@Ipadflowers haha i have sat on sofas lol. We had two living rooms growing up, ground floor living room for guests. first floor living room was a big room with an old sofa and two computer desks and a piano and an electric organ. We also had a third living room on the second floor but that was used as my dad's home office (he had a shared study with my mum on the first floor, but kept his business files on the second floor). but thats why the ground floor living room was for guests, my family had many other living spaces to use.
We were a multi-generational household of 6 so had lots of separate spaces. It was a tropical country with 30 degree celsius heat so the offical rule was to come home after school, eat and then shower immediately before homework and play. Once we were showered, we weren't allowed on the sofas, just allowed on beds and to do homework at the desk. My parents had no maid, my dad had his own business, my mum worked till 11 pm every night, my grandparents were elderly (and only really did childcare) so my parents were very strict about trying to keep the house clean and not bringing the dirt in.
And of course when I was older, we would pick my mum at her office before going to a restaurant or eatery for dinner and by the time we got home, it was 10 pm (and so I would wash). Weekends were spent going to church, sunday school, tuition classes and visiting family. Not much time for slouching on the sofa lol, I am fascinated by the stories here. I grew up with a mum who was always working until 11 pm, that was the norm! Has she ever slouched in her life, I wonder...