To Pay or Not to Pay? The Great Chore Debate
I came across this article recently which said that a third of children only receive pocket money if they do their household chores.
It made me think about my own childhood. We definitely didn't get paid for chores because my parents used to say "adults don't get paid for cleaning up after themselves!"π€£
How were things handled when you were growing up? And how do/did you handle chores with your family?
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Being a Boomer things were different back then.
We were not paid for "chores" directly but we had to keep our rooms tidy and behave.
To give you an idea my original pocket money was 10p . . . . yes 10p that's not a typo.
I also got a job at 12 delivering papers, 7 days a week and earned Β£5.25 no more pocket money from parents.
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I did papers 7 days a week too from aged 12. Morning and evening - Monday to Saturday, and a Sunday morning.
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@ChrisR777 I hated Sundays when all the supplements started appearing it made it really hard work, very heavy.
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I liked doing chores so never got paid for them.π
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I had to do chores for my pocket money & they changed as I got older. Main ones were ironing hankies & tea towels, drying up, my older sister did the clothes & washing up. Used to get sixpence a week & then decimalisation knocked it back to 2 1/2p, π Next up for me was polishing all our shoes, washing the car & cleaning the inside, 10p. Then it was picking up the dog poo especially when dad could cut the grass & cleaning the house, 25p. Keeping my bedroom tidy was always expected & counted for nothing. Those were the days! βΊοΈ
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I still get pocket money, When I goto my nans and I do some chores for her like cleaning the windows she'll put Β£5 in my kitty what I get at Christmas. Then when its near Christmas I get all the money built up so I can buy presents and things.
I also kind of get pocket money from my step dad too, everytime he puts a bet on at the weekend or does the lottery and win's, he gives me and my sister 10% each and keeps it aside incase we ever need it.
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No, we didnβt get pocket money for chores - we were just expected to help out. We did things like setting the table, making beds, washing up, polishing (thatβs the 1 that I loved!). When I was older I also did some decorating at home and for my grandma. My grandma paid me in home made rice pudding!
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I don't pay for chores, chores are part of living in a household. I've always made them age appropriate but I think they're important for children to learn, else they eventually leave the house with no idea how to run or manage a house!
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Maybe some youngsters believe 'The Elves And The Shoemaker' is a factual account?π€£
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I think some certainly do! Some of my teenagers friends are honestly so entitled, the other week she had a few over and one (who is here a lot so knows the house well) held out his empty glass to me and asked me to put it in the kitchen for him??? I didn't even reply, he realised from the look I gave him π
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In the past I paid my son to empty the dishwasher and hoover as an incentive but the rule was that I shouldn't have to ask him, he should just do it. He never did so now I just ask him and he does it for free! He's 16 now so needs to learn how to take care of himself and a house. He's even started ironing his own clothes which is great because I hate ironing π
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I can't fathom that a teenager would think that's ok to do @Anhedonia2! Wow. Good on you for not taking it.
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What appalling behaviour, but i'm sadly not surprised these days.
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That's shocking to read @Anhedonia2!! That was the same in my house @Hopeless, we were expected to do those thingsπ
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It's not the first time either! Maybe they think I'm a pushover, I do often have trouble saying no to thingsπ€£
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It does seem to happen more and more, I couldn't imagine doing or saying half the things teenagers seem to now
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Well you did well in this scenario @Anhedonia2! Maybe next time they come over you should reintroduce the kitchen to them? π
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Don't tempt me π My daughter says I'm embarrasing as it is π€£
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It's your job to be embarrassing! π
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That's literally what I say back! π She'll remember it fondly, one day. I hope π
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