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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like a simple enough task to be messing up so royally, but she may be trying to passive aggressively remind your that she is not responsible for general household chores. You can ask her to load and unload (or hand wash) her own dishes and the children's dishes, but technically you're not supposed to ask her to do any other household chores[/quote]

That is BS. AP is part of the family and can absolutely be asked to help out with family chores. My AP empties the dishwasher. And you know what, I clean her bathroom. She also takes out the trash while my husband and I handle the recycling and taking bins up and down the driveway. [/quote]

+1.  We see her as an adult in the house capable of doing her share of the housework.  She can take out the trash, empty the dishwasher, vacuum common spaces-- she just shouldn't be the only one doing those things and shouldn't do more than her "share".  Some families just do an assigned AP task, like the dishwasher, and do the rest themselves.  We always do the "share" method.  But she is not a guest in our house.  She's a family member.  That brings the same responsibilities as the rest of us, all of whom do chores.[/quote]

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