Why do moms make their son's do girly chores like dishes?

Question

My mom would have never made me do a girly chore. I took out the trash, mowed the lawn and things such as that. It burns me up to see these women nowadays emasculating our male youth. When I was married, I would never allow my step-son to do dishes, laundry or anything girly like that. I told him as far as cooking and dishes go, those are jobs for girls, maids, and dishwashers. My step-son did chores like trash detail, lawn mowing and polishing cars. My step daughter did dishes, laundry and helped her mom cook.

Oh by the way, for those calling me a sexist pig, I have someone to do the girly chores, she's called a MAID!!!!

BTW Billie Jo, she did not divorce me, I divorced her because she became frigid. As far as dishes go my maid does those and the rest of the girly chores. She also puts out a lot more than my frigid ex-wife ever did.

Hey Billie Jo, at least I have the money to pay someone. It's the best way no strings attached!!!

Answer 1

I agree with you! I usually work nights and my husband days. I do do the dishes, cook, and wash laundry. There ain't no way I am going outside sweating or freeze to death mowing the lawn. As for the trash I ain't touching that nasty crap either! My two kids are still small so I have not taught them the difference between choirs yet. But kc mom is correct on one thing whoever pees or craps on the toilet needs to clean up their own nasty mess! Cleaning the bathroom is the only one thing I think is both men and women's responsibility!!!!!

Answer 2

Honestly, a really good reason is because nowadays, a lot of women work more than the men in the households and some of the men need to be able to help out at home. Also, a lot of students live in houses that are mixed-gender, and girls feel NO obligation to clean up after the men they live with "just because" the men don't like to do girly chores.

If a man can hire a maid, or the man works more than the wife, it might make sense for him not to do chores. But otherwise he should pitch in and do his fair share.

Answer 3

First off, you asked a question, then got upset at the answers. Why bother?

But you sound sexist to me! What happens when your son moves out on his own, gets an apartment, only to find out that he can't afford a maid. He won't know how to wash dishes, sweep, clean, do laundry. What then? These aren't girly chores. That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard. When I was living with my parents, I had to mow the lawn, pull weeds, shovel snow.....my brothers helped too, but I did it. In the house, my brothers know how to run the sweeper, clean and wash dishes.

I have a b/f who never learned to do that stuff, now I'm teaching him what his parents should have. I hate the saying that the womans place in the kitchen and the bedroom. It's RIDICULOUS!!

Answer 4

Wow, did you live at home until you got married then? Or if you did move out, did you eat out all the time or use disposable dishes? How about your laundry? Did you just buy new clothes each week or go home to Mommy like a little baby? Girly chores, lol, since when did learning to be self-sufficient and independent make someone girly? Are you a homo-phobe? Is or has your masculinity been challenged? What about guys who are single dad's and can't afford a maid? On that note, do you think just because mom and maid begin with the same letter that means they mean the same?

Answer 5

Wow... a little sexist for our day and age. So when your step-son is living on his own and doesn't have a girl around how will be know how to do his laundry or wash the dishes? Come on... you aren't teaching him how to be self-sufficient. Chores in my household were shared by my brother and I growing up (yes... I am female). We both did dishes, laundry, lawn mowing, taking out the trash, washing the cars, remodeling the house, etc. If you want to be a good parent I think you should expose your children to all aspects of taking care of the home through the chores. Sorry I don't agree with your opinion.

Answer 6

Today, roles have changed and chores as well as life aren't divided by girl and boy. Many adults are choosing not to get married until later in life, if at all, therefore they need to know how to take care of themselves like cooking, loading and unloading a dish washer, washing their own clothes, changing the oil, mowing the lawn etc..,
Also with one out of five marriages ending in divorce, even women once married, need to know how to do these things should they end up in the same predicament. If I had to wait for a man to do the manly chores, they would never get done! LOL!

Answer 7

Of course boys should wash up, do laundry, and learn to cook as well. They need to learn these things, even if it is only so that they can look after themselves when they are away at college or university. I don't think you should differentiate between genders when handing out chores.
I know men who cook, iron, etc and they are certainly not emasculated!

Answer 8

hell what year are you from? I am 43 an ex soldier, in the army we had to cook, clean, wash our clothes, I would love to see you tell a squaddy he is doing girly things. Ive been married nearly 25 years, and i still help my wife all I can, and I make sure my son grows up knowing that he can look after himself by doing the same. If you were not married I bet your house would look like a s##t hole full of dirty clothes, plates and stale food all over the kitchen.

Answer 9

Excuse me? Emasculating? Girly Chores?

A "man" is supposed to be able to support himself and his family right? Well how are you going to do that if you can't/wont do laundry, dishes or cook? And not preparing your sons for life is doing them a disservice.

Sexist Pig.

Answer 10

as far as im concerned you are sexist, because you have hands, and u can use them to do the dishes, there is no such thing as a Girly chore, unless u have a stinkin disability, you can do house work, that's actually the correct term "House work" not girly chores, so get it right.