums and does the cat litter. I clean the rabbit area and my car. We both tidy. He works hard, and so do I. My job is taking care of the kids, he leaves the house for his job. But we both take care of our living space. Usually one of us watches the kids while the other is cleaning. It's just easier for us that way.

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