Who Completes Which Task in Your Family?
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Task
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Mom
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Dad
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Kids
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Other
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No One
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Cook Dinner
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*
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Pack School Lunches
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*
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Laundry
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*
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*
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Drop Off/Pick Up Dry Cleaning
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*
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Shovel Snow
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*
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*
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Mow the Lawn
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*
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*
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Car Repairs & Maintenance
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*
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Give Kids a Bath
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*
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Put Kids to Bed
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*
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Get Kids Up and Dressed for School
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*
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Make Breakfast
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*
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Write and Send Holiday Cards
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*
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*
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Pay Bills
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*
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Buy Birthday and Holiday Gifts for Kids
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*
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Feed Pets
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*
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*
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Walk Dog
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*
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*
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Buy Birthday and Holiday Gifts for Extended Family
(Grandparents, etc.)
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*
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*
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Plan Kids’ Birthday Parties
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*
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Plan Family Vacations
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*
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Drive During Family Outings
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*
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Vacuum
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*
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*
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Sweep/Mop Floors
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*
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*
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Clean Bathrooms
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*
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*
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Straighten Up
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*
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*
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Program VCR/TiVo
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*
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Schedule and Take Kids to Doctor Appts.
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*
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Set Table for Dinner
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*
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*
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Do the Dishes
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*
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*
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Pick Kids Up From School when Sick
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*
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Drive Kids to School/Day Care/Activities
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*
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Find Activities for Kids (Boy Scouts, etc.)
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*
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Talk to Kids’ Teachers
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*
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Talk to Parents of Kids’ Friends
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*
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Play with Kids
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*
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*
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Comparison Shopping for Big Purchases
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*
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Grocery Shopping
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*
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*
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Take Pets to Vet
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*
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Purchase New Clothes for Kids
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*
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Make/Monitor Financial Investments
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*
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Volunteer at Kids’ School
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*
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Coach/Run/Sponsor Kids’ Activity
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*
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My father wasn't around, so he is not included in this chart.
Putting a chart like this on paper makes me realize how much work my mom does. It's crazy how parents can balance everything with us crazies running around just making everything worse for them. Now that i am older though, there are a few things on this chart that i can do that I couldn't when I was younger. Such as driving, cooking, taking pets to the vet, etc. If I were to make a chart about present day it would be a little more even.
