What's one thing you HATE doing but have to do?

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Mine is brushing my teeth. It just feels like such a chore because I'm clearly very lazy.

@Bluetit101

Going to the petrol station. And if pay at the pump isn't working I'd rather drive to another one than go in the actual station to pay. Don't know why, just a proper bug bear of mine

Now, I'm the complete opposite. If Pay at Pump is the only option, I go somewhere else. I can never get P@P to work and I always assume its taken my money twice.

Pulling long hair out of plugholes - eeurghhh.

Getting my 12yo DS up and out of the house for school every morning. It. Is. Torture.

Putting the laundry away. God it's practically impossible to do.

Putting fuel in the car.

In the days when I needed extra help in the house, sifting through aupairs online. Just awful.

@GinWithASplashOfTonic - Regarding remembering which side the hole is, have a look at your fuel gauge and there should be a little arrow next to it. The way it points is which side your fuel tank is on. I only found this out myself fairly recently - mind blowing 😅

Emptying the dishwasher, dusting and pairing socks, but the worst job is continually trying to find homes for things that DC and DH leave lying around.

Putting washing away
Changing my bed( so frustrating when I have no functional left hand/ arm/ body!)

Coaxing homework refusing DD2(9) to sit and do her maths homework.

The world hates her, it's not fair, she hates homework, she hates school, she hates who she sits with, she screams, flails and wails in frustration, and there's just too much!

Meanwhile I have to keep extremely calm, make placating noises and gently coax her into doing each task. The actual maths questions took 50 minutes, but could easily have been done in half that if we cut out the weekly performance. Which I explain several times a week.

Every. Single. Week.

Putting petrol in the car. Fills me with dread. I feel like a silly little woman every Time I do it. No idea why!

Hoovering the stairs carpet & making appointments

Putting salt in the dishwasher

I'm with @clinkymonkey getting my 15yo DS out of bed and ready to leave house for school Monday to Friday is fraught with stress every day

I'd forgotten how traumatic it is having not done it regularly for 6m!

[quote Inastatus]@GinWithASplashOfTonic - Regarding remembering which side the hole is, have a look at your fuel gauge and there should be a little arrow next to it. The way it points is which side your fuel tank is on. I only found this out myself fairly recently - mind blowing 😅[/quote]
Thanks for the tip! I only recently found out this was a thing too. And because of not needing the car as much recently I haven't topped the car up to try this revelation out

Dusting, it’s pointless with 2 dogs.
Changing the bed
Getting up early for work

Doing my tax return.

Ironing and food shopping

Every bit of housework, life admin already mentioned. I'll add:

Taking pictures for Instagram. Not of myself, I sell stuff online and having to prepare the scene, drag the bright lamp over, stage the item and sprinkle flower petals, dried fruits or other pretty shit around it takes ages. Then go through all the photos to pick the best one, edit it, upload it and think of a caption and a million hastags 😡 I spend longer taking photos of the thing than actually making it.

Buy christmas/birthday/retirement anniversary presents. Amazon wishlists should be compulsory.

Putting petrol in the car and putting washing away.

Mandatory self learning for work. It's so tedious.

Cooking. I do so much of it. I feel like a unpaid chef.

Putting the food shopping away.

Oh, and giving flea treatment to my cats.

I suspect the cat hates it more.