Household chores as a kid

[Eddie Teach]

I always got stuck with the garbage and lawn-mowing. My sisters were more likely to get tasked with vacuuming.

[HisMajestyBOB]

On even days, I had to set the silverware and napkins on the table, while my brother had to feed the dog; on odd days we swapped. We also had to vacuum and take out the garbage when told, which was fairly often. And often had to mow the lawn. And other things.

Wow. Our chore list includes:

• Living Room & Front Hall
• Dining Room & Garbage
• Bathroom & Cat Litter
• Dishes & Kitchen
• Laundry
• Plan, make and put away dinner

The chores include picking up, dusting, sweeping, organizing, wiping surfaces down as needed, etc., in each room. Basically... keeping house.

Oh, we did some of that as well, when needed. My parent's didn't really trust us with more complicated things like dusting, since we'd either do a bad job or would break something

[Martinus]

Garbage and lawn mowing, only, as far as I can remember, and by the time I was old enough to mown the lawn, I was demanding money for it.

[Martinus]

No set chore list, but i was told to do stuff like take out the trash, vacuum, shovel etc. at random times.

Yeah, same here.

[Martinus]

D'oh, I keep forgetting about TBA sanctity. 

[Martinus]

Out of curiosity for those who answer, were there "boy" chores and "girl" chores ?

(For my part, it was standard to do things around the house - dishes, vacuum, dusting, etc. - but we didn't cook, unless it was a "family" affair).

Not in my house, but then we never had particularly strict gender roles.

[Razgovory]

I learned at an early age that if you do a job poorly enough the first time, you won't be asked to do it again.

[Caliga]

Why is this topic pinned?

[Razgovory]

I was wondering that myself.

[Caliga]

Anyway, yes I did chores as a kid.  We had to take out the trash, occasionally vacuum and load the dishwasher, and mow the lawn... which was my least favorite chore as it invariably resulted in asthma attack.

Also, when I was in high school I started cooking, because my dad was always on the road with work and my mom in graduate school, and she told me and my brother to 'forage' for dinner.

[Grey Fox]

When I lived alone with my dad. I did most of everything. I had no other choice. I didn't cook tho, wasn't allowed.

Then when we moved with my aunt & my uncle. My aunt did most of everything. She likes things done a certain way & especially at a certain time. Time that a student can't replicate.


I have no idea how I'm going to implement any of this to my children. Except dishes. Gawd, I hate doing the dishes nowadays.

[Martinus]

When I lived alone with my dad. I did most of everything. I had no other choice. I didn't cook tho, wasn't allowed.

Then when we moved with my aunt & my uncle. My aunt did most of everything. She likes things done a certain way & especially at a certain time. Time that a student can't replicate.


I have no idea how I'm going to implement any of this to my children. Except dishes. Gawd, I hate doing the dishes nowadays.

Psst. 

[Caliga]

 

[Valmy]

Supposedly I mowed the lawn, took out the trash, did the dishes, and picked up my space...but mostly I was just very passive aggressive and drove my parents nuts trying to get me to do that stuff.

My son just spits up on stuff these days but maybe 10 years from now I can try to get him to do work also.

[Grey Fox]

When I lived alone with my dad. I did most of everything. I had no other choice. I didn't cook tho, wasn't allowed.

Then when we moved with my aunt & my uncle. My aunt did most of everything. She likes things done a certain way & especially at a certain time. Time that a student can't replicate.


I have no idea how I'm going to implement any of this to my children. Except dishes. Gawd, I hate doing the dishes nowadays.

Psst. 

Got that, still hate doing what ever doesn't go in it.