My house is a wreck, my mom works third shift, my step-dad leaves the house a wreck, what do I do?

Question

I'm 16 and I live with my 12 year old sister, 7 year old brother, and 4 year old sister, and I feel like I need to run the house because it's a dump, nothing ever gets done, it's legitimately disgusting I don't want to live there anymore unless something gets done. The laundry smells musty when it's done, I have no clothes to wear usually because I just throw them back into the laundry. My mom works third shift so she's never really around...My step-dad put down rules that only I follow. My sister gets away with everything. I feel so sick and gross there, I don't know what to do, help!

Answer 1

Take charge.  It isn't fair you have to do it.  But for your mom get your little sisters and brothers to help.  They can fold laundry.  You can throw it in to wash they fold.  At their ages though they need to be told and maybe showed exactly what to do.

  Good Luck to You..

  

Answer 2

Sit down with both parents and say exactly what you just typed.

Answer 3

All of you kids help to keep it clean.The younest can pick up trash the 7 yr old can dust the 12 yr old vacume /dishes,and you can wash dishes laundry,teach the 12 yr old to do laundry, and you and the 12 yr old can start learning to cook.

Answer 4

At 16 I think you are quite capable of helping out. Get your brothers and sisters involved and get the place sorted out. Once its all sorted it will be easier to maintain.

Answer 5

Do you think your parents would be receptive to a chore wheel? You and your siblings should be responsible for doing some cleaning, but your parents need to do a much larger share. Just because your mom works third shift doesn't mean she can't do laundry or mop the floors.

Answer 6

dont wrry my house is the same way excet my stepdad just is always here but never does anything and leaves trash everyewhere for me to clean up my mom is just lazy and my 7 yr old bro gets away with not cleanin his room and me doin it for him all i can say is  confront ur mom and dad then make sure ur siblings help u start cleanin up 1 room at a time

Answer 7

Tell your step-dad that you all need to clean up. Make sure everyone helps out too. Start with one room then go the next and clean the whole place.