Linna Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Do you hate helping at home as much as I do? My family is always fighting about who does what- who cleans the bathroom,who does this,who does that... what's iz like in your families? what housework do you have to do? mum says doing jobs in the house is good for teens- especially for boys.She says it's part of being a family. :laugh:what do you think? i'd say we should get money for every job we do in the house. that's only fair! what do you think of this idea? Link to post Share on other sites
Malenfant Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 i dont live with my parents. i dont get paid to do chores. i work to pay for my food, bills, rent etc. you get paid by having a roof over your head, food in your tummy and clothes on your back. wait til you join the real world, you'll wonder why you ever complained about doing the washing up! Link to post Share on other sites
Peaceful Guy Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 ..wait til you join the real world, you'll wonder why you ever complained about doing the washing up! bah! that's not helping.. Link to post Share on other sites
Peaceful Guy Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Do you hate helping at home as much as I do? My family is always fighting about who does what- who cleans the bathroom,who does this,who does that... what's iz like in your families? what housework do you have to do? mum says doing jobs in the house is good for teens- especially for boys.She says it's part of being a family. :laugh:what do you think? i'd say we should get money for every job we do in the house. that's only fair! what do you think of this idea? money is lame! clean up because it'll make it more fun to be in your house! it is part of being a family. you know, it might help if you stopped looking at them like chores.. i mean,, i think what the last poster was really saying.. maybe.. was that when you older and you have your own place cleaning up is actually kind of fun! maybe thats just me.. but ill put music and boogie while i do the dishes.. watch wheel of fortune while i cook dinner.. its all pretty relaxing really. i think it helps to combine cleaning with little stuff. ..ill clean the bathroom, take a quick break, clean some more.. do you have guests over? i find that having a friend over, especially a female one will kick your butt into overdrive when it comes to the cleanliness of my house. over time ive really started appreciating chill little activities.. just that over time those things start to seem like less of an inconvenience and more fun! taking care of yourself, your family, your friends.. itll make you feel great.. certainly better than sitting around playing a video game on a sunday.. what i like to do is volunteer to take care of the things that I like to do, that maybe other people don't think are so great. for instance, i love to be outside, so i mow the lawn.. when we get groceries my dad and i will carry them in, and then my mom will put them away.. it doesnt have to suck! now, i dont live with my parents anymore, but when i chill at their house, i do little things.. its fun, and they do little stuff for me too.. no stress involved! take everything i just said into consideration.. but here's a couple pieces of advice. first, get a job load that seems fair to everyone else.. and take care of it. calenders, taking turns, all that is too much! if you really want everyone to treat you well, and to not be involved in the chore drama, pick the job that NO ONE else wants! trust me, its genius.. probably i would guess the bathroom.. you keep that bathroom clean.. after everyone's agreed that its fair for you to do just that.. and things will go great for you. you can just sit back and chill while everyone else bumps heads. maybe just the bathroom might not be enough.. that's find too.. just get assigned something.. with everyone else agreeing that its fair for you to do just those things.. and your set! now, if that "sucks", and you really don't want to do anything.. then your a selfish ungrateful little brat.. grow up! Link to post Share on other sites
quankanne Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 it's good for ALL kids to do chores, because it teaches them how to be independent. Hell, we've got priests here who don't know how to cook for themselves or mend a button or iron a shirt – one of the guys told me that when he was a seminarian all the others would come to him for those "little things" and he'd charge them for it! I have a problem with the idea of having to pay your kid to do something they should be doing anyway, though I'm not averse to offering money to them to wash my car or take care of certain yard work I'm not able to do. And I'd pay good money because it's a service they're doing for me. Link to post Share on other sites
quankanne Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 have to laugh at the idea of certain chores being "fun" or approached joyfully, but when I think about it, there are things I don't mind doing – and offer to do them – if my husband handles the vacuuming (he's more thorough) and cooking when we have company. And there's a certain sense of pride accomplishing these things, too. Link to post Share on other sites
woodsfield Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 no fighting in my house cause my wife does all the chores and she gets paid we i tell her it's time to get paid........and if you believe that lie, i got plenty more where that came from. for the OP...you gotta grow up some time. suck it up and you'll be out of the house before you know it. and YES, you will be thankful for learning how to do some things because at age 30, i still struggle with ironing slacks. i just can't get my wife do them right Link to post Share on other sites
crazy love Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 nothing wrong with a little positive reinforcement. and they learn the value of hard earned money! Link to post Share on other sites
TwinkletOes26 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Do you hate helping at home as much as I do? My family is always fighting about who does what- who cleans the bathroom,who does this,who does that... what's iz like in your families? what housework do you have to do? mum says doing jobs in the house is good for teens- especially for boys.She says it's part of being a family. :laugh:what do you think? i'd say we should get money for every job we do in the house. that's only fair! what do you think of this idea? Hon wait until you get out on your own. Then you clean when you feel like it not when someone tells ya too(ahh the joys of being an adult) lol...seriously they do it this way because it helps the household run more smoothly bc it sounds as if there are quite a few people in your house. Although I have always wondered about it "just being part of being a family" part being BS. Roommates live together (i know from experience) and we cleaned up after our selves. I most certainly did not clean up after grown old women. I refuse lol.... Anywho best thing to do hon is not fight it and just clean. When you get your own place you can clean and and how much ya want;).Youre not going to get much support around here seeing as most the people on here are parents themelves so they are gonna side with your folks over you lol... Link to post Share on other sites
Peaceful Guy Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 nothing wrong with a little positive reinforcement. and they learn the value of hard earned money! well, good point.. but ive seen it go both ways. i think usually when its cool, it was pretty cool before.. but i def. had some "chores", like yard work tied to extra money. but then, i still had the inside stuff.. and i was a little older, so i wanted extra $ for the weekends and stuff.. Link to post Share on other sites
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