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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My elementary schooler is supposed to do their own laundry? I didn’t until college and I turned out just fine.[/quote]

Same. This thread is pretty fakey/tryhard.[/quote]

Laundry is so easy, though??

It's one of the easiest chores nowadays, if you have modern machines.

-Take your stuff (or everyone's) to the washing machine (probably don't even need to sort by color). May need to know what can't be put in machine.
-Put in detergent, press a button or two (learn which).
-Swing by in an hour and throw in dryer, press a button or two (learn which).
-Take out, bring to room, fold and put away

??[/quote]

I'm a little iffy about some of the suggestions here but my five year old can do laundry and run the dishwasher.  This seems like a weird one to be phased by.[/quote]

It's funny how our backgrounds can color our opinions on things.  original pps think have an 8 your old do laundry is fake or over the top.  You see it as fine, but think other things are  iffy.   Based on my upbringing I find alot of these suggestions babyish.[/quote]

I agree, but times have changed. I can’t tell you how many 8/9/10yo cannot tie shoes. Why? Way more athletic slip-on shoes than in the 70/80s. I coach youth sports. When the kids on my team ask me to tie their shoes, I tell them I will do it once, but after that they need to learn to do it without mom/dad. Parents have been very appreciative bc sometimes it takes a trusted outsider to motivate a kid. I haven’t had single kid not do it. As long as a kid showed me he/she tried first, I had no problem helping. They are so proud when they can finally do it. In my day, if you didn’t have shoe thing down pat by K, kids and adults would at least side-eye you.

I’m sure you’re familiar with this list from the 1979s.

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/[/quote]

Not sure what point you are trying to make.  Anyway proplr were just  giving their opinions. You came in here looking to be offended ( I turned out just fine) and accusing people of being fake.[/quote]

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