What is your mosted hated chore to do around the house ?

Canada
September 8, 2008 3:00pm CST
What is the one thing you hate to do above anything else when trying to clean your house and that you will put off til the last minute to do and why ? Out of all the cleaning it takes to keep a house tidy my mosted hated chore is washing the dishes . I can handle drying them but have always hated having to wash the dishes . When I was younger I had to was the dishes every night and my mother always told me when I was older that I could have the same privilige when I had children and they washed the dishes for me . Well this is not the case as my children hate washing the dishes as much as I do and it is a waste of time and energy to spend all night arguing with them to do the dishes that generally I just do them to get them out of the way ? I am not sure what it is that I despise so much about washing the dishes but feel that it is probably because no matter how many times you wash you are guaranteed to find more in the sink within a few minutes . Seems that when the dishes are washed that is when someone realizes they are hungry again and you are back to where you started . So what chore is it that you really just don't like doing and why ?
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• Kuwait
8 Sep 08
For me i hate doing my clothes pressing, i dont know why,,but i love doing the laundry and cleaning the house alone and not with anyone else. i dont like someone saying which comes first and which one come last.I love decorating and arranging thing at home.
• Canada
9 Sep 08
You know it is funny because I don't mind cleaning either when I am alone that is when I get my best work done . Thank you for your response .
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• Kuwait
9 Sep 08
Well for me its more fucos when im alone but sometimes we get along and have fun while doing this. specially with my sister. but when my mom comes i still remember she will stand in front of us and stared straight and say finish your duty before playing,,, but well its fun.
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• Kuwait
9 Sep 08
Well for me its more fucos when im alone but sometimes we get along and have fun while doing this. specially with my sister. but when my mom comes i still remember she will stand in front of us and stared straight and say finish your duty before playing,,, but well its fun.
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@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
9 Sep 08
Ironing! Tedious and time-consuming. That's probably why I never do it! Also, I have a white linoleum kitchen floor. Talk about a crumb magnet! So mopping ranks right up there with ironing!
• Canada
9 Sep 08
Ugh ironing can't stand it so don't do it lol , the dryer does my ironing for me :) And the tub I agree is a nightmare , I have a lot of iron in my water and no matter how much I scrub it , it always looks dirty that is definitely worse then the dishes but doesn't have to be done everyday . Thank you for your response .
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@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
9 Sep 08
We have lime deposits even though we have a water softener. Yuck!
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@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
9 Sep 08
oh, also forgot about my tub. It's and old cast iron one that has been recoated with in the past and has a rough texture that makes it nearly impossible to clean. And let's not forget..............
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
9 Sep 08
I hate dishes too! I don't know what it is either but I just hate them..I do them because they have to be done but I just can't stand it....It must stem back to when I was a kid with my sisters and always fighting with them as to who's turn it was or your not doing it right..or maybe because my grama made me do them and my sisters didn't have too... I go in the kitchen and I swear the dishes get out of the cupboard on their own and jumped into the sink..because I know that I did not use them...LOL...... I got to wondering about why we have 50 coffee mugs when only two of us drink coffee....LOL...and there are at least 50 cups and glasses and such...LOL..okay maybe not 50..49...yep 49..LOL..and we have enough silverware to feed an army...we do not use the same thing twice..why rinse it out when you can grab a new one....... And what about the dishes that don't make it to the sink...two more steps..but no..they land on top of the dishwasher instead of in it.... I hate dishes...
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Hahah how true you are :)
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• Canada
9 Sep 08
Oh I know exactly what you mean , you go out to the kitchen to find more dishes in the living room and yet you know they walked to the kitchen at some point but couldn't pick up their dishes to take with them :) And ya I have a cubboard so full of glasses and it makes you wonder why we stockpile these , they will only get dirty and who needs that many cups lol . Thank you for your response .
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
9 Sep 08
And what about the garbage...nothing seems to get into the garbage can either...LOL
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• Philippines
9 Sep 08
When I was a kid I do several chores around the house. What I hated most is cleaning the floor because after cleaning it several people just walk on by without removing off their shoes so apperntly when tomorrow comes I will have to do it all over again.
• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your resonse .
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@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
9 Sep 08
Hey ChristLikeFarmer, Like the user name.
@blogs86 (370)
• Philippines
10 Sep 08
well for me the most hated chore that i don't like is cleaning the mess of our dog named Dugong..there were time when got diarrhea and it is really messy..but i must do my responsibility as what my mother told me. that is your responsibility to clean up the mess of Dugong :)
• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your response .
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• Israel
9 Sep 08
I hate folding the laundry! It seems like theres always more to fold no mastter how much I do.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your response .
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@seabeauty (1480)
• United States
9 Sep 08
Cleaning the toilet..Well I pretty much hate every chore but the laundry. We have a dog now so I had to add dog walking, feeding and grooming to my list.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your response .
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• United States
9 Sep 08
My most hated is probably one of the easiest. I absolutely hate to run the vacuum. I don't know why but I dread when the time comes to vacuum. It drives me crazy. I would rather take a broom and sweep than use the vacuum. Crazy huh?
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Now it is weird because I actually enjoy vacumning , I just don't like to take the vacumn out , it seems tiring just to take it out but once I do , I actually enjoy vacuming as I find it relaxing lol . Thank you for your response .
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@kean28 (226)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
my most hated part of house chore is washing the clothes....some of the clothes are so heavy and i hate it when my hands get soak with water and soap
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your response .
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@mchavez11 (1406)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
Cooking...because for obvious reason I don't know how to cook and I dont want to do it with passion. I like someone to cook and prepare the food for me. Preparing food is just time consuming and when you get to smell your cooking you tend to lose your appettite from it. So I am the type of person who likes to have a chef around or probably a cook. I'd rather do the dishes because I want to be sure that the utensils and plates that I will use are clean and greaseless.
• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your response .
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• Philippines
9 Sep 08
I hate doing dishes, just like you. It's maybe because you just stand and let your arms do the work. Doing dishes can cause a lot of back pain for standing for a long time. Oh i love to have a dishwasher. It's one of my wish list. I like cleaning the toilet, the floor tiles, the kitchen floor, but oh dishwashing seems so tiring. I don't know why.
• Canada
10 Sep 08
I know , I really need my dishwasher fixed and hooked up but am sure when we go to do this are going to find out because it hasn't been used in years that there is going to be other problems . I will probably end up having to get another one , which I can't afford , which means doing dishes by hand for a long time . Thank you for your response .
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• Canada
9 Sep 08
oh no!I hate doing chores but I think the most hated chore is wash the dishes.It seems the dishes will always in my sink even after I washed a pile.Sometimes I asked my husband to wash it for me.Folding laundry is ok to me because you only fold once and that's it.I guess sometimes I have to wash the dishes more than 3 times day.:(
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
I think that is what it is about the dishes they always seem never ending and like you said they have to be done at least 3 times a day if not more . Thank you for your response .
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@enavnai13 (509)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
of all the household chores, what i hate the most is doing the laundry... coz we don't use washing machines so we do it by hands... not only it is painful to my hands, i also suffer from severe backache... i can also feel pain in my shoulders, especially the right side... cleaning the house is not a problem to me but it just really takes time.. it could even take the whole day just cleaning my room, how much more the entire house.. but that's just fine for me.. i think i just really hate washing clothes...
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
I would have to agree that if I had to wash my clothes by hand that would be even worse then doing the dishes . Thank you for your response .
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• United States
9 Sep 08
I'm laughing inside just reading what you wrote about "having to do the dishes when I was younger"! My mom used to MAKE US do the dishes after dinner every night too. She would say to me and my sister "Girls, I'm gonna let you do the dishes". We would respond with "GEE, THANKS MOM!" lol And my mom used to tell me the same thing about "when you're older and have kids, YOU can tell THEM what to do" or I hear the phrase ringing in my head "'CAUSE I'M THE MAMA, THAT'S WHY!" Well now, I am the mama, so I can give commands but I probably don't give out as many as I should. The chore I hate the most would be cleaning the bathrooms! EEEEEWWWWWWWW! I am constantly looking for the next best thing that comes out so that chore will be easier! Anyone found it yet??? lol I know it sounds gross, but I hate HAIR! On the cabinet, in the sink, in the tub, in the drain! I'll stop there, but you get where I'm coming from, right? You can imagine how badly I hate to sweep bathroom floors...... You hit the nail on the head by saying that it's just easier to do some things yourself instead of arguing back and forth with kids. I am guilty of doing the same thing! It leaves me thinking that I'm not really doing them (our myself) any favors though, by letting them get by with not contributing around the house and helping out.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Hey self cleaning bathroom ... wouldn't that be nice :) Although I don't mind cleaning the bathroom , I really don't care for the hair either especially when you have to take it out of the drains because it gets stuck in there , mostly the shower . That just turns my stomach every time but thankfully is not a daily job :) Thank you for your response .
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• United States
9 Sep 08
cleaning the kitchen.it's a constant battle with my family,they're always right behind me messing it back up.looks like i never did it after a couple of hours,it's very frustrating.it takes 2 seconds to wipe up a spill,but they leave it there for me instead.
• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your response .
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• Philippines
9 Sep 08
For me, it would be doing the laundry and washing dishes as well. Both were quite time consuming particularly if I am washing lots of clothes or dishes and also my hands get wrinkled after washing it for a long time. Not to mention, I feel very tired after doing these chores.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your response .
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• United States
9 Sep 08
I hate washing dishes, just for that same fact as well, but I would rather wash dishes then clean restroom. I used to work at the cleaning compnay to clean offices and they always had you set for one particular thing. Every cleaning company I had to clean bathrooms. It is so disgusting and I could never handle cleaning the restrooms. My mom even made me not only wash dishes, but also clean restrooms as well.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your resonse .
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• Canada
9 Sep 08
First of all,I don't mean to be rude but it is "most" not "mosted". And the chore I hate is dishes. I would rather do laundry or sweep or iron.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Yes you are right , it was a typo and never noticed it until you pointed it out lol . Thank you for your resonse .
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@my2boys (821)
• United States
9 Sep 08
The chore that I hate to do most arounf the house is cook. I hate cooking. I always said that if I ever got rich I wouldnt mind cleaning my own house but one of the first things that I would do is to hire a cook.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
Thank you for your resonse .
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@rakittera (802)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
I hate pressing/ironing clothes! It can suck away the energy of my entire body. I can wash as many clothes as I can, but I hate ironing them. Especially if weather is too hot. I'll be all too wet from perspiration before I even finish 10 pieces of clothing to iron. I have no problems washing the dishes, cleaning the comfort rooms or washing the clothes. These things I can do. But when it comes to ironing clothes, I'm willing to pay somebody else to do it for me.
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• Canada
10 Sep 08
You need to get one of them dryers that does the ironing for you . A friend of mine had one and I thought it was really neat . It actaully really did make the clothes look like they had been ironed just by throwing them in for a second :) Thank you for your resonse .
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