Men and women employed in full-time jobs should share the responsibilities of household chores. Do you agree or disagree? Share relevant personal experiences.

With women demonstrating their ability to perform just as well as men on the global professional stage, it is no wonder that more and more men are taking on the responsibilities of domestic life. It is argued that all

household

chores should be distributed evenly between dual income couples. The virtues of

this

arrangement will be shown by looking at the positive effects it has on both children and the relationship quality the married couple experiences. For one, parents who share housework provide a good example to their children of the importance of empathy.

For instance

, while working in Dubai, I taught English to children of several dual income families. These children were very proactive when it came to helping their parents with

household

duties. Looking back, I feel these children acted in

this

selfless manner in response to the living models their parents provided. As

this

example shows, parents who equally shoulder the burden of

household

duties pass on worthy character traits to their children.

In addition

to

this

, the relationship quality married couples experience can benefit from their sharing in the challenges of day-to-day life.

For example

,

although

my own mother never worked, she was always very gracious of my father when he would take the time to help

her with duties

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with her duties

around the house.

This

sharing in hardship helped to strengthen my parents’ union and acts as yet another benefit to the equal divvying of

household

duties between married couples. After looking at how equal

burden

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burdens

can benefit a married couple’s

children

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child

and relationship, it is clear that

this

is an opinion that should be supported.