Week 12: Domestic Division of Labor

Completing this activity reiterated to me how my parents pretty much share the work equally between all the members of the family.  My mom works full time as a teacher while my dad works full time for the federal government.  For as long as I can remember, my parents have been giving me age-appropriate tasks to help out with the chores.  My sister and I set the table for dinner and do the dishes while my mom cooks and my dad pays bills and deals with other household issues.  Obviously my dad does more of the maintenance chores and my mom does more of the cleaning/cooking/planning but neither one of them seems to put in more work than the other.  I think that my family is pretty a-typical; I don't know many families where the kids do as many chores as I do or where the dad pitches in to do the laundry or cook dinner.  I think it is important for everyone in a family to help eachother out and pull their own weight.  The values that I learned growing up from having to help out around the house have definitely helped me become a better person; doing so many chores also makes me appreciate my parents a whole lot more.  This activity was interesting as it made me compare a stereotypical family to my own and see just how much my family is different.