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I do not agree. I did not have children to put them to work and perform manual labor. You do not have to treat your 13 year old like guest, but we should still be treating them like children because that is what they are.[/quote]

Well, for starters, no.  Your 13-year-old is an adolescent, which means he/she is in transition from childhood to adulthood.

Furthermore, my 3-year old twins (who are, y'know, ACTUAL children) appear to do more chores than OP's teenager.  They may only have two official.chores each, but they help set the table, put clothes in the dryer, they help wash plastic dishes, they help with dinner nearly every night, and they each have one item they can cook all the way through withour help (supervision, but not help).

I don't know anyone who had kids "so they could perform manual labor,"  but I know a hellofalot of parents who want there kids to be functional adults.  Laundry, cleaning, dishes, basic house/yard/car upkeep is all part of that, and neglecting to teach your kid the needed skills is a bit silly, considering that they may well be moving out in 5 short years.[/quote]

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