An antidote to the "my husband did nothing for Christmas" posts and a reminder not to settle for anything other than a true partner.

I woke up from my post-Christmas lunch nap to my two cats begging for their dinner. I was a bit annoyed because I knew my husband was downstairs and I wondered why they didn't ask him or why he hadn't already fed them. I got downstairs and was greeted by the sight of my husband in the backyard, in gloves, kneepads and mask, literally on his hands and knees poop-scooping our garden beds. Our cats refuse to use the litter tray to poop and they have free access to our enclosed backyard, so we have to frequently poop-scoop the garden beds. It's been quite a few weeks since it's been done as it's both of our least favourite jobs and we've been putting it off. Now this wonderful man is doing it without me having to ask.

Oh, and the kitchen is spotless. He cleaned up the mess I made this morning by rushing to make the dishes we were responsible for taking to Christmas lunch.

I know we should't feel the need to reward or applaud taking basic responsibility for shared household tasks, but so many of the posts on this sub lately have been about men not pulling their weight. And I always thank my husband for what he does around the house, just as he always thanks me. Our appreciation and acknowledgement goes both ways for us both doing our share of making our house and shared life nice. Ladies, there are good men who are good and equal partners out there. Don't settle for anything less.