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DD15 housework

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HeArInGhandsgirl11 · 05/05/2022 12:20

My DD15 has told me that I expect too much from her.
My expectations are:

Her responsibility to keep her room tidy(polish, Hoover ect)

Around 2-3 times a week I ask her to empty ( not fill) the dishwasher

1-2 a week I ask her to Hoover the house ( I only ever ask her to do this when I am working a 15 hour shift, meaning I'm out all day until the evening)

Am I a mum from hell, or is she being lazy.

She thinks I'm awful for expecting her to do so much 🙄

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sickofthisnonsense · 05/05/2022 16:39

The chores my teens do(14&15)

Feed the cats and rabbit
Let the rabbit out am and put him away Pm
Clean the hutch every week
Clean litter box if required- everyone does this if they see(or smell) it so it isn't just their chore.

Keep their rooms clean & tidy

Put the bins out - this included emptying all the bins in the house for general waste weeks.
Make One cup of tea a day

Make their own breakfast and lunches

Put their washing away. If it isn't in the laundry basket it isn't washed

Wash their own reusable sanitary pads

Everyone stacks the dishwasher as they go
They will help unload it if reminded.

Empty the shower plug of hair( they have long hair- me and DH don't)

They will clean bathroom sinks if asked

We have a eufy for downstairs so they only have to hoover their own rooms.

They cook or help cook at least once a week.

HeArInGhandsgirl11 · 09/05/2022 19:28

Thanks guys, we now have a chore list with extra chores 😂

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AryaStarkWolf · 10/05/2022 10:31

HeArInGhandsgirl11 · 09/05/2022 19:28

Thanks guys, we now have a chore list with extra chores 😂

I bet she's sorry she rocked the boat now! :p

LindaEllen · 10/05/2022 11:16

Not only is that not too much, I would think she should be doing more. Like when you're on a 15 hour shift she should also be cooking dinner.

Indicatrice · 10/05/2022 11:18

So the main areas for hoovering, not bedrooms.we have a bird who is very messy so I have to Hoover that room every day.

I was going to say 2 x vacuuming whole house is a lot, but vacuuming the main area twice a week given the bird is not much at all.

she doesn't see the lint of hoovering when I have already hoovered the day before .

Well then tell her she can do the vacuuming so she doesn't have to worry about who did it the day before.

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