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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the definition of a chore? My kids have to clear their places after eating, hang up towels after bathing, etc. I don't have them take out the garbage, they have helped me and once or twice proactively put it out on trash day. [b]Those of you that never had chores, how did you learn what/how to do things around the house?[/b][/quote]

Laundry I figured out when I went to college. I had a little book that talked about stain treatments for various things but otherwise all clothes have labels that tell you what to do...
Cleaning a toilet is basically wiping it until it's clean. Wipe all the spots and you're good to go. It takes five seconds to figure that out. 
Dishwashers do all the work for you, and if you have to hand wash something, you do the same thing as the toilet - wipe/scrub it all until it's clean. Drying is...obvious?
Picking up after yourself is something I think most people have to do even if they don't do chores, but to the extent you had someone following you around to do it as a kid, at some point as an adult you would figure out that if you never picked your socks up then you would just have socks everywhere. Actions = consequences. 
Having cleaners growing up meant our house was pretty much always spotless, so as an adult you learn what to do by seeing what is dirty. [/quote]

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