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Women Spend 3 Hours a Week Re-Doing Men's Chores

Mark Russell — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:05:01 CDT

Men may be helping out around the house more than ever before, but that's not necessarily making life easier for the women in their lives. In fact, women spend three hours each week re-doing the chores that the men have done badly, according to a new survey of 2,000...

Tired of Chores, Boy Calls Cops

Rob Quinn — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:49:14 CDT

A young person who called the police emergency hotline in Germany to report an appalling case of forced servitude didn't find much sympathy at the other end. The caller was an 11-year-old boy complaining about his chores, telling authorities "I have to work all day long. I haven't any free...

In a Relationship, 'We' Means 'You'

Harry Kimball — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:04:34 CST

One member of a couple will often suggest that “we” do something, but that’s not what she—oh, yes, it's usually she—is really saying, and it’s not helpful, Beth Teitell writes. ‘‘We’ has turned into an order. It’s morphed from the first person plural into the command form of...

Not Stressed Enough? Potty Train Your Cat

Kevin Spak — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:34:00 CST

Anne Marie Chaker has joined a small but growing number of cat owners intent on using specialized equipment to complete an almost Sisyphean task: potty training their feline friends. Products on the market are selling much better this year than in the past, and they all work pretty much the...

Domesticated Swedes Make Best Husbands

Will McCahill — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:45:59 CDT

Swedish men make the best husbands, while Australian men, preferring beer and sports over housework, rank lowest on an “egalitarian index” outlined in a study of 12 developed nations. Domestic roles carry less stigma in egalitarian societies, one researcher tells the Telegraph , “so the likelihood of forming a harmonious household...