Sharing Chores?

I have been raised that both parents play a role in everything. My mom and dad both cook, clean, take care of the animals and kids. They compromise on pretty much everything. But I realize that’s not how it normally is. Many people think that the women’s role in the family to take care of the house and children. Meaning they are responsible for all the inside cleaning, cooking, laundry etc. The men are supposed to be outside taking care of the yard and doing project that their wives asked them to do. But how are women suppose to work full-time and then be expected to fix a well balanced meal for the family, followed my doing the dishes and cleaning up after everyone?

I found a USA Today article online talking about how spouses don’t share chores equally: “While the roles of females outside the household have changed dramatically as more women get jobs, responsibilities in the home have shifted only slightly, maintains Vicki Fitzsimmons, a professor of family economics. Female respondents said they did 18 household tasks -- those largely perceived as "women's work" -- either more than their husbands or by themselves. Among the chores were planning meals, shopping, preparing food, making appointments, doing the laundry, balancing the checkbook. cleaning, and caring for children. This is despite the fact that at least halt the men and women surveyed agreed that some of these should be shared equally, including shopping for food, daily care of the children, laundry, cleaning, and making appointments for the family. The wives said that other tasks should be shared as well, such as preparing food, taking children to appointments, shopping for clothes, and vacuuming, but their husbands did not agree.”

I think I’m pretty lucky because my parents have shown me both sides. I have done my far share of washing the dishes and helping mom cook dinner but I have also mowed the lawn, learned how to change my own oil in the car, and change tires. I know when I get older and am off leaving by myself I won’t have to rely on a man to do something for me.