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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up doing chores.  It taught me some useful life skills, but more than that, it taught me that there are things that just have to be done to maintain a home, and you just have to do them, whether you want to or not.  It also taught me that I wasn't "too good" to take out the trash or scrub the bathroom or whatever.  And, it taught me that being part of family means sharing in both the work and the fun of the family.  It's not just about "being responsible," it's about being responsible for something in particular -- the home you live in, and the people you share it with.  [/quote]

I think teaching your kids these lessons is really important.

"It also taught me that I wasn't "too good" to take out the trash or scrub the bathroom or whatever." This made me wonder: [b]Do kids who don't do chores tend to think that they're "too good" to do them?[/b] [/quote]

From my sample size of one, I can say I never thought I was too good to do chores even though I never did them. I never looked down on the people who did them either. I still don't.[/quote]

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