Explore Assignment?

It's late! I'm sorry! But here it is.
I interviewed my parents.

My mom was not raised in any particular tradition. Her mother was Catholic, her father was Baptist. My mom went to a Catholic church with her beloved grandmother and was "impressed by her faith." When my mom was 17 years old, she was saved in an Assembly of God church. She became a baptist when she was 22 after attending the University of Mary Hardin Baylor and working at the Baptist-based South Texas Children's Home as the resident social worker.
Mom considers herself to be both religious and spiritual. Her relationship with God is the most important in her life. She has daily Bible study and devotional, and describes herself as "constantly in prayer."
As for submission she said,

"The scripture is clear that we are to submit to each other in marriage. It means to me that loving someone above yourself is the model of Christ. Servanthood in the home honors God.  It does not mean that one is inferior to another or that one person is the decision maker and the other is the servant. As a wife, I submit to my husband as unto Christ…..and he treats me with the love and respect that comes from following Christ."

My mom does all of the cooking, and says that she and my dad share responsibilities for laundry, dishes, etc. My dad does outside work, mostly because he is the only one in my immediate family who does not get severe seasonal allergies to everything that's green and grows. My mom believes that her religious beliefs affect housework in that they respect each other in Christ and serve each other and the family.

My dad was raised in a Southern Baptist tradition and was saved and baptized at the age of 9. He also does daily prayer and Bible study. My dad believes that submission in the context of marriage is Biblically ordained, and that Christ's example as a servant leader is the model to follow in relationships.
As far as domestic work, my dad does not cook, he says for the benefit of everyone (to which I would wholeheartedly agree -- he set off our smoke alarm making toast one morning). Dad says he does some of the laundry, especially by carrying a full basket to save my mom's back. He says his religious beliefs don't really affect housework. He says that all work is honorable, and that he doesn't mind doing the hard work (cleaning bathrooms, scrubbing floors, etc.), because "If everyone...had to scrub the floors by hand and clean the bathroom there would be more respect and honor for those who do the menial chores for a living."

I think my parents have a pretty good system -- they divide the work based on ability and interests (my dad actually likes to be outside in the heat doing yard work...and we own 5 acres...I don't get it either). Both of them believe that they submit to and serve each other and Christ to better serve their family.