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DH is responsible for putting away his laundry and doing the dishes while I put the girls to bed. He rarely does either.

He's also responsible for yard maintenance and snow shoveling. These he keeps up with.

I sah, DH woh. I do all of LO scheduling type things, meal plan, grocery shopping, day to day cleaning, but that slides a lot. He does financial stuff- earns the money, pays the bills. We share bigger cleaning stuff and he tried to help extra on the weekends so I get a break during the week (break as in I don't have fifty loads of laundry). He does very little cooking or meal planning or grocery shopping, but also never complains when I say I can't deal with it and we need to order in.

We have a toddler and four month old so I'm hoping things will settle down as they get older!

Oh yes- DH does all car maintenance and gets has most of the time (one car but I use it more frequently). He's supposed to take out the trash but we both forget pretty often. And we have a monthly cleaning guy for deep cleaning.

@MrsSRS: I hope this isn't the norm, it sucks!

I WOH and DH SAH. I do most of the dishes and most of the laundry. We are both equally bad at picking up toys. DH usually takes out the garbage and recycling but I often roll them back to the house. I make almost all of the appointments for the family. I do the meal planning but DH cooks dinners most of the time but I play with the kids at that time. We do most grocery shopping as a family of 4 (I think this is nuts personally). He does maintenance on our cars himself.
I pay all the bills and get our tax stuff together also. I'm the one who picks out presents and mails cards as needed as well.

My DH WOH and he works a lot and travels as well. Generally I take care of everything at home except for yard and garage related stuff. I take care of daily home maintenance, dishes, cooking, laundry, garbage, groceries, bills, and taking care of LO. He does bedtime stories every night. We budget so we can have cleaners come every 2 weeks for more deep clean stuff. He never complains about what I cook and has no problem if I need a break and want to get take out or go out for a meal. I cook bc I generally enjoy it and I'm more particular about food. The weekends are family time and he basically spends all day with LO.

Right now I'm pregnant so he's doing a lot more bc I need the break and have the first tri nausea/exhaustion - like garbage and laundry and cooking for him and LO and going solo during the weekend while I sleep. But generally I take care of everything home and kid related when not pregnant. Some people might look and this and say it's imbalanced but we're happy and it works great for us. And I know things can/will shift with time and more kids, career changes, etc

@MrsSRS: well DH is supposed to do the dinner dishes after I cook, and he does more often than not. And he unloads the dishwasher sometimes but not always. Will do laundry on weekends but never ever remembers to put the clothes away, which drives me mad.

We live in a condo so no outside chores. Basically we are just struggling to get by with a difficult two year old and a baby.

I SAH. DH does the dishes occasionally, but will if I ask. He helps pick up toys at the end of the night. He will help put away laundry if I ask. He handles all financial stuff/bills/investments.

He takes the trash out (I put it on the porch, he takes it to the dumpster) puts the toys in the livingroom away at the end of the night (usually takes 5 mins) and he is responsible for mowing the lawn.

We both work full time ( I'm currently on mat leave however, but everything stays the same)

DH takes out the garbage.

I do everything else.

@MrsSRS: sounds like we have a pretty similar division of labour.

It sucks! But what to do? Do I blame myself for not standing up long ago and saying no you do it? Do I blame his mom for babying him well into his 30s? Do I blame him for not offering to do more? Not sure. But I did insist on a cleaning lady because it's just too much work for one person - one willing and able person that is 🙄

I SAH and DH works long, irregular hours. I am responsible for all financial stuff (bills, taxes, budgets), appointments (making and taking myself and DD), grocery shopping, meal planning, cooking, bathrooms, sweeping/mopping, and day to day cleaning. DH is responsible for trash, vacuuming, and keeping the cars clean. We split laundry and DH helps out with dinner dishes if I don't get to it. I do most of the bedtime routine as well because DH often works until 11 pm, but if DH is home he will do it about half the time. I would say I do 85% of the housework and childcare related things. I feel like this is a lot, but I prefer to just get stuff done when DH isn't here so we can enjoy his time off together. We are both the type of person who can't leave a messy house so it just works out better. He has been doing a LOT since I am currently pregnant and it has been so nice to have that help while I've been sick.

We both work.

I manage the schedule, do more financial stuff, and am the go-to parent due to toddler preference. I also handle things like gifts and other logistics. I usually cook breakfast on the weekends and am in charge of packing the toddler's snack for preschool. I am the default parent to get home and relieve the nanny at the end of the day. I almost always clean up the toys, and I clean up stray dishes in the morning before work.

My husband does most of the cooking and cleaning. (We get a LOT of takeout/delivery during the week.) He covers the morning shift with the toddler 2-3 days per week so I can go to the gym. He handles most of the home improvement projects, though I pitch in. He typically takes care of the laundry too.

Our nanny does the toddler's laundry and a lot of his food prep. She also straightens up and vacuums and occasionally empties the dishwasher.

Our house is often messier than I would like. But I really hate cleaning.

I stayed home for a year after DS1 was born, went back to work 3 days a week when he was 1, and am currently on maternity leave for #2 (due in like 10 days!).

DH has 2 jobs. He teaches at a college really far away 2-3 days a week, and the runs his own law practice from home. So he sorta WOH, sorta works form home, depending on the day.

I'm really interested to see how the household labor division is gonna work out once the new baby is here. We're in a good groove right now with our 20 month old son, but newborns are so hard!

On the childcare front, DH has pretty much handled bedtime and getting DS in the morning since infancy. He's pretty much always done bath and bedtime routine. When DS was on bottles, he did the first and last feeding of the day while I pumped and slept. Since DS has been walking and dropped bottles, DH has taken him for an almost-daily park trip. He also does about 60-70% of daycare pick up and drop off. Once DS2 arrives, DH knows I expect him to do more with the toddler, so we've been transferring a lot more responsibilities in that regard for a few months now.

Obviously most of the childcare was in my wheelhouse while I stayed at home. I did all the MOTN wakings until I got into my 2nd trimester of this pregnancy, but transitioned that over to DH. When DS1 was on bottles, I EPed for about 10 months, which required 3-4 hours a day because of my low supply. I handled all the food/solids/feeding stuff because my son had a lot of issues with eating.

In terms of household, we've always assigned household tasks to each other at different phases of our relationship depending on time and schedules. For instance, for the majority of our marriage he did most of the laundry and vacuuming, but that flipped at some point a few months ago because I just had more time to do it and his work ramped up. We also hired a housecleaner this year and got a Roomba, so he doesn't vacuum anymore and I don't have to clean bathrooms, stoves, or dust.

DH is the main breadwinner and he handles all the bills and finances. He gasses up the cars, keeps them maintained, and does recyling and garbage. DH also handles all "people stuff" - customer service calls, returning junk, dropping packages off, post office runs, letting people into the house for repairs or whatever. He helps fold laundry if he sees me doing it and when I was pumping and bottle feeding, he did the bottle wash and pump part washing every night. Usually when we have an infant in the house, he also tends to do the dishes more. I suspect that will come back into play once the baby is born, although I'm hoping BFing works out better this time and I wont have to pump and bottle feed as much.

I handle all the household planning, scheduling, cooking, shopping, travel arranging, etc. I find the sitters, the housecleaner, the lawn service, exterminator, etc. I make sure everyone has seasonally appropriate clothes in the right sizes, make the doctors appointments, buy gifts, send cards, remind DH of holidays and events, etc. I do ALL the cooking and grocery shopping and packing lunches and anything related to food. If there's organizing or packing or cleaning to be done, I'm the one who does it (DH is hoarder and natural slob).

We had a heck of a time adjusting after DS1 (colic, severe reflux, PPD/PPA for me, BFing woes, etc.) so we've tried to mitigate stress that may come from adding a new baby by keeping DS in full-time daycare for the time being, hiring a housecleaner to come twice a month, getting that Roomba, and getting in the habit of using a regular sitter for our toddler while I've been pregnant so that I don't have anxiety about hiring someone after the baby comes.

Overall, I feel like DH does a lot around the house considering how many hours he works. On days he works from home, he's usually working from 9am-4pm with a lunch break, then he goes to pick up DS at daycare and spends the evening with us until DS is in bed at 7:30pm. Then he's back in his office grinding away until about 11pm. Even on days he commutes, he still works in his office from after DS' bedtime to 11pm or later.