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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I correct my kids when they load the dishwasher in a way that won’t get things clean- but I don’t correct them just because it’s not the way *I* would do it. (I do move things around to make them fit the way I want, but that’s on me not them).

Same goes for pretty much everything else. I don’t care if they fold their clothes- I do care that they don’t leave their stuff in the washer or dryer for too long. Or if their clean clothes stay all over their floor for more than a day.

It’s fine to tell them the best way to do something, but be self aware enough to let go the details that aren’t actually important. [/quote]

I agree. Tbh, I like to sort utensils separately in a dishwasher, I have a spoon section and a fork section, so that when I reach for a spoon I don't stab myself with a fork... and my DH still cannot follow the "rule" after 20 years :) And obviously, how our teen makes his bed is not as neat as when I do it, but as long as it's done by the time our cat wants to go on it for a nap, it's fine. If it's not done though and the cat gets in, he gets to rewash all his sheets! [/quote]

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