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[quote=Anonymous][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: Do kids who don't do chores tend to think that they're "too good" to do them? [/quote]

NP. They become adults who either don't see or don't value and consequently, don't do the work that's necessary to maintain a home.

Obviously, there are naturally neat/clean people who will maintain  a neat/clean home because that's their personality. So they're doing what they want to do anyways. There are also people who are intuitively good team players and want to share the work equally.

However, for most people, they need to learn and practice the good habits that lead to maintaining a clean/neat home, starting in childhood.

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Multiple people have stated that the opposite was true for them...[/quote]

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