Underappreciated Housewives

Did you ever notice the working spouse never seems to realize the work involved in running a house, especially when there are children at home? You can spend the day fighting with the kids, constantly cleaning up after them while trying to get the housework done. After doing dishes from breakfast and lunch (neither of which you had a chance to eat), cleaning (both general and food messes), possibly laundry, and any other combination of household chores you are exausted. Then the spouse comes home, older kids return from school, you help with homework listen to how their days went (does anyone ask how yours was? no!), and start dinner. After cooking and eating (usually a luke warm) dinner you are expected to clean up the kitchen and do dishes. Then you relax (is this possible) for an hour or two before the bedtime rituals start. Finally, kids are in bed and you get to put your feet up... Sometimes. Finally it's bedtime for yourself and your spouse can't understand why you are exausted "I mean, you really didn't do much today." And not once are you shown any appreciation because all you did throughout the day is "expected" of you, so it's nothing special.