a poll about us...

[winoman]

Well...in the house I grew up in my mother did it all. I was very interested in learning to cook (Armenian particualrly) - but she would (always) throw me out!

Now with my family (where both my wife and I work full time...) - I basically do 90% of the cooking (though she is more of the baker in the house...) and we split clean-up type of things fairly evenly. Though no one washes dishes like I do - having done so in restaraunts for 6 years and just being good (quick) at it. Another thing that I do - which is perhaps unusual for (married) males - is that I pretty much do all of the food shopping. Its just my thing. I know food shopping and how to get high quality and good price etc (I'm Armenian after all!). Additionally I do much of the clothes shopping - both for myself (of course) and the kids!...and some even for my wife...but...eh eh ...thats ussually from what we might call specialty places and she often accuses me of giving her things that are really more gifts to myself ! (not that I wear them - mind you... )

[loseyourname]

I do it in my house ... and I'm no one's slave since I live alone.

Same here. I do all of my own cooking and cleaning and it isn't because I'm forced to. This poll needs more options.

Edit: In my childhood household, either my mother or the children did all of the housework. My father had a very physically demanding job, however, and it would have been very unfair to expect him to do many household chores. He did maintain both yards and did all of the home-improvement work (aside from painting). Division of labor by individual specialty is definitely the most efficient way to get things done. My dad didn't know jack about cooking and my mom didn't know jack about remodeling a bathroom. They stuck to what they were good at.

[ArmenianKid]

my mom does almost everything. i live there with my sister and mom, i just have to clean my room.

[CatWoman]

I bet nune was reeeeally pissed at anon when making this poll, it's missing all the good options.... like BOTH!

My mom does the cooking, though lately she's become 'tanbal' and doesn't cook as often but we don't expect her to since she works... My dad helps with the cleaning ... so I CAN'T vote, my option is missing.

I sometimes cook/clean too, depending on my mood, like right now I just made a salad!!!!!

[Siggie]

I can't vote either. My mom does the majority of the cleaning and cooking, but my dad tries to help, so he will cook and wash the dishes sometimes.

[nunechka]

so siggie, generally your mom does it... and your dad only helps when lets say she is sick, or she is tied up preparing for a bigger get together, or she is at work, etc... but most of the time your mom is the owner of these tasks... ??? right? isnt that what you said?

[sad_eyes]

I am SUCH a clean freak. Even when I go to my friends homes, if I see something dirty I will start cleaning. Like Inna, I can stay up all night and clean. The messier the better, more of a challenge and more rewarding when its cleaned up. No one can understand that, not my family or my armenian friends. Actually, my friend Aram once said to me that even armenian women dont keep their homes as clean as I keep homes. I LOVE CLEANING!!!! lol............................................... .......I am retarted. And I love to cook too. Dolma, borshe, "canadian food" you name it. But I love love love to cook breads and desserts. I swear my husband is going to become so fat Im going to have to hall his butt everywhere with me in a trolly. hehehe

[Thai-Samurai]

Are you sure you're not Armenian?

[Siggie]

so siggie, generally your mom does it... and your dad only helps when lets say she is sick, or she is tied up preparing for a bigger get together, or she is at work, etc... but most of the time your mom is the owner of these tasks... ??? right? isnt that what you said?

No, I didn't say that my dad only helps out when my mom can't do it. You made up that part about her being sick or having large events to cater.
My dad cooks maybe 3 or 4 meals a week on average and washes the dishes about 30% of the time by himself. There are many times that he'll help with both tasks, but not do it himself. He also does his own laundry, does yardwork, helps with gardening type things, does home improvement stuff (like putting in hardwood floors a few months ago).

It seems you are saying that even if it's like 60/40 split that we should vote for one because it's "most" or the majority. I'm sorry if stating that your poll lacks appropriate options upset you or whatever, but the fact is, you still don't have a "both" option for members for whom it is 50/50.

Speaking as a researcher now, the point of surveying people is to try to get an accurate description of certain characteristics/habits/etc of people. Not having options that would do that, prevent you from doing that. You lose information that way. For a more extreme example, why ask does your mom do all the housework: yes or no when you can list more options to see if it's the dad, if it's the member, if it's another member of the family, or if it's divided up pretty evenly among family members?

[sad_eyes]

Are you sure you're not Armenian?

Yes, I am quite sure. I may have certain "qualities" but I am not. Thus the reason my boyfriend says I make a convincable armenian.