I was invited to attend the Swiffer event on behalf of Mommiede.com – you can read the full article on her website, here!
Growing up in Middle America on a farm, we had very traditional roles for men and women when it came to cleaning – basically, men just didn’t do it! I remember my grandma moving all the furniture, including the extremely large dishwasher, all by herself at least once a week to scrub the floors. She lugged the laundry outside to hang to dry, maintained the garden (and her roses), and still cooked all the meals. I never remember my grandfather cleaning anything, except maybe hosing off a tractor that went through a mud field that day. So, I think it’s safe to say that roles are changing. Personally, we have divided up the roles here at home. I do most of the cleaning, but if I cook, Claudio does the dishes. Also, laundry is his job once a week. I can just see the look on my grandfather’s face if my gram asked HIM to do the laundry.
Swiffer is Helping Change the Rules of Cleaning at Home
So – am I the odd one out on this? In fact – The majority (82%) of American wives don’t ask for help with cleaning because they don’t want to be a “nag,” yet the guys want to help! A whopping 61 percent of husbands said they would help with the chores if just asked.
I wasn’t surprised when Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron on Modern Family, got up and said the same thing when he spoke at Swiffer’s event last week here in NYC. (Eric joined relationship expert Dr. Michelle Callahan to spotlight unexpected cleaning conversations among today’s modern families, and the transformative effect when Swiffer makes it fun and easy for everyone in the household to help out with cleaning.)
Check out his hilarious video for Swiffer with his mom: http://youtu.be/OS3uzYOHINo
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Read the full article on Mommiede.com here!
