A man's post on Reddit has gone viral after his wife asked him to help more around the house, sparking debate on the topic. The post has grabbed over 2,300 reactions and 1,400 comments in less than 24 hours. The man, 36, said he and his wife, 38, have been married for eight years and share to children, ages 5 and 7. "She is a stay-at-home mom," he wrote, "in charge of all the housework and childrearing while I work and cover us financially." He added right away, "Before you start attacking me, hear me out." He said the couple "ran into a bit of bad luck with debt a few years ago," and as a result, he said he works about 50-60 hours a week "to help us get out of it." The man shared that he is a carpenter, "So the days are long, and sometimes I drive quite a bit to get to the work sites. By the time I get home, I am exhausted and pretty much eat, then collapse into bed." He described the family's weekend routines, saying that on Saturday he takes his son and daughter to their soccer games, then is "back home for lunch, while my wife goes to [her] book club [meetings, has] lunch with her friends, then usually [does] some sort of hike or yoga class. She is back by midafternoon, at which point she takes back over the kids." He added that he makes dinner on Saturday nights and  "maybe [does] a bit of laundry and cleans the floors." On Sunday, the roles are reversed.  "I go out with my mates. By mid-afternoon, I return, we have our babysitter come around and we spend the night together."

The man shared that recently his wife came to him "saying that I need to start doing more around the house. That I need to do more cleaning, organizing, looking after the kids, grocery shopping, cooking." He added, "I know that she does a lot, and I am in no way saying she doesn’t deserve a break, but I am working really hard, too. Especially at the moment. I feel like I do the best I can with how much work I’m doing. I explained this to her and she said I was being ridiculous. That I spend all day having fun at work with my workmates, while she deals with the children and all of the house chores. Then I get home and just eat and go to bed. This isn’t the plan forever — but I thought it was going all right for now."

Many people commented on the thread, having questions for the man along with their own opinions on the matter. One user commented, "I am guessing she is maybe lonely during the week and in need of other grown-ups to talk to." Overall, many people were on his side and thought hat he handled the situation correctly. The Associated Press noted a few years ago in relation to a new report, "Experts say one reason women report doing more house and child care work is not only because they actually do more — which is often true — but also because men are not always aware of all the work involved. That includes planning family activities and organizing appointments and even things like providing children with emotional support."