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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DW is pregnant with our first (a boy) and we were just talking about all the chores I had to do as kid. And that I was going to expect the same of my son.

By 10 years old I was:
-Washing, drying, and folding my own laundry
-Mowing the lawn and trimming hedges. I didn't get to use the bladed edger until I was 12 or so.
-Washing and drying my dishes when I ate on my own (we had no dishwasher when I was growing up in the early 90s)
-Taking turns to vacuum and mop floors
-Making my own food when I wasn't eating with the rest of the family

Fortunately, my mom cleaned the bathrooms. Which likely explains my hatred and avoidance of cleaning bathrooms as an adult.

The more you force your kids to do, the more they are capable of handling as adults. [/quote]

I am just going to keep laughing at your post![/quote]

I disagree--this DH has the right idea.  You can do all this when they are young.  When they grow up doing it, they will continue doing it.  The issue with OP is they are grown and have NOT been doing it, so getting them to change will be monumental.  Therefore she needs to get them out of her house; they have a chance at changing only out of this environment.   [/quote]
Oh please! We all had some similar idea, putting it into practice is altogether different. Especially in the well off DMV families.[/quote]

He may have the right idea, but I have a policy of not taking parenting advice from someone whose parenting experience to date is limited to ejaculation. [/quote]
Preach![/quote]

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