#housechore

[etspeaksfromhome]

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[drweieu]

in response to the government's policy, for my own #health and the health of the other people, I'd like to stay at home more often. being domestic is not dull: I do #housechore washing ironing #handkerchief ; play #music ; spread #knowledge for #publichealth that you should be carrying a handkerchief for #hygiene concern, disposable tissues aren't #sustainable neither comfortable, and a handkerchief can #destress us;) #MDLynnWEI #artlover #lyimpact #wellbeing #Belgium https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rDJWCAcQs/?igshid=1kict8woe9ibg

[niceordice]

Who say women should do the housechore?!

Do you engaged a helper at home to do your house chore for you? Who does the house chore if you, like me, doesn't have the luxury to engage a helper?

Before my marriage, I was staying with my parents and brother. I used to leave my laundry for my mum to wash, left the plates and tables for her to clear.The free time was used to do my stuffs such as surfing net or watching television. My mum is not a housewife and she's helping my dad in his air-condition servicing business, which required lots of physical work. Yet she have to do the housework for all of us.

Though she never complain but I always saw her very busy, having to do 4 people's house chore.... because of her, my dad, my bro and myself have time to REST!!

I came to realise this is imbalance when I was washing the dishes one day. I was feeling very tired after a day of work and yet I was doing the dishes.. I thought it would be nice if mum can do everything... Hey, what if I'm her??Oh my god! I had contributed to her tiredness. I realised her job is more tiring than me and in the evening she had to attend to us and helping us to do house chore. This is insane! Where does she have time for herself?!

Although our parents brought us up and served us unconditionally, we are all humans and we all have 24 hours. They also have their rights to rest and relax, why should we expect to rest at the expense of their time?

Imagine this scenario

5.30am: Mum woke up to prepare for breakfast , I woke up to do my morning exercise 7am   : I Wash up and having breakfast while mum go to catch up with her sleep 7.30am: I left to work while mum do the washing up and prepare for work 9-5pm : All working 5-6pm : Mum prepared dinner while we return home from work 6-8pm : We wash up, dinner and telly. 8-9pm : Telly continue for us, while mum wash the dishes and laundry 9-10pm: Internet time for us while mum continue with the ironing of clothes and sweeping of floor and mopping 10pm  : Bedtime for us while mum continue with her chore 11pm-12am : Mum's turn to wash up and prepare for bedtime

Based on this scenario, we had the luxury of 2 hours to catch up with telly and do our stuffs while mum's time is all for us. I think let's be fair to her, if we were to do our own dishes and help out with house chore, we can do it faster and don't have to sacrifice someone in the family to do for us.

Just now, hubby was busy doing his assignment, due next month. He brought some fish and pork chops to go with the rice from yesterday. Upon reaching lunchtime, I unpacked the dishes and put them on an aluminium foil and warmed it. I let it steamed for 20 minutes while I heat up the soup.

When the dishes are ready, I went to have my lunch and he joined in later. After I finished it cleaning up my dishes, and I was about to do my stuffs, he told me to clean up the soup as he don't want already. I was flabbergasted and upset  - does he realised what is the opportunity cost of that person who's serving u? I had been doing the house chore all morning while he's working on his assignment and now I had finished my lunch wanting to do my stuffs and he asked me to clean up for him?! In the end, I protested and end up he done the cleaning up ...hopefully he'll learn to be more independent soon.

Who say housework should be done by the woman at home? In this century, doing house chore is everybody's business, unless u engaged a helper...

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