Text from a friend to say she is calling in for a (socially distanced) coffee on her way home. I got up and tidied round, wiped down surfaces etc and noticed crumbs on the floor from 12 year old’s lunch. I shouted up to him to come down at the end of the round of whatever game he was on. He did so and hoovered quite happily. When he when back up I could hear him telling his mates (in group chat) that he’d had to do a bit of hoovering. Two of them could be heard expressing surprise at this and one said ‘Your mum is strict, isn’t she?’
Surely it was a normal and reasonable request? My son accepts it without question.