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What household chores do you dislike doing most?

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AutumnWreath · 29/08/2026 10:14

What are your pet hates when doing chores around the house ?

Hate peeling potatoes but weirdly love grating cheese .

Hate when you take out the washing from the machine and find you've left a tissue in a pocket and it's all over the clothes ( is that my fault for not checking or theirs for leaving one in ?Hmm
Cleaning windows.

Cleaning skirting boards .

Taking out the rubbish

I'm sure I'll agree with a load of yours as well .

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gamerchick · 29/08/2026 13:08

Cleaning the fridges. Detest it with passions. So the deal is I do the bogs and husband does the fridges. I don't mind bogs.

Abracadabra12345 · 29/08/2026 13:10

mondaytosunday · 29/08/2026 12:30

I mean just about everything. Cleaning the bathroom. I really hate changing the duvet cover so resolved that by getting a cover less one.

The same here!

SusanSHelit · 29/08/2026 13:15

Scooping the litter trays, which is unfortunate as it's a twice daily necessity.

Putting laundry away. Not so bad now ds does his own

Cleaning the hair out of the plughole

Hand washing the dishes that can't go in the dishwasher (a few wooden bowls, some delicate glassware, pans that don't fit, my good knives etc)

Taking the bin bags to the wheelie bins. This is also now dss job (he's nearly 13 and bigger than me so can do it more easily than me now anyway)

I'm not too bothered by the rest

omghereistrouble · 29/08/2026 14:09

hated hoovering with carpal tunnel and a dodgy hip used to kill me. solution moved to a bungalow and bought a cordless Shark. its not a pet one but the amount of hair it picked up from the dog was amazing
used to hate duvet changing used to have to lie down after it! now i have coverless duvets just whisk off the bed into the washing machine then put out on the line or pop over the kitchen door voila! do not dread bed changing now
if i am left to do things when i feel well enough its not too bad but oven cleaning is horrible, also fridge cleaning out and sorting out rubbish ie putting it in recycle and non recycle the list keeps changing and confuses me. not to mention standing in the rain dithering around which bin is not my fave occupation

Beelzebob · 29/08/2026 14:13

Emptying the dishwasher. Can’t explain why but it feels soul destroying.

DH has emptied it nearly every morning for twenty years because he knows I hate doing it. ❤️

whatwouldlilacerullodo · 29/08/2026 14:21

Hate changing bedsheets and taking the rubbish out. Love cooking, don't mind washing dishes (but I have a machine) and ironing, but don't like like that it takes a long time.

Betterbeingdead · 29/08/2026 14:29

Cleaning the shower thankless task . Ditto the oven . Changing the bed covers
I love gardening and sewing and baking

Miniaturemom · 29/08/2026 14:33

I am very small, and I hate changing bedding. I find it very difficult, particularly because my oldest has a bunk bed.

BCBird · 29/08/2026 14:46

All chores apart from.ironing- i find this quite therapeutic Smile

ChamonixMountainBum · 29/08/2026 14:55

Probably cleaning the oven, closely followed by cleaning the bins.

Meteorite87 · 29/08/2026 14:57

Washing up everything (no option for a dishwasher).

SereneReader · 29/08/2026 15:35

Ironing, without a doubt

paomara · 29/08/2026 15:40

All of it. I mean you'd have to be weird to like any form of cleaning/housework wouldn't you? They are called "Chores" for a reason. Enjoyable they ain't, none of it, not one single thing and I resent the amount of time (minimal) that I spend doing these mind numbing repetitive tasks. Huh.

PaperFlyingFucks · 29/08/2026 15:41

I really don't 'hate' any of them but if you were to come to my house you'd think I was severely allergic to all of them.

All my life I've tried to be better. It's such a source of shame. Maybe one day I'll get my shit together.

UniquePinkSwan · 29/08/2026 15:41

Laundry and dishwasher and that’s why DH deals with that

Just to add..the bins. I refuse to do them when DH is available

Clemdfandango · 29/08/2026 15:47

I actually enjoy all types of housework, I find it very satisfying but I detest cooking!

Luckily for me, DH loves cooking and is very good at it, so it's a win-win!

Cotopaxi · 29/08/2026 15:48

Going round and finishing the last 10% of chores that DH has supposedly already finished. Like he takes the rubbish out and does all the recycling, but never puts a bag back in the food waste bin. He just leaves it there with the lid up, waiting. And he's utterly incapable of closing cupboard doors or drawers. Every one just left that bit ajar.
JUST FINISH THE JOB. Aaarghhh.

Headinthecloudsfeetontheground · 29/08/2026 15:55

Ironing and hoovering.

SaraHoliday · 29/08/2026 16:12

AutumnWreath · 29/08/2026 10:14

What are your pet hates when doing chores around the house ?

Hate peeling potatoes but weirdly love grating cheese .

Hate when you take out the washing from the machine and find you've left a tissue in a pocket and it's all over the clothes ( is that my fault for not checking or theirs for leaving one in ?Hmm
Cleaning windows.

Cleaning skirting boards .

Taking out the rubbish

I'm sure I'll agree with a load of yours as well .

Just the one really.... Ironing!

Sparrowsandbudgies · 29/08/2026 16:19

Cleaning the bathroom. Just awful. I’d rather do anything but that and it isn’t even that dirty really. Just find it so tedious.

Weirdly enough I quite like changing the beds which is obviously unusual judging by how many times people have said they hate it here!

CowCat · 29/08/2026 16:25

Rinsing the recycling.

Chiangmymy · 29/08/2026 17:39

Putting a superking duvet cover on…..nightmare!

Catsandcwtches · 29/08/2026 17:44

Hate:

  • Cleaning the toilet
  • cleaning out hairs from shower
  • Cleaning washing machine filter

Strangely don’t mind:

  • Putting washing away
  • Cleaning dishwasher filter
  • Cleaning windows
  • Hoovering
EmmaB1309 · 30/08/2026 17:42

I hate dusting and cleaning the skirting boards!
Hoovering and cleaning toilets I find weirdly satisfying!

Harry12345 · 30/08/2026 17:58

I don’t mind cleaning, I just can’t keep my house tidy and organised at all, hate dealing with washing, if someone would tidy for me I’d quite happily clean