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And the worst household chore award goes to...

135 replies

bunnyhophappy · 25/03/2023 22:22

Well anything house work could be deemed worthy of a place in this category, but I really hate putting the washing away🙄🙄🙄🙄 it makes me so irrationality angry!

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NoLongerATeacher · 26/03/2023 10:06

SmallandSpanish · 25/03/2023 22:40

Cleaning the tooth brush mug. Just. I can't even. No.

Put it in the dishwasher!

wibblewobbleball · 26/03/2023 10:06

The dishwasher. Unloading. Loading. Cleaning it. Hate it 😭

Bluevelvetsofa · 26/03/2023 10:13

Cleaning toilets
Washing windows
Cleaning blinds ( except Zebra blinds which are much better).

FindingMeno · 26/03/2023 10:18

Cleaning the oven, hands down.

bizzywiththefizzy · 26/03/2023 10:59

wibblewobbleball · 26/03/2023 10:06

The dishwasher. Unloading. Loading. Cleaning it. Hate it 😭

I hate all these also, but I hate when the dishwasher breaks down and we get a nasty reminder what life is like without it. And then I don't really hate emptying the dishwasher after all .

NoCatsToday · 26/03/2023 11:00

I actually quite enjoy pairing socks who have become divorced from each other. It is like you are creating harmony where there was previously division.

I find cleaning the fridge boring, time consuming and totally unrewarding.

Squirrelsnut · 26/03/2023 11:05

I hate all of it really, but hoovering makes me genuinely annoyed.

OldTinHat · 26/03/2023 11:23

Emptying the dishwasher 😡

BuffyTheCat · 26/03/2023 11:32

Getting the bastard duvet cover onto the bastard duvet. Makes me swear every fucking time.

mrsbyers · 26/03/2023 12:09

BuffyTheCat · 26/03/2023 11:32

Getting the bastard duvet cover onto the bastard duvet. Makes me swear every fucking time.

I’ve switched to coverless ones now , they just go in the machine

Luckydip1 · 26/03/2023 12:14

bunnyhophappy · 25/03/2023 22:28

Sorry cleaning the shower door!

This!

NeverDropYourMooncup · 26/03/2023 12:17

Cleaning the dishwasher filter.

DP doesn't feel the need to scrape off plates before he puts them in and the inevitable result is an error code every so often.

He found himself unloading, manually cleaning, draining, cleaning the inside and then reloading it at 10.45pm last week because I decided that actually, I'm not going to do it anymore because I'm not the person causing the issue and maybe he'll start scraping the plates if he gets to spend 35 minutes with his hands in evil smelling gloop just before bed.

See also Unblocking the sink, toilet, tumble dryer filter and the detergent drawer.

Allshallbewell2021 · 26/03/2023 12:18

Cleaning toilets and getting hair out of drains 🤮

PleaseJustText · 26/03/2023 12:21

Washing the dishes. We don't have a dishwasher so it's DH's job.

I wasn't a big fan of putting clothes away until I had a big cull of my wardrobe. I have so much space now it's a breeze. Also the laundry can't build up like it used to.

lieselotte · 26/03/2023 12:31

Putting stuff in the compost bin. I hate it when you lift the lid and a load of insects fly out at you. Or, if you are really unlucky, there is a rat looking at you (we've had mice but not rats).

I never ever do it. That is DH's job.

CallieQ · 26/03/2023 12:37

@mrsbyers

I’ve switched to coverless ones now , they just go in the machine

What are these? They sound great but I've never heard of them

Wallywobbles · 26/03/2023 12:49

Thinking of meal ideas.

Everything else I've pretty much delegated.

userxx · 26/03/2023 15:25

Anything bathroom related. Hate it. Spent ages scrubbing the bath but it still looks grubby, does anyone know of a wonder product ?

Bluelightbaby · 26/03/2023 15:26

cleaning bathrooms - hate it

Ireallydohope · 26/03/2023 17:06

Hoovering and mopping loathe doing these

I haven't ironed for years as luckily nothing seems to need it. There is no way I'm ironing sheets

Barold · 26/03/2023 17:15

Hanging clothes to dry. Can never quite fathom why I hate it so much but I really, really do!

MrsRickAstley · 26/03/2023 17:17

Emptying and loading the dishwasher

HelpMeGetThrough · 26/03/2023 17:19

Ironing. Two hours of my life I will never get back today. My own fault, as I didn't do any last weekend.

GoodChat · 26/03/2023 19:21

HelpMeGetThrough · 26/03/2023 17:19

Ironing. Two hours of my life I will never get back today. My own fault, as I didn't do any last weekend.

Just iron what you need to when you want to wear it. You'll be amazed how many clothes don't actually need ironing when you relieve yourself of the pressure. Changed my life!

trampoline123 · 26/03/2023 19:37

I actually don't mind pairing socks, I sit on the bed and it's 10 mins of no one bothering me.

I hate cleaning the oven, cleaning the concrete stairs leading to the flat (we're in a maisonette so they are inside but not inside ) cleaning the high chairs.