Okay so it's only minor but I feel like it reflects a wider attitude.
Daughter (18) had a box of treasury tags out several nights ago. I was sweeping up under the table and the box was open and the tags scattered all over the floor. I told her & she said they weren't hers because she'd only used two. I pointed out that if she'd put the box away they wouldn't be scattered all over the floor. So she said 'would you like me to tidy them up for you?' I replied that I would like them tidied up but she wouldn't be doing it 'for me' since it wasn't me who put them there. She rolled her eyes and my partner called me petty.
I know it's minor but I just feel it's symptomatic of the attitude that tidying up is my job, regardless of whose mess it is. Like when we have someone coming over and my partner points out what needs clearing or cleaning but doesn't move to do any of it, even when it's not my visitor, nor my mess.
I don't mind doing general household cleaning, obviously.
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ScathingContempt · 28/02/2015 00:19
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