I'm 15 and my mother is nagging me to learn home chores, is she right or am i right?
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She just wants to make sure you know how to do things for yourself so that when you are off on your own you will be self-sufficient. It's important to learn things that will be beneficial to your ability to be independent & your own person when you get a little older. Trust me, the last thing you want is to go off to college and not know how to wash your own clothes, keep your room clean, and I mean clean clean, like dusted, vacuumed, etc. etc. b/c you don't want to be a messy and filthy person.
And if after all this is said & I turn out to be wrong, maybe it's just because she's tricking you into doing your chores b/c after all you are only 15 years old and you aren't even thinking of college for another 3 years, so regardless of any of this, just do what your mother says, b/c believe me, it may be hard to see now, but down the road you'll be grateful & even understand why she nagged you to do those things b/c you'll be that independent & knowlegable person we all hope for our kids to become. Plus you'll make your mom's life so much more enjoyable & less stressful if you just help her out and do chores b/c she shouldn't have to do everything around the house. I'm sure she already does plenty. Good luck & hey, its sweet you would ask the question on here b/c it shows you care. Good for you!
Other answers:
she is right.
she is right.
the skills u learn at home can almost always be used later on in life
Yup, you're going to have to be self-sufficient some day.
IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS. I MEAN YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO DO THEM, BUT IT IS NICE TO GET AROUND THE HOUSE.
Get all the hints and tips now, less problems later on.
Learn to pick up after your damn self. Don't be a retard.
She is right because you future husband needs his shirts ironed
it wouldn't hurt to start learning because pretty soon, you're moving to get your own place and that means you will do all the home chores -- more than you care for, in fact. while you can get many homemaking tips off the Net, your mother will still be the best teacher, offering practical tips from years of experience.
Oh yeah, she's definitely right.
Well unless you're planning on taking your mother with you, it's definitely not a bad thing to get into the habit of doing chores.
I have some buddies that have the nastiest dorm rooms, and I figure it's because they never learned how to clean properly. Doing chores is just part of becoming independent, so it's a good thing.
She is right and also if you get an apartment of your own. She is trying to teach you to be less dependant on her so that someday you can do things by yourself.
she is right , I started doing chores when I was 8 years old
yes you should learn because parents maynot always be around to do everything for you i taught my kids how to wash thier clothes, the dishes, clean their rooms real good, how to cook theyer 15, 16, and 24 so yes you are wrong you must learn sotime time so why not now
Is it a lesson? or does she want you to do chores at home.
you never know what ppl learn nowadays.
If she wants you to do chores then you should, but if it's a lesson why bother.
just say no, after all, no means no
Your mom, for sure. When I moved out I realized my parents had never taught me how to cook, just how to reheat or microwave! They never taught me a lot of basic things that I had to learn as I raised a family. Plus, you don't want to be in college and have other students saying in hushed voices "Geez, she doesn't know enough to do her own laundry." lol :) Actually, 15 is kind of late so you better get started!
Ask yourself if you are certain that you can finish a task once you start it. It doesn't matter who's right. What's important is that you can.
Also, you just take for granted that you are going to college. Many of your friends are not going. MANY.
Say thanks to your mom the first day you go off to college.
Yeah, you will thank her some day. I agree with you, it's not much fun! But she only wants what's best for you and she is right, you will need it. Ask her to teach you how to bake a really good cake. You get to learn something, AND you can eat it together afterwards as a reward :)
She is right. She wants you to be able to care for yourself. It is not a bad thing. Once you get older and you know how to do things on your own you will thenk your mom for it. If you fight her now and you end up a slob and people make fun of you cause of the way you live... you will regret not listening to her.
God forbid you might actually have to do some work around the house!
Think about it - 1. Your mother is just sick of it and 2. You will have to learn someday. Unless you want to be one of those insanely fat people who can't get out of bed- you're gunna haveta do a lil bit of work. Never mind though, do it well and it will last longer - and do it often you'll learn to do it faster.
She is right, you need it for college as well as for the rest of your life.
I can't tell from your handle if you are male or female, but learning chores can help you down the road: in College, being organized will give you a competitive edge, and you won't lose things as easily. Want to be late for Psych 101 because you can't find matching socks?
Marriage - guess what - your Mom can't divorce you, but your spouse can - and people are splitting up for the smallest reasons these days. Take your Mom's hint.
50/50. You're probably more right than her. You may need those skills now, but with the rapid development of technology, by the time you "need" those skills technology may be able to do it for you or do it better than it can now (dishwashers etc).
being able to do you own laundry is a wonderful chore to learn. trust me, you will help out your mother tremendously by taking care of your own clothes. you will definitely need it for college!
YES! LEARN THEM NOW! I had to share an apartment with a girl who's mom did everything for her. She didn't know how to cook, clean, wash clothes, or anything. I had to teach her and it was really annoying. She would wash some of our clothes together or our towels and she ruined so many loads of laundry. It made me so mad. When we would agree to clean she never knew where to start or how to go about tackling a mess. Did I say how annoying this was for me? I had to be "mom" to her and I didn't like it. I could tell she was very ashamed as well, if not completely mortified.
Don't be this girl. Cleaning may seem like any fool can do it, but that is because your mom probably does it so well. There are definite strategies you need to learn and a few obstacles you should meet and over come. Trust me, you can start now, and you will still be calling your mom asking how to get something clean. She should have started you on chores years ago. Save yourself the embarrassment and ask your mom if you can help her with the chores tonight.
Chores at 15?
Imagine, some day you want to go to college, have your own apartment and do not know much about how anything is done to keep things clean, neat and how to make some meals. How frustrating that could be!
Don't you think it is better to learn things step by step than be confronted with the entire responsibility without proper preparation?
I am eternally thankful for my Mom that she taught me from an early age how to do things: sewing, knitting, crochet, baking cooking, cleaning etc. I baked my first cake, without weighing or measuring the ingredients, when I was 8.
I would suggest that you start helping your Mom while learning chores, may be once a week for an hour, then twice a week, finally almost every day an hour or a least 1/2 an hour. You may have fun preparing meals, doing the laundry, cleaning a room. This will prepare you very well to be on your own some day, with little problems. Imagine, you can get this training for free from your Mom!
Besides of free training, don't you think it is only fair to contribute to the group of people you are living with, your family? How surprised and pleased your Mom would be when you, some day, offer to make dinner for the entire family!
When you consider all of these above points, you may see that can only win by accepting the generous offer of your Mom to learn from her - for free!
Thankful people are happy people. Much happiness!
Cordially, India.Magica
Yes she is right. One day you will have your own home and you will appreciate being able to know the how too of cleaning. Not to mention the fact that you should be helping your mother. She will be proud that you help her and it will bring you closer together. Not to mention when you have company it makes you feel good when the house is clean. And it will impress your boyfriends.
I can't believe your 15 and your mom is just now nagging you about chores, consider yourself lucky! My daughter has chores to do everyday and she's only seven.
Doing chores may seem a useless thing to do, but it motivates your mind to organize things. To put places in the right order. Do you know when washing clothes don't mix colors with whites or your whites will have a slight color in it if one of the color clothes bleeds. In building boats, heavy material is placed at the bottom of the boat or else it will become top heavy and tips over when a storm comes through. The time will come when our parents will pass away. What are you going to do when they are not around? Everything from paperwork to education starts from being organized.
First it is always good to help you mother out. She may be trying to prepare you for when you have an apartment of your own so you will know how to do things like sew , wash the dishes do laundry etc. I know a lot of kids now days get their allowances from their parents without doing their chores. But when I was growing up my brothers and I always had a chore of some kind to do for our allowance. Mine was to clean the table after meals and to wash and dry dishes.My brother took out the trash while my other brother mowed the lawn. My parents would have given us an allowance ( spending money ) any way but it felt great to know you actually worked for the money, much like you will when you are out on your own and have to work at a job for pay.