article_snippet: Maybe once or twice the boys helped with dishes.  
article_snippet: My dad also had a full-time job, and across the entirety of my life, I don't recall My dad so much as opening a can of soup.  
article_snippet: My dad's only recently learned to use the microwave.  
article_snippet: Outside the house -- the lawn, the cars, anything made or stored in the garage, sports, bike riding -- that was my dad's domain.
article_snippet: On weekends and after school we take turns ferrying our 6-year-old to and from activities and play dates.
article_snippet: is the financial ability to have additional help, including, in our case, regular babysitters and a weekly house cleaner.