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My mother is a housewife and my dad is an engineer.
Whenever my dad gets home, he complains about my mom being lazy all day. When my mom talks back to him and tells him all the housework she did (which she actually does), he complains that it is all nothing compared to the office work he does.
Tell her not to do the work for a couple of weeks so he sees the difference.
Do all the housework for a week and you'll find out the answer yourself. Depending on the size of the house and tidiness of the people living in it, housework can range from pretty easy and not terribly time consuming if that's your only job - to unending, thankless work.
Patriarchy at its worst. This is not a correct attitude. You should tell your mom that you appreciate the work she does. Your father won't change but you can bring some sunshine in her life and make her feel good about the things she does. Maybe one day she'll understand that her husband behaviour is abusive and she would piss on him.
Yeah I can’t even answer this one. I need to know how big the house is and if she is even doing a good job. obviously he’s complaining about something he sees so if he sees a messy house then maybe she’s not doing a good job and might be lazy about it. Or he’s an asshole and just complains like a little bitch boy
Just try and do The house work for a week
I bet you'll want to kill yourself
It's work if being a janitor or maid is work. Housework is easy and relatively mindless, but it's still important.
He should be more appreciative of the work that provides him with a clean, comfortable environment to come home to.
No, that's not normal. For older couples it's very common for only one to work and the other to do all of the housework/cooking etc. because it means they both have more leisure time and it's supposed to be a more relaxed way of life. Your dad is ruining it with his bitching.
I'll hear about this I'm sure, but no, housework isn't like real work.,unless you are one of those people who can't clean as you go, it's much easier than any job I've ever had. Laundry? Mopping? Taking out trash? Easy. Toting 2×12's up a ladder? Hard. Driving 1200 nails a day? Hard. Replacing a 550 up pacer motor? Hard.
Housework is just the minimum everyone should have to do. What's easier? Watching game shows and the view all day?