Should parents make you do chores?

[Conservative,]

Eh, well...

Today my Dad was yelling at me and stuff because I didn't do the dishes. And it made me think...why should I? I didn't ask to be here, they asked for me to be here. I didn't know what I was letting myself in for being born - they did. Surely it's their duty to make my life as comfortable as possible - considering they wanted me...

So I think it's a bit unfair to expect me to drop everything so I can do the dishes or whatever. Especially when I have better things to do.

My favourite arguments are:
I didn't ask to be here - you did, so you should be doing it for me
and
I'm going to be paying for your care home so make my life nice now so I can make yours nice later :)

But do you think it's fair? Should parents make you do chores, or should they let you get on with your life as it was their choice to become parents.

[Moh]

Lucky for me, my mum likes to do things her way, so I'v never really done chores.

If my mums working or something, I'll cook dinner, clean the kitchen and put the dish washer on.

So it's my choice if I do chores :)

[Conservative,]

Lucky for me, my mum likes to do things her way, so I'v never really done chores.

If my mums working or something, I'll cook dinner, clean the kitchen and put the dish washer on.

So it's my choice if I do chores :)

Yeah, my mum & dad like things done their way, but they still ask me to do them, then yell at me when I get it wrong? :S kinda pointless really lol.

And I would cook but my mum doesn't let me. I put my stuff in the dishwasher and that but they always make me do more than really necessary and that's not fair imo :P

[buttons]

WOW you are ******* ungrateful. i honestly can't stand that kind of attitude.
+ it's not always a choice to be a parent lol how narrow-minded can you get?
they shouldn't make you, they should expect you to. they looked after you when you need it the most so you should return the favour. i do it because it takes a few minutes and shows my mum that i don't take her for granted.

[Aidenn]

I do them, and i dont mind doing them.

[Conservative,]

WOW you are ******* ungrateful. i honestly can't stand that kind of attitude.
+ it's not always a choice to be a parent lol how narrow-minded can you get?
they shouldn't make you, they should expect you to. they looked after you when you need it the most so you should return the favour. i do it because it takes a few minutes and shows my mum that i don't take her for granted.

I do what's necessary but in reality why should I do everything. I keep my room tidy, I do my clothes, dishes ect. But I shouldn't be expected to do the whole families dishes, the whole families clothes or whatever. And okay, it's not always a choice to be a parent but it is in most cases and even if it's not they knew it was a potentiality.

[Alkaz]

WOW you are ******* ungrateful. i honestly can't stand that kind of attitude.
+ it's not always a choice to be a parent lol how narrow-minded can you get?
they shouldn't make you, they should expect you to. they looked after you when you need it the most so you should return the favour. i do it because it takes a few minutes and shows my mum that i don't take her for granted.
I agree with this. Perhaps they were the ones who decided to bring you into this world and it was also them who have fed, watered, homed and loved you for the last X amount of years. They've also been the ones buying you presents, clothes and many other things which they don't have to do. Doing the dishes or the like isn't really going to hurt anyone and just goes a little way to showing them how much you appreciate them.

To add to the above, whilst you're there why not just do the rest? My sister and brother are like that and I personally find it really ignorant and arrogant of them.

[Nemo]

I do what's necessary but in reality why should I do everything. I keep my room tidy, I do my clothes, dishes ect. But I shouldn't be expected to do the whole families dishes, the whole families clothes or whatever. And okay, it's not always a choice to be a parent but it is in most cases and even if it's not they knew it was a potentiality.
they do the whole family's cooking, they get ur shopping, they drive u about etc. etc. they do a lot for you so shut up and do it

[Conservative,]

I agree with this. Perhaps they were the ones who decided to bring you into this world and it was also them who have fed, watered, homed and loved you for the last X amount of years. They've also been the ones buying you presents, clothes and many other things which they don't have to do. Doing the dishes or the like isn't really going to hurt anyone and just goes a little way to showing them how much you appreciate them.

but then in later life I'll be the one paying for their housing & whatever.

I know this thread makes me sound like a lazy ungrateful **** but it annoys me so much when they expect me to drop everything to do something that my brothers could do. - That's the other thing, they always ask ME, not my brothers. :l

[Inseriousity.]

Yes they should. They work, they bring you up so the least you can do for them is do a few things around the house to ease the burden especially when you reach your teens. That being said, turning you into a child slave is obviously wrong.

[Conservative,]

Yes they should. They work, they bring you up so the least you can do for them is do a few things around the house to ease the burden especially when you reach your teens. That being said, turning you into a child slave is obviously wrong.

That was kinda my point. Sometimes it feels like they just use me to do their chores. I'm not bothered if they ask me to clear the table or something once in a while, but honestly right now they ask me to do everything - hence this thread.

[Moh]

but then in later life I'll be the one paying for their housing & whatever.

I know this thread makes me sound like a lazy ungrateful **** but it annoys me so much when they expect me to drop everything to do something that my brothers could do. - That's the other thing, they always ask ME, not my brothers. :l

It is unfair that you have to do it all the time. Imo you should take turns if you have to do chores or all work together so one day you wash the dishes whilst your brothers do something else and then they do the dishes whilst you do something else.

[buttons]

That was kinda my point. Sometimes it feels like they just use me to do their chores. I'm not bothered if they ask me to clear the table or something once in a while, but honestly right now they ask me to do everything - hence this thread.
you are so ******* right
they make you meals, pay for your school stuff or whatever. you must be the luckiest slave on earth!
& i do EVERY chore in my house. i do my brothers washing/clean his room, hoover/iron/shopping and also make supper most days because my mum and brother aren't capable of it and i'm okay with that. if it bothers you so much why don't you tell them it's unfair instead of ******** like a little baby. you're gonna have to do it one day anyway.

[dirrty]

eurgh. it's ******* house chores, not like your dads coming into your room at night and asking for those kind of chores.

be grateful with what your family have given you, and PAY YOUR RESPECTS by doing the simplest of tasks which they ask of you. it's not like they're asking for you to pay rent or anything. your 'rent' is essentially helping around the house, because afterall, by living somewhere, you should help around as common curtsy.

[Judas]

yes, they should. have you ever seen that show, young dumb and living off mum? thats what people that dont do chores end up like. lazy, ungrateful and spoilt. you cant expect everything to be handed to you on a plate, cos if you think this is bad wait until you go off into the real world on your own, and spoilt kids who dont do chores struggle in life.

[Conservative,]

It is unfair that you have to do it all the time. Imo you should take turns if you have to do chores or all work together so one day you wash the dishes whilst your brothers do something else and then they do the dishes whilst you do something else.
My mum tried that it ended up with me doing it everyday because my brothers refused to and she expected me to do it all? :S

you are so ******* right
they make you meals, pay for your school stuff or whatever. you must be the luckiest slave on earth!
& i do EVERY chore in my house. i do my brothers washing/clean his room, hoover/iron/shopping and also make supper most days because my mum and brother aren't capable of it and i'm okay with that. if it bothers you so much why don't you tell them it's unfair instead of ******** like a little baby. you're gonna have to do it one day anyway.

Yeah I have to do it one day, I realise that, but then surely I should be allowed to spend my days doing more productive things now.

[Alkaz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3g_P3clEf8
I think that is a brilliant song. So yes, I do think that parents should make their children do ''chores''.

[dirrty]

Yeah I have to do it one day, I realise that, but then surely I should be allowed to spend my days doing more productive things now.
i'd class doing chores and thus keeping the house in a nice state is pretty productive... unless you feel playing games, being on hxf etc. is more productive eh?

[buttons]

My mum tried that it ended up with me doing it everyday because my brothers refused to and she expected me to do it all? :S


Yeah I have to do it one day, I realise that, but then surely I should be allowed to spend my days doing more productive things now.
unless you work your ass off at a job or college/uni or finding a cure for cancer then don't talk **** to me about 'productive'

[Conservative,]

i'd class doing chores and thus keeping the house in a nice state is pretty productive... unless you feel playing games, being on hxf etc. is more productive eh?

Most of the time I'm doing coursework or something along those lines.