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Let’s talk about what supporting your partner actually looks like — and why so many of us moms are quietly cheering right now after this video.
A dad recently shared a little snapshot of his weekday routine, and honestly? It’s the kind of thoughtful everyday partnership we wish more households talked about. In a now-viral social video, this dad walks us through the hour between his workday ending and when his partner gets home — and it’s honestly a blueprint for teamwork.
“POV: Doing the bare minimum before my wife gets home because I’ve had an exhausting week,” he captions the video.
Here’s what the “bare minimum” looks like at his house.
He starts by picking up their toddler and dog — getting everyone outside for fresh air and activity right after an 8-to-5. Then they jump into the practical stuff: feeding the dog, prepping dinner, unloading the dishwasher, taking out the trash, and tidying up after dinner. Through it all, his kiddo happily helps — so it’s not just chores, it’s quality time, too.
Dinner might happen at the “kids’ table,” but it’s followed by cleaning up together and getting ready for bath and bedtime before mom walks in the door.
Here’s what makes this worth talking about: if this were a mom doing the same things after her workday, no one would bat an eye because that’s what she’s “expected” to do. But seeing a dad move through these tasks so calmly — without “doing mom’s job” to “help” mom, but because it’s his share of running a home — opens up a broader conversation about what equal partnership really looks like.
The comments are here for it, too.
“Imagine coming home from a long day at work,” one person shares. “Dog and baby have already had a walk. Dog is fed. Dishwasher empty. Dinner ready. Kid bathed. This is a partnership. This is what this looks like.”
“I love that we are normalizing THIS as the bare minimum 🙌,” writes another person.
“He deserves all the praise he’s gotten for the chores,” says another commenter. “But what stood out to me the most about this was how calm and patient he was with the baby. That is more important than the chores. That baby is growing up feeling safe and secure, and that’s the greatest gift you can give anyone.”
Maybe this video hit such a nerve because it shows something many moms quietly hope for: not help, not heroics — just someone who sees what needs to be done and does it. We don’t have to ask, we don’t have to “make a list” for him. It’s the bare minimum, sure. But it’s also partnership. And love. And it gives us more reasons to keep men around aside from just, like, opening pickle jars and reaching stuff. Can’t beat that!
