Carolyn Hax: Burned-out husband takes a week off work – and kids, and chores
- Posted on February 28, 2026
- By Washington Post
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Carolyn Hax: Burned-out husband takes a week off work – and kids, and chores

Letter writer is struggling, but breadwinner husband “preemptively refused to pitch in” with home workload to get his rest.