Ideally, parenting should be a 50/50 job between you and your partner. But, as many working moms know all too well, that isn't always the case. Moms are often the ones taking care of most of the chores around the house. A 2015 Working Mother report found that even when both parents both work full-time, moms still handle the bulk of childcare and cleaning.

One tired mom recently took to Reddit's r/Parenting forum to vent about how her husband spends his free time playing video games instead of pitching in. "Today, on my 'day off' I busted my ass caring for two kids all day," she wrote. "Cooked, dishes, laundry, all that shit. Tomorrow, I work a 14 hour shift at my 'real job.' What did hubby do today? Played video games. Stopped for an hour and a half to eat dinner, bathe older kid and help get them ready for bed. Then I put the kids to bed when hubby rushed back to get back to his game. Now I'm too exhausted to have any evening time to myself. I'm going to bed since I have to be up in 6 hours."

Her familiar routine left her wondering when she will get the free time to do things like play games or unwind after work. (Her answer: Never.)

The mom also noted that while her dilemma isn't unusual, she rarely sees practical advice given to moms struggling with this relationship problem. "Lay down the law," isn't exactly effective, after all.