Handling the household chores

Sounds great.Becasue in my house my mother seems do more housework then all of us. I just sweep the floor in the morning.and wash my clother,i can't cook,and i have a little borther and he don't do any housework at all. my father neither.Now i feel sorry to my mum.Snice that i will try do more housework and spare her job

Kelly- We don't have a house yet, so we don't have those duties but when we do I can't say he'd do the outside just because he should. I love working in the garden, etc so I imagine we'd work together like we do now. I don't believe in children doing housework, so my children will never have "chores". Their only duty is to keep their room as they see fit. I will do the job of inspecting for hidden sandwiches, etc. I believe that I did the housework before they were born, and I will continue to do it after. Though, my son who is 2 1/2 has already started to mimic me pretending to vaccum, etc so I know I'm showing him the right example, and when he does pick up I praise him for it. I don't have select duties for my husband other than trash. I asked early on if he minded doing it because it is the one thing I hate doing. And he does it. The rest we just split. Sometimes he does laundry, other times I do it. It works out well for us. Namaste-Anora

chores are based on who can do what here, I am disabled so there are things I just cannot do

it is just me and my daughter here. She is 15 and the concept is that this is OUR home...not MINE. I am NOT the RULER. it is OUR job to keep the home in order. I've raised 4 under that concept and it works. of course you have to tolerate that they may at times have "decorating schemes" you don't really like but it is their home as well. it's all about the compromise and working together. Now that it is just me and my 15 year old...we really don't have an issue. she has a lot of pride in our home. I don't have to delegate chores. We both make sure it gets done.

in terms of household works. we all do our shares. and yes we have our own delegated works. it does not have to be same chores every day. we exchange chores as we wanted to. the important is that we get to help each other out specially when other family members are finding it hard to their task for some reasons like lack of time and etc.

In my house, it is just me and my husband. We share the chores pretty equally. There are certain things that I usually do - like the dishes and cleaning the bathroom. There are some things that he usually does - like the laundry and mowing the grass. But none of the chores are set in stone! I really like our system. We work as a team. So if something needs done, we just do it. If my husband is really busy, I try to get everything done at home so that we can relax together. He does the same for me. I think the system works so well because neither of us gets frustrated because we feel like we are doing all of the work. I know that can be a big problem for a lot of people! When we do have children, I will expect them to help with chores. Obviously a 5 year old cant mow the lawn, but they can learn which are weeds and which are flowers in the flowerbed to help! They can help gather up dirty dishes. They can pick up their toys and help fold and put away clothes. They may not do everything perfectly when they are young, but they will learn!

Around my house, no one does anything of value when it comes to housework except for me. Even my spouse who is currently unemployed delights in pointing out all the cleaning I've missed, even though he does nothing but make a mess and sleep all day. Kind of depressing. But then, again, he was the same way when he had a job. But he had much less time at the house to complain. Currently, his only household chore is to make sure the cat litter box is cleaned out once a day. But he always 'forgets' and does the other stuff he wants to do. And then my cats end up pooping on my living room carpet.

It has always been a policy in the family that everybody should chip in when it comes to doing the housework. It is not really possible for a single person to do everything well. Up to now a few of my kids try to avoid dulfilling their share, citin homework as the main reason. Sometimes the excuse given is accepted. At other times they are asked to do some household chores first. It is the nature of young children to emulate their parents' actions. My youngest child, who is about 2 years and 2 months old, is always willing to do something when asked to. So far he has learned that sharp objects are dangerous. He likes helping with the laundry. all the best, rosdimy

I do almost all of the chores. I live with my son. He's four, but he helps fold the laundry and keep his room neat. Other than that, I do it.

It's just me and my hubby. and it's nice because he and i can do a lot of sperate household choirs but if i get sick, he get's to it all. he doesn't mind since he's the guy and good with cleaning toilets and sinks.

Ideally everyone in the house should share in the chores even if they only do a small part. In this house it is definitely not divided out properly. There are 3 families that stay here and the one family that makes the most mess does not do hardly any cleaning. The two people in the house that do most of the cleaning are disabled. It can be very aggravating having to always clena up after someone else especially when you are not feeling good.