Does your family help you clean house?

Question

I have a family of 4 plus 3 cats and 1 dog. I am the only one that seems to know how to clean. All the way down to put your dirty dishes in the dish warsher.. and turn it on

Answer 1

Teach your husband and children how to do the laundry. Doing dishes, mopping, wiping are no-brainers. Just tell the what cleaners to use and tell them to get to work. Explain the house is theirs and they have to take care of it. If they don't chip in, go on strike. Don't clean anything that isn't yours. Make only enough food for your self and enjoy eating it. They'll get the message after a few days.

Answer 2

I clean a house part-time for extra money... The family are a bunch of slobs.  REALLY!  These are ADULTS that are over 30 yrs. old and they can't clean up after themselves.  

They also have animals... 3 dogs that shed a ton.  I vacuum EVERYDAY and empty the canister 2-3 times!  If I take a night off they will simply stack the dirty dishes until I return.. I went on vacation for a week and the house was a complete disaster!  If I run the dishes in the dishwasher they will sit until I unload them... So, if they want to pay me to do the things that they should be doing that's fine it's easy money!  

In my own home- EVERYONE pitches in... Even my 2 yr. old and 4 yr. old have to pick up their toys at night before bath/bed!  They help put laundry in the dryer and sort wash... They think it's FUN!  On occassion they'll help dust with a dry cloth!  

So, it's time to put your foot down and have everyone pitch in.. .If you don't ask or show them how to do it it simply won't get done!

Good luck

Answer 3

I have the same problem I have four small children and a husband. The kids try to help but usually end up making more of a mess and my husband ask me how to turn on the dryer the other day. If I didn't clean my house would be a complete pigpen and they wouldn't notice

Answer 4

I had the same problem.  We have two adults and two teenagers, plus dog and cat.  I started a "chore wheel" (you can do the same thing with a bowl and pieces of paper) with all the chores that need to be done on a weekly basis.  Each of us would take a turn and spin the wheel to see which chore we "drew" for the week.  If you end up with the same chore you had the previous week, you got to spin again.  This way everybody got a variety and not doing the same thing over and over.  The only chore that was not included was individual bedrooms/bathrooms.  

We also instituted a reward system that the kids created.  You earned money for completing the chores without having to be told.  If you didn't complete the chore, you had to pay in the money you would have received if you had done it.  If it wasn't done right, you payed money.  If someone else did your chore, you paid them the money.

It worked out really well, and I didn't end up the "household maid".  Keep in mind that certain chores need to be paid more money than others.  For instance, kitchen duty received higher reward money than vacuuming, due to the work involved in cleaning a kitchen.

I hope that helps and good luck!!

Answer 5

uh well in my family it's always been that way everybody pitches in everyone has a specified job and everybody knows what it is so there is never confusion....

Answer 6

with some coaxing

Answer 7

No, noone helps me, i am the maid, cook, the pick-it-up person, if i don't do it it doesn't get done.

Sometimes i feel like leaving my own home.