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[quote=Anonymous]Our boys are 18 and 15 we had the same struggles as you 0P but sometime around late middle school we change the language instead of calling it “chores” we told the oldest that he is in charge of taking out the trash and recycling every Monday he  “owned” it it was his job to do every single trash day until he left for college unless he was sick in bed. Now that he’s in college our youngest owns that job. Everyone contributes to the household. I think “ownership” is something we learn at work- don’t do it half-ass; take it all on 100%. We have a few other things like this that the boys do like unloading the dishes I haven’t done those things in over 5 years. They also do their own laundry, cleanup their rooms and help put away their clothes for the winter/summer seasons or when it’s time to give give away or throw away items that no longer fit. Just don’t beat yourself up about it, we still have cleaners that come every 2 weeks, so we’re not perfect, but we are teaching them. If they can take ownership of 3-4 big things, you will set them up for success. It also keeps you out of feeling resentful that you’re doing everything .  [/quote]

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