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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids get up in the morning and go to school. They are only responsible for doing very well in school and EC activities. I will facilitate stuff for them (buying supplies, gear, bringing food, travelling, registering) but I do not manage the day to day academics. They come back quite late.  Weekends are spent in studies,  more activities, family events or hanging out with friends,  if they are not travelling.  I make their beds, do their laundry, cook food, clean/straighten the house - every single day. We also have a full social calendar and usually weekends are devoted to that.

We are ok with our kids not doing chores because  when will they do the chores?  :lol: They are out of the house at 6:30 am and back home at 5:30pm and then have several hours of homework and activities. So should I not make their beds or clean up or have their meals ready? Sorry, but this is not helping the kids to succeed, is it?

We believe in being supportive and loving parents to our fantastic kids.  I have no need to be a gaslighter. YMMV. [/quote]

Are you a SAHM? I can’t imagine doing all of that on my own, plus managing my career. I am also a supporting and loving parent to my fabulous kids.[/quote]

I am a WOHM, with a strict 9 to 5 schedule (without a lunch break - I eat at desk), and thankfully with a 5 minute commute.  I finish the entire days cooking in the morning before I go to work  That way DH or I have the time to load the dishwasher and clean the kitchen.  Laundry and cleaning is done in the evening, everyday.  If I don't do laundry everyday then it is a complete and utter mess. Even one load can make a huge difference to manageability at our house. I also have a weekly maid who comes on the weekend for 3 hours, so that helps a lot with deep cleaning and entertaining.  Finally,  my kids are considerate human beings. They will at least do the bare minimum and follow house rules - - putting their dirty laundry in the right hampers so I do not have to sort,  no clothes on the floor, emptying their lunch box, thermos & water bottles, putting their shoes and coats away etc.

We are also a no-indoor-shoes,  no pets, no smoking, no junk-food-snacking family - so all of that minimizes mess.  My kids actually will do some occasional chores - replenishing tissue paper boxes in all rooms and bedrooms, restocking hand soap and toilet paper rolls etc.  It is not chores assigned to them however.  [/quote]

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