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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 17 year old daughter and 15 year old son.  They both do their own laundry and take care of lunch.  The rule in our house is you can either make it or buy school lunch and they usually do some of each.  As far as chores go, we are somewhat lax and I struggle with that.  They both have one regular job, DS sets the table and DD takes out the trash and have had these chores for a number of years.  In addition, everyone clears there own plates and puts them in the dishwasher after any meal eaten at home.  That is all the positive, however.

Either me or my husband do everything else, including cleaning pots and pans, all yard work etc...  The kids rooms are always a mess, and even when they "pick up" for the housecleaners every 2 weeks they just pile stuff out of the way.  I hate it, but I hate fighting about it more.  They are both fully capable, but don't care that their rooms are messy.

If I had to do it over again, I would start imposing chores earlier.  The earlier you start the less they question. [/quote]

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