Household work

In my household chores always seemed to be split pretty evenly to me. I’m the youngest of four kids, two sisters and a brother, and we had chores divided up among us. When it came time to mow the lawn, we would have to switch off. Other than that, we all vacuumed, cleaned the bathrooms, helped with dinner, cleaned up after, etc. My parents got divorced when I was four, and though I can’t remember how my they divided it when they were together; I know how they do it now. At my mom’s house I definitely think she does more work than my step dad. He fixes the cars and mows the lawn now that all the kids are gone, but my mom always cleans the house, does the laundry, makes dinner, does the dishes, clears the table after dinner, goes grocery shopping, and I’m sure I’m still forgetting a few things. When I’m home I always help with dinner then help clean up the kitchen afterward, but my step dad, without fail, always leaves his dishes on the table then goes to sit in the other room to watch TV. That definitely has to be one of the things that bothers me the most when I’m home. At my dad’s house they have it sorted out a little more evenly. When my step mom cooks, my dad cleans up, and vice versa. They take turns doing the laundry and cleaning up the house as well as going out to go grocery shopping. I think this way provides a more relaxing household day to day and would help take off the stress from other things.