I’m Yukari. I live with my husband, Hiroyuki, and our sons, Sho and Leo. Since having kids, I’ve been working part-time, but my husband seems to think that chores and childcare are basically my job. I’ve tried talking to him about it so many times, but it just doesn’t register. Well, recently, I flagged something on a health checkup, so I have to be hospitalized for some tests soon. Obviously, I won’t be around while I’m in the hospital, so I really need him to start learning how to handle things around the house now, but…
I’ve been spending my days rushing around handling chores and childcare while working part-time. Right in the middle of all that, I found out I need to go to the hospital for tests.I’m so anxious wondering if this house will even function while I’m gone. When I told my mom over the phone, she was just as worried. As she said, there’s no way my husband can handle it right now. While I was trying to figure out what to do that evening, he suddenly mentioned he has tomorrow off. Seeing my chance, I asked him to handle the preschool drop-off and pickup.
I just hope this will be a good opportunity for him to finally get used to helping around the house.