History PlayingWith / ADayInHerApron

* '''Invoked''': AliceAndBob get into a CavemenVersusAstronautsDebate about whose work is harder, who contributes more to the household, etc.

** AliceAndBob both work outside the home. The only difference is that Bob owns a business, and Alice is an employee at another business. Alice is challenged to run her own business, and Bob is challenged to be an employee rather than an owner.

** Alice finds that running a business is even harder than she thought: all those decisions, expense reports, taxes, and whatnot. Meanwhile, Bob finds that he likes being in charge more than he likes answering to some PointyHairedBoss, or dealing with workplace drama.

* '''Discussed''': "[[GenreSavvy Haha, Bob's gonna fail]]!"

* '''Downplayed''': Bob does okay for the most part, but he just doesn't do housework as well as Alice.

* '''Double Subverted''': But then the baby starts crying, and the roast burns in the oven, and chaos generally breaks loose.

* '''Defied''':
** See "Reconstructed" without even using this trope.
** AliceAndBob agree that they both work equally hard (if in different ways) and contribute equally to the running of the household.

* '''Deconstructed''': Because Bob is so inept at housekeeping, he ends up burning the house down and leaving them homeless.

* '''Reconstructed''': AliceAndBob find another home, which Bob promises to take better care of.

** HouseWife Alice and businessman Bob try to switch roles, however, Bob's boss demands that Bob come into work anyway, as he hired Bob, not Alice.

* '''Exploited''': Alice deliberately issues this challenge in the hopes of stopping Bob's complaints about her housework.
** Or because she simply wants to take a break for a day.

* '''Justified''': This is a challenge to prove that homemaking ''is'' real work, and not nearly as easy as it sounds.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is.

%%* '''Untwisted:''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Subverted''': Bob seems to be managing the house alright while Alice is gone.

** Bob does Alice's housework for the day and finds out it's as easy as (or [[InstantExperte even easier]] than) he thought.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Played Straight''': [[LazyHusband Bob]] makes an insensitive remark about how Alice's job as a [[{{Housewife}} homemaker]] isn't "real" work. She leaves him in charge for the day, and Bob proves the trope MenCantKeepHouse true.

* '''Inverted''':
** Alice is challenged (perhaps in addition to Bob looking after the house) to go to [[INeedAnIndexByMonday his work]] for the day.
** Bob the HouseHusband challenges Alice the Career Woman to take care of the house; Alice learns that homemaking is every bit as much real work as her job is.
** Bob does Alice's housework for the day and finds out it's as easy as he thought.

* '''Parodied''': The house is in shambles as soon as Alice walks out the door.
* '''Deconstructed''': Because Bob is so inept at housekeeping, he ends up burning the house down and leaving them homeless.
* '''Reconstructed''': AliceAndBob find another home, which Bob promises to take better care of.
* '''Lampshaded''': "[[JustFineWithoutYou Oh, everything's fine dear...]][[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial no, no that wasn't the fire extinguisher...]]"
* '''Averted''':

I hate to admit it, honey, but you were right. Going back to ADayInHerApron looks a lot easier than it actually is.
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Going back to ADayInHerApron looks a lot easier than it actually is.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice is challenged (perhaps in addition to Bob looking after the house) to go to [[INeedAnIndexByMonday his work]] for the day.

* '''Averted''': Bob manages to hold down the house while Alice is gone.

* '''Defied''': See "Reconstructed" without even using this trope.

* '''Basic Trope''': A wife leaves her domestic duties to her husband as a challenge.

* '''Played For Drama''': The argument becomes SeriousBusiness that threatens their marriage.

* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''': AliceAndBob agree that their respective duties are both equally challenging and vital to the household.