I grew up in a fairly comfortable middle-class family. Both my parents were working and one of the perks of belonging to a double-income family is that we could afford househelps and cooks. Despite the extra help, I watched my mother wake up every day early in the morning and do household chores.
The reality is that no matter how much paid help you have to look after the household, there is always work to do around the house. Grocery shopping, cooking, maintenance, washing clothes, folding them once they are dry, looking after aged members of the family, booking gas cylinders, paying bills, visiting the bank, making sure the rooms are clean, making sure there are enough bathroom supplies, making chai for everyone, watering the plants, dusting and organizing, handing garbage bins to collectors, and what not.
Those who run a household know for a fact that even with househelps there are tons to do. Those who don’t realise this probably have things taken care of for them. And those who don’t realize this are mostly men.
I say this because a man named Paras Chopra took to Twitter to share his daily routine hour-by-hour. And it inspired other men to share their daily routines.
Most of them have no household chores mentioned. Some of them who have kids mentioned dropping them at school. But as a woman who has no kids, has a househelp and still has to do so much around the house, it is surprising to see how easy life is for some of these men.
I mean, there is “Look at trees” mentioned in his schedule.
What does your morning schedule look like?
Here's mine. pic.twitter.com/1o2XH8LISz
— Paras Chopra (@paraschopra) April 25, 2023
My daily routine
5am: wake-up (no alarm), sip a glass of water for 15 mins
515am: meditate for 30 mins
545am: do epic shit (not the book)
6am: get the kids ready for school
630am: tennis for an hour
(wife goes to play at 530 and comes back by now, she drops the kids to the bus…— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo) April 25, 2023
Sleep at 11 am ?
Mine
Wake up at 5 or so w/o alarm. Half an hour all mails and responses to team. An hour plus studies. Coffee and workout from 7:30 to 9 or so. Arti with family. Play with grand daughter. Meditation post shower. First meal at 11. Mostly protein and vegetables.…— Sandeep Mall (@SandeepMall) April 25, 2023
Mine
P.s. Weekends and travel days are cheat days pic.twitter.com/0fT0o31j4c
— Rohit Mishra (@rohitmishra3001) April 25, 2023
630a wake up naturally w/ heating bed
7a movement outside + getting sunlight in the eyes
8a ice bath
830a start three-hour window for meetings and low creativity work, athletic greens
10a protein breakfast
12p ten minutes of nonsleep deep rest
1230p lunch and gym
2p two 90 min…— Brian Fakhoury (@brianfakhoury) April 25, 2023
Wake by 7:30-8 am
Coffee
Shower
Work (from home) meetings etc.
lunch anytime between 12-3 pm for 30-45 mins with a bit of YouTube or whatever
Finish work by 5-5:30
30-45 mins on the rowing machine
1 hour of jogging / waking + walking the dog
Dinner between 7-9 PM
Tv/movie or…— Mo (@Mob3One) April 26, 2023
– 4:40am wakeup, coffee cereal
– 5:30 to 7 workout
– 7:30 to 9 wife and cats
– 10 to 5 office work meetings
– 6 to 7 gaming
– some cardio towards the end of the day
– bed by 10— Chirag Barjatya (@chiragbarjatyaa) April 25, 2023
My morning routine:
I never wake up, because I’m never asleep, my enemies sleep, I never stop.
00:00-00:05: 10,000 push-ups
00:05-00:30: meditative headstand balancing on nails
00:30-01:30: sensory deprivation tank
01:30-03:30: run marathon up hill
03:30-04:00: rehydration…— Marshall (@GoodDayGordy) April 25, 2023
5 am : Wake up
Around 5:20 am : Meditation for 20-25 mins
6 am to 8 am : Workout at Gym
Around 8:45 am : Breakfast (Breaking fast as well)
9 am to 4:30 pm : college (lunch in between)
Upto 6 pm : Nap + Social media
6 pm to 10 pm : Courses/College work
Around 10:30 pm : Sleep— Het Vaghasiya (@HetVaghasiya05) April 25, 2023
– Wakeup 8 to 8:30 w tea
– Work starts at 9
-light Breakfast 10:30
– Pickup kids @2:30 n lunch
– Break till 4 w kids
-Drop kids 4 activities, pick up at 5:30
– work till 6:30
-home workout till 7:30
– Work till 8:30, then dinner
– Teach kids 9 to 10
– 10:30 to 1 AM videogames— Arpit Kumar (@raiarpit8) April 25, 2023
Just like I was, several women on Twitter were appalled to see this and highlighted that just because there’s a woman to take care of all the other aspects of the house, men have such schedules which are unimaginable for a woman.
Looking through all the men's routines and not one of them mention cooking, buying groceries, running errands, cleaning house, serving aged parents and kids, cleaning up after kids, taking kids to classes, doing their schoolwork, putting them to bed, etc. Amazing. https://t.co/9FX41WZv7e
— Shriya (@shriya_se) April 26, 2023
And mind you I'm not even a housewife https://t.co/DzBfgXYUpT pic.twitter.com/IIh5iNjTEa
— Naina 🌺 (@myclumsycloud) April 26, 2023
This urged me to put down my schedule of being a working mom. But I'm running out of space to share it as one image! wonder who does all the 'invisible' work for these dudes? Who orders/buys groceries? who plans everything? for me "What to make for dinner" need 5-10 mins to think https://t.co/fU1xeVfuQe
— Savitha Sampath (@Savi_Sampath) April 26, 2023
Interesting that you "have lunch/dinner" but never "make" lunch or dinner…hmmm Wonder why (I know why) https://t.co/dCzFzj47Vh
— Manasvin Rajagopalan (@SouthAsianBuoy) April 26, 2023
This whole thread is all about privileged dudes flexing their lifestyles – yes, these men do work, but have they considered the innate privileges they have just by beginning as well-off Savarna cis het males? Begin without the same privileges, and then talk. https://t.co/Qpjrzkp28a
— Sandhya R (@sandhyarl) April 26, 2023
Zero domestic work, care work, no mental load of being an adult in the household. What is this life 😭
I'm super curious about how this schedule would look like if it were a woman's (from a comparable class and profession) https://t.co/r2xSCnPS3p
— Dosakaya mutton (@dosakayamutton) April 26, 2023
All the work around the home takes me more than 4 hours a day and this is with me having the privilege of having help. Working out time and catching up with friends – what is that please ? https://t.co/s0SXRfpuI2
— ramblingchennai(she/her) (@ramblingchennai) April 26, 2023
What about the daily household chores? Who does that for you?!
Dumbfucks like you won't survive a day in your "fasted state" because don't engage in the private sphere (domestic work) and post such shit! https://t.co/OiIUk76wEG— Neha (@NehaRants) April 26, 2023
Someone tell this guy he lacks some basic life skills – cooking and cleaning. Ah, to be a man and to be privileged. https://t.co/wsrrrWwEfx
— Aparna Jha (@cookieehead) April 26, 2023
The fact that daily chores & general home maintainence isn't part of this will tell you SOOOOOO much 😏 https://t.co/w4nsmuDM0I
— Aditi Prasad (@AditiPrasad90) April 26, 2023
waow, he has an automated home where everything happens on its own
kam-wam bhi ye log nakli bakwaas karte hain 90% of them https://t.co/1PBSmBHdt5— ishu doomer arc (@LagrangianSad) April 26, 2023
This reeks of privilege, honestly.