A stay-at-home mom from Brisbane, Australia, has recently come under fire after revealing her list of daily chores, which begins with her waking up at 4:30 AM every morning to cook her husband breakfast, Courier Mail reported.
Brooke Smith posted the details of her routine in the private Facebook group Mums Who Cook, Clean and Organise where it quickly caught the internet's attention and sparked a pretty lively debate.
"I always make sure I don't go to bed until everyone's lunches are packed, their clothes are set out for the next day — including my husband's — and the house is clean, dishwasher is on and load of washing is on," she wrote.
Although this can make for some pretty late nights, Smith continued to say that she always wakes up early to make her husband breakfast.
"Happy mum equals happy household," she added. "Do it even when you feel like not doing it because you'll be happy for it the next day."
Some moms praised her for her obvious dedication to her husband and to her family.
Another added, "This is what I do every single day, makes life run peacefully!"
"I think it's great you do it all, but you do need to share the workload, especially as you get older, teach the kids so that they know how to when they leave home," one user commented.
Another added, "I used to be like this 'til I started working full time. No way could I do all of that and work full time. Everyone pulls their weight now."
"I have a husband who works full time and yet does cleaning, cooking and taking care of our child," one person wrote.
"My mum used to do this for my dad," another shared. "Dad was born in 1929 and mum was born in 1931. It's currently 2020. My husband does his own washing. My kids make their own breakfast."
"There's always a mix of negative and positive feedback on anything you post on Facebook, but yeah, I think there's a lot of women assuming that I'm living a '50s lifestyle and that I shouldn't baby my husband," she told Courier Mail.
"But I think that if someone works hard in the sun all day and now after hours to make their business work, I think it is the least I can do and he shouldn't be expected to come home and cook and clean."
"Yes, being a mum is hard work, and yes, I do work for the business as well," the mom-of-four said. "But I think that for us, taking the traditional male and female roles in our households creates a happy family."
Smith also added that if she ever felt like she needed help, she would definitely ask her husband and he would lend a hand.
"And I just find that we are all happier as a family when we take on our traditional roles as men and women and mothers and fathers."
h/t: Courier Mail
