Did you help with chores around the home as a child?

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What were you responsible for?

PeachyPie93 · Accepted Answer

Not really.. my older sister had to do the dishes mainly.. I just might have to help with dishes and keep my room clean. When I was 17 my mom went to jail for three months and my sister didn't live with us anymore, my dad became a dictator lol. Making me do dishes and laundry everyday and would bitch if there was dog hair and say I didn't sweep and wash the floors when I did.. So I had to leave the dog outside until he came home and seen I did sweep. He was only buying bread and bologna to make sandwiches. Then forcing me to make dinner when I didn't even know how to cook so I would have to call my sister for help lol and some days he wouldn't come home after work to eat, instead staying out drinking until like 2am. So after a month and a half I started sleeping over at my sisters most days because he was just becoming super annoying and mean for no reason.

Beckybooboo · Accepted Answer

Yes, like that other opiner said, I hate messes! I also learned how to cook when I was young and always helped my mom in the kitchen. My brother's did most of the outside work with my dad, he always had projects going lol

D_Bone_Steak · Accepted Answer

Just got through talking about this with my sisters. We did literally everything from cooking to cleaning to changing baby sister's diapers. Mom sat there getting high and drinking her beer... collecting child support while baby sister's dad was at work. Doing shit like spreading her legs and saying how free it feels to spread eagle and just kick back. Then she had her angry side. You're looking at getting hit with a long metal rod and told how to scrub the baseboards with beach and water.

I seriously hope my mom trips and falls into a wood chipper. I'm guessing you're either like me or... you actually had a childhood.

Finchie40 · Accepted Answer

Yes, I always helped out around the house My mom was always cleaning , so I always offered to give her hand with anything , mainly laundry , trash , dishes , wiping things down and dusting. And vacuuming etc. , I am still that way , even when I am in a relationship and living with her. When I get home from work I jump right on to cleaning and chores , then I will plop my ass down once everything is pretty much done

mobiusforniner · Answer

My parents both worked. They left me at home alone at age 6 to tend to house chores and care for my then 2 yr old sibling. I was grounded or beaten if i failed in any capacity. I grew up thinking this was normal and expected of kids

so one could imagine, now in my adult life, I’m extremely meticulous and anal about house tidiness and chores. But I’d NEVER expect my kindergarten age kids to do what I did.

adventurous-1 · Answer

absolutely, my parents had their own business and I had to help clean that business (roller skating rink) while growing up. I learned how to handle a mop and broom early in life. I didn't clean much at home but did cook a lot for my siblings when my parents were working. I still cook, actually all the cooking for my wife and me and I'm now seventy years old, I enjoy cooking and wife says that I'm really good at it.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Not really. I remember a brief stint where my parents paid us an allowance to do chores. But we did them about as well as kids do. 😁 I remember the first job i got was at 10 years. old. So it's not like I wasn't a hard working kid if I do say so myself. I delivered papers. That's pretty hard to screw up. I'm sure I probably did as much damage as I did help when I was given chores though.🤣

LiamS95 · Answer

I had to tske the garbage out to the street and bring the empty garbage can back in later, I cut the grass with a manual hand push mower, either dry or wash the dishes in the winter shovel off the porch and steps as well as a very long driveway.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

When I vacuumed my room I also did the hallway and the stairs. Sometimes I took the trashbags outside to the containers. Sometimes I carried the water bottle crates inside.

katiesmuff · Answer

Yes I did things like keeping my room clean (making bed every morning), dinner dishes and while mom or dad vacuumed I would be doing the dusting of furniture were a few of my chores.

bolverk · Answer

Yes, in my family we started doing chores as we became old enough to handle them, and they were not rigidly applied you did them when they needed doing, except for me being the eldest and only boy I got most of the outside chores.

ArrowheadSW · Answer

I did help around the house as a child. I did some vacuuming and also helped keep the garage picked up. Also, helped with painting projects.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Yes, but I wanted to do the chores anyway. I have always hated mess.

Anonymous · Answer

A little bit, but we had maids who came in and cleaned our house so we didn’t have to do that. I did help with cooking a little when I got older.

lilBigPotato · Answer

I was responsible for making sure my mom never ran out of chores

AviatorTom · Answer

Yes, I had a list of regular chores to do. Most common was taking out the garbage.

PsychicBoobs · Answer

I was the weirdo who asked to help. I hated how tired my mother looked at the end of the day. If I helped she had more time with the family.

Justneedtokno · Answer

Absolutely and ended up going to other people’s houses, family, and doing the same thing almost like earning your keep

Drumlin2001 · Answer

Some. Washing up, dishwasher, various things around the garden

Clyde_123 · Answer

Yes my aunt would scold me if I didn't do the household chores. Plus we dont have a maid so we do everything by ourselves at home.

TheStaleMarshmellow · Answer

It wasn't really help as it was told what to do or suffer the consequences

Tomisworthless · Answer

Nobody gives me any responsibility as I've proven im untrustworthy and unreliable. Much easier life not being called upon to help

Babygirl_S · Answer

Yes but mostly had to focus on studies and saving my life

lorenzomichael · Answer

Yes I did what ever my parents asked. I don’t know how well I did it, but I did it

kaucky1 · Answer

Did the bathrooms, vacuumed, dishes, cooked, baked, trash, and even the yardwork..

MikeRJ · Answer

I mowed the lawn and shoveled snow when I was older.

Crazzyyworld · Answer

No my mom did everything. She is like a slave.

Maria0002 · Answer

what are chores? Of course I had chore it varied. Help in Kitchen especially at 10.

MikeTheGreek1979 · Answer

Of course mow lawn shovel snow, empty the dishwasher.

Alwayreckles93 · Answer

Yes I absolutely sure did.

Mollylogin · Answer

Yes, mostly cleaning and some yard work.

4ngelic · Answer

no i didn't do anything

LadyBecks · Answer

I was responsible for keeping my room tidy

NicholasRedone · Answer

Yes - cleaning my room

exitseven · Answer

I mostly did outdoor chores with my father.

douride2 · Answer

Yes we always had chores growing up.

linka_pat307 · Answer

Did almost everything

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Hell no! I still don't, unless I'm asked.

Wise4myage · Answer

Yes I did, and I still do, lol.

Iron_Man · Answer

Yes ma’am I sure did

SuperZonicGUY1992 · Answer

Nope my mommy did everything.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, from time to time.

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

Always

jazzy34 · Answer

I had to.

PrettyCrumblBb · Answer

Yes!

zombiewoof · Answer

Of course

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