Kids and Housework: Grow up

Grow up

By Anonymous - 08/04/2024 17:00 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, I cleaned my 21 year-old son's bedroom from top to bottom. When he got home from work all he could do was complain that the clothes that were on his "floordrobe"’ were "only worn once." This was my only day off, so why do I bother? FML

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You deserved it 672

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By Kay Kay - 23/05/2020 05:00

Today, while my parents were grocery shopping, I cleaned the kitchen, swept floors, did laundry, and cleaned bathrooms, only to finish right before they got home. After dinner, my dad bitched and complained that I didn't take out the trash and he had no room to throw away his paper plate. FML

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Work work work work

By ghk - 26/09/2021 20:00

Today, I had my first day off in six months. My mother immediately came down to my room and demanded that I clean the entire house. As I was cleaning, she said, "You don’t get to relax. Ever. Lazy ass." FML

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You deserved it 113

By ModernDayMaid - 25/03/2019 22:00

Today was just like any other normal day. Spent the day cleaning the house from top to bottom. I felt great until I went into just about every room I’d cleaned and saw that it was messed up again with zero attempts from my stepdaughter to clean it back up. I really hate preteens. FML

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Grossed out

By disguested - 04/03/2010 20:01 - United States

Today, after threatening my son for weeks that if he didn't clean his room, I would, I went in, equipped with a garbage bag, ready to throw away everything I found, only to discover dozens of empty bottles, two partially empty pizza boxes, Taco Bell wrappers, and cockroaches. FML

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You deserved it 16 826

By Pauline - 09/02/2016 21:35 - United States

Today, I visited my son at his university accommodations and noticed he's clearly never cleaned it since he moved in two years ago. I tried cleaning it myself, but gave up entirely when I found what looked like mushrooms growing out of an old takeout container. FML

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You deserved it 2 488

By anonymous - 22/09/2010 05:38 - United States

Today, my dad gave me a twenty minute lecture about responsibility and how lazy he considers me to be. He then yelled at me for not making his bed and getting his clothes off the floor. FML

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You deserved it 2 546

Roommates from hell

By ugh - 30/09/2011 19:45 - United States

Today, after a month of living in a pigsty of an apartment with my roommates, I spent the day cleaning the place out. When everyone returned home, instead of thanking me, all they could do was point out the spots I'd missed. FML

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Quality family time

By Anonymous - 28/03/2024 18:00 - United States

Today, after a long talk with the kids, I finally got all the chores around the house done early so we could have a fun family weekend. My wife decided to be a wet blanket and insisted we needed to deep clean the already clean kitchen. Three arguments later, everyone is sulking, and I'm working in the kitchen alone. FML

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You deserved it 127

Family matters

By Anonymous - 22/06/2023 06:00

Today, in response to the guy whose son told him to fuck off for disturbing his one day off a week, my son spent literally his entire savings account for a deposit on a shitbox one bedroom house because he’s sick of his dad finding him things to do every ten minutes, and I don’t even blame him. FML

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You deserved it 243

By Anonymous - 04/04/2018 01:30

Today, while visiting my son at university, I noticed a funky smell in his room. He admitted to not changing his bedsheets since he moved in 2.5 years ago. I’ve raised an animal. FML

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You deserved it 700

Iamthebanzai22 21

Monday 8 April 2024 18:22

If you keep cleaning up after him, you are raising him to be a terrible husband.

Never Let Go 15

Monday 8 April 2024 17:26

at 21 he can clean his own bedroom or receive discipline of some sort. Or just get out

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Never Let Go 15

Monday 8 April 2024 17:26

at 21 he can clean his own bedroom or receive discipline of some sort. Or just get out

Hangryko 29

Monday 8 April 2024 17:48

Don't go into your adult son's bedroom without his consent. You have no respect for his personal space or belongings.

Iamthebanzai22 21

Monday 8 April 2024 18:22

If you keep cleaning up after him, you are raising him to be a terrible husband.

wrecklesswfire 3

Tuesday 9 April 2024 2:48

he’s 21, why are you bothering?

great_nate 26

Tuesday 9 April 2024 8:20

Enabler.

Crowned Sataness 12

Wednesday 10 April 2024 3:50

he's 21. stay the hell out of his room and let him do his own chores

Taurus_ChicKa 36

Thursday 11 April 2024 3:25

Yes, why do you bother? He's 21 years old. He needs to at the very least learn to clean up after himself. And a "floordrobe" is not a thing. To paraphrase Regina George, "Stop trying to make floordrobe happen. It's not gonna happen." Seriously, stop doing this kind of stuff for him or he's just going to expect you to do it and turn into a worthless lazy oaf.