Anonymous wrote:This was mentioned in another thread as being evidence that a person is out-of-touch and I'm curious what people think of that assessment. Do you clean your own toilet and what do you think your answer says about you?
I clean my own toilet (and also other people's toilets -- I am the only person in my household who regularly cleans bathrooms). I have never really thought about it before but I actually do think this kind of chore sort of "keeps you humble" because while not laborious it is kind of gross.
I also feel this way about other chores though and about certain aspects of childcare (changing diapers or taking care of a kid with the stomach flu or potty training kids) that I do think most parents go through even if they have housecleaners. So I don't think you have to clean your own toilets to be down to earth -- it's just one of many things you can do that will keep you kind of humble about the human experience.
No, we use cleaners, but if it needs a clean in between I do it. It's one of the things we choose to outsource but I have no qualms about doing it and will expect it to become one of my kids' chores once they are older.