Is this child labour?

Question

Im 13 and live in the uk, i get £30 per week in total pocket money (counting school tuck money) but my mam is always going on how i should "do this n that " eg: put ur washing away, yes my mam washes it n irons it but if i dont want to hang it up then surley thats my bizz isnt it? Clean your room! But has she never thought i might just like my own space where i can be messy if i want to???
wash the pots! well yes she might have cooked tea "but isnt that what mams do???
clean up! but why should i be expected to clean up after every one else???
is this child labour or what?

Answer 1

Help ur mother out for gods sake, when ur getting money like that, a week, its only ploite to give something back in return and secondly, u would feel so much better to surprise ur mother by doin these kind deeds, because unlike u my mother died when i was 8 and im 20 now and would do anything to have her back, u only get one mother be grateful for flip sakes

Answer 2

I agree on the room thing but to be honest you should do the washing up. Your parents cleaned up around a tonne of your poop when you were a baby so you owe then serious cleaning in return.
When I was at school (until 1998 when I left school) I got £20 a month to cover everything and most of my mates got even less. £30 a week for a 13 year old is a fortune - I would have had to do all the washing, ironing and gardening to get anywhere near that amount. I get £104 per week from my job at the moment and I have bills to pay.
You seem like a lazybones!

Answer 3

I think this sounds like what a child is suppose to do. What is wrong with helping around the house. don't they feed and cloth and give you a place to live and a good place too? I'm not saying that you should have to pay for all you get but isn't it nice to help out and keep the house looking nice. And for your space it isn't your space, your parents pay all the bills and they should be able to tell you how they want their house kept. When you move out you will have your own space and then you can do what you want.

When I was a kid I did all that stuff you are expected to do plus I did the wash and the ironing. But i think I liked to have my room clean so that was no problem.

Answer 4

you are an *** hole do u know that i'm 14 rite if i'm lucky i get £5 a month if i'm really good (hence why i'm always broke!) i'll learn to b good 1 day!! i'm not aloud out unless i woork for my money wich i cant do cuz my bro steals all the work i'd swap places with u in a 1/2 beat she's not asking a lot i mean come on you're acting like a spoilt little brat i have to feed there pets wash the dishes and keep my room clean all for free its just expected of you and if we dont do it they stop us from using things and going places sorry dude but your not getting my sympathy vote you need to grow up and build some charecter unless your afraid to get your hands dirty !! and i dont even get tuck money i'm not even alowed to take the bus home from school...its 5 miles i have to walk to and from school everyday altogether thank god for the summer!!

Answer 5

No it means you're a lazy little ****! If you were my child you would be washing your own clothes as well as putting them away. You would take out the trash, mow the yard, clean the bathroom, do dishes, help with dinner, clean your room and do it for free, meaning you wouldn't get an allowance. My 10 and 11 year old sons do all of this and have for 3 years.

Answer 6

You are a whiney little brat who needs a bloody good hiding, £30 a week, you should be decorating the damn house for that much.


do as you are told, when you get out in the world you are gonna get the shock of your life, you will have to cook, clean, iron, and even clean your own toilet, appreciate what your mum does for you she wont be around forever.

Answer 7

It is not child labour. When I was ur age, 6years ago, I only got £5.00 a week. And I helped out. Your mum is gving you a lot of pocket money. Dont 4get she does the shopping and most of the housework. Help her out. After all, what will you do when u move out and dont no what a hoover is, or a washing machine is? You'll only have yourself to blame.

Answer 8

your poor mother, you must look at it from her point of view if you never did anything for yourself how do you expect to ever grow up and either get married or have a house of your own. you live in your mothers house then you have to abide by her rules, a few chores never hurt anyone, and believe me you don't know the meaning of child labour. Remember your mum loves you don't forget to tell her sometimes how much you appriciate her.

Answer 9

u are only 13 and u get £30 a week?! i had to work damn hard to get 50p at your age. stop whining and help your mum u spoiled brat. mums are not your personal slaves, they are human beings too u know, go make her a nice cuppa. u are ungrateful and i feel sorry for your mum!
its definitely NOT child labour. helping out is part of growing up. u should be grown up enough to tidy after yourself now and help around the house. quit moaning!

Answer 10

Sweetie, this is your mom doing right by you. You want to earn money, work for it! I know it is hard to believe, but a messy room, not only is your space , it is in your mom's house. Your smelly room, makes the rest of the house smell. You will also probably then complain you have no clean clothes. Well........if they are buried in a pile in your messy room, or you neglected to hang it up.....who is to blame.

I know this is hard to hear, but Mom's are here to raise the kids right. Sounds like mom is doing it right. You will thank her later, believe me!