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There’s a dirty little Secret in many American homes--couples fight
about the housework. It’s No. 1 issue my husband and I argue about. We (1) ______.
argue over who is doing more, who should be doing which chores, and why
my standards are unrealistic. There is always too much to take care and, (2) ______.
with two kids, either one of us has the energy to keep on lop of it all. (3) ______.
When the laundry, dirty dishes, and dust pile out, I feel stressed and resentful (4) ______.
and the fighting begins. Most couples are trying to split three fulltime
jobs his, her, and managing the house between two people. There (5) ______.
just aren’t enough hours in the day. The current arrangement is leading to
a nation of tired, angry couples with no time to relax with each other and (6) ______.
their children. It is estimated that the first child triggers an increase of 21
hours of chores per week, not included childrearing, while each additional (7) ______.
child adds 6 hours of chores. The average American mother, whether she
works out of the home or not, spends 35 hours a week doing housework.
When you think about the time has spent on cleaning, cooking, grocery (8) ______.
shopping, the yardwork, and laundry, it’s clear that managing a home is
no small feat. So many of our parents got along without household help, (9) ______.
the amount of hands-on parenting time at home has increased dramatic in (10) ______.
the past 20 years. It’s no longer safe in most areas to let children play in
the front yard or out in the neighborhood unsupervised.

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