Today I asked my kids to do their chores in the house....?

Question

Their response was, "Why do we have to clean the house?" I said, "Because I like my house to be clean." Their comment was, "Well, we're tired of living in a clean house."
What are some comments your kids have made about doing their chores?

My gosh people, don't you know when someone is trying to make light of something? I thought my kids comment was pretty darn original.
What I was asking is things your kids have said about their chores.

Answer 1

your kids must be teens like mine :-(
so - if i want my house clean - i do it myself and leave their rooms . messy - with the door closed

Answer 2

I have said why do we have to clean the house, but my mother won't give up until I want to run down the street. I love my mom very much. I never had a choice. It was either you do it now or my stuff will be out the in the car going to Good Will. Make your kids do it. They can complain all they want, but that doesn't mean that they should be able to leave a mess. Good luck. I'm a kid, so there is no reason why they shouldn't clean too. I always clean the house with out her even asking cause my parent's do so much for me. I love them.

Answer 3

I would tell them you are still living in my house and I pay the bills here so you are going to go by my rules and do the chores. You have to be the parent because you have the upper hand and put your foot down. I would not let my children tell me that "they don't like a clean house." Who are they to say that to you, when you are taking care of them. You have to teach your kids some responsibility because they should know when the house is dirty and to pick up after theirselves ( well, you did not say their ages, so I assume they are older) you should not have to ask them to do anything. You have to be the parent not them. I don't have to tell my kids to clean up because they already know, and my kids do not make comments like that to me (maybe under their breathe) but they will not get away with it because I am the parent.

Answer 4

Oh gosh! My kids tell me i want my house too clean. I am not sure what that means, but they say even when the house is clean it will never be clean enough for me. My oldest said that chores were kids without parents. I told her that was mean. My son does them for his sister, but only if she pays him for the most part!

Answer 5

I must not understand the rules of reporting because I don't see any problems with your question.

My son is only 5 and usually he does pick up his stuff but sometimes I tell him to clean his room and he says, "I like it that way."

My solution is to read a narrative that is from a set of character education books called the Peaceful Solution. You can find them on the net.
The narritive is usually The Big Bueatiful House. It is about different rules in a new friends house and why they are important.

When we finish he tell me that he always wants to have a clean house.

Answer 6

My kids don't make remarks about their chores because in our house, chores are just something we do as members of the family. We don't always like it... but it's a team effort and it's just a responsibility you have because you live here. If my daughter's boyfriend is here, he pitches in too... unloading groceries or folding laundry... just because he eats here and hangs out here and she does the same at his house with his folks.

Your response to them shouldn't be about your personal preference... it should be about responsibility. Just a suggestion... but keep it neutral: "These are the things that need to be done... so this is what we all have to work together to get done."

Answer 7

do you do chores too? i don't care if you work full time your kids go to school full time. you shoulkd also be doing chores to set a good example for your kids. if you do, kudos to you. my ex fiancee lives with his mom and she works full time plus some (2 jobs) and he doesn't even pay rent and he is 20. when she asks him to do a chore he whines and complains and then doesn't do it until she has asked him like 5 times and then when he feels like it he does it but he does a half *** job of it... and this is the father of my son!!!! she said to me, wouldn't it be nice if when i asked him to do something just once he said "okay mom" without putting up a fight? i'm so glad i am not with him. i didn't realize he was this kind of person until we broke up. and now he is going back to college and is saying he will never see his son because he can't drive for half an hour to see him. so your kids aren't too bad buddy!

Answer 8

i told my mom all the time that i didn't want to clean the house because it was nice when it looked like someone actually lived there. she would always say, "well, when you are paying the bills, you can have your house however you want. but i want MY house clean, so clean or you're grounded." don't have any kids yet, but that stuff is fresh in memory!

Answer 9

My kids love to say that they did that particular chore the last time or that they "always" do whatever chore that is asked of them. There's always a reason not to do chores!

Answer 10

why do we have to do them?
are we getting paid?
did you have to do chores when you were our age?
why are you such a clean freak?
why clean it mom we'll just reck it again?
jane doe doesnt have to do chores
im tired i stayed up all night trying to beat zelda
if i go to bed do i have to do chores?
when i grow up im gonna make my kids do everything so i dont have to clean.
why are you so mean?
should i go on anymore i get it everyday all day long i know what you are going through

Answer 11

you seem to be a little late with duty and basic education for your kids .

this you should start as soon as they can understand you.
like clean your room .make tea .peel potatoes,clean the garage.mow the lawn,wash the car.pick up your clothes,
take the dog for a walk and feed it
etc etc.