Read my piece in Business Insider today.
By the time I saw that registration had opened to enroll our preschooler in kindergarten, my wife had already started the application.
This dynamic is a recurring theme in our household. My tenacious professional wife leads most of our domestic responsibilities. And while I’m an engaged father, I can’t deny the imbalance. My wife handles a lot of the household tasks, planning, and parenting.
Over the past 15 years, my wife and I have sorted out some of our dynamics — occasionally through thoughtful discourse but more often through a negotiated peace after another marital squabble.
Amid the ongoing give-and-take in our household, I’ve found one part of our partnership for which I am almost entirely responsible: the care and feeding of our romantic relationship.