KristineIN Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I absolutely hate washing bedding and I have no idea how large families every get all of their bedding washed. Really it just is such a pain. So what do you dislike doing? Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I hate laundry and emptying the dishwasher, therefore I use child labor whenever possible. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOCA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Dusting and mopping! Major procrastination until child labor is available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori in tx Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 ohh I hate moping, hate it hate it hate it! Therefore i don't do it unless absolutely necessary.:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gardenschooler Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I hate picking up little things and putting them away. Child labor is useful here, too (of course, it's their stuff!) I don't mind the actual scrubbing, but laundry is not high on my list of daily pleasures. Wasn't there a thread on the old board about laundry songs? I've got one, too: Laundry, laundry Laundry never ends Just when you think you're done with it It's all piled back up again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineIN Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Laundry, laundry Laundry never ends Just when you think you're done with it It's all piled back up again! I call laundry Mt. Never-rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Does anyone remember the Laundry Speech a la Aragorn at the Black gate? From Kate, long ago "Here is my laundry speech a la Aragorn before the black gate... ________________________________________ I see in your eyes the same mountain that would take the heart of me. A day may come when this laundry pile of mine overwhelms me, when I forsake clean towels and break all scoops of soap, but it is not this day. An hour of soiled shirts and dirty pants, when the laundry room comes crashing down, but it is not this day. Today, I fold! For all of the children in my house, and for my dear husband too, I tell you I will sit, and fold my laundry!" :+) Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey in MA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I hate doing toilets! I recently taught DS8 to do them, and so now the toilet itselt is his Sat. morning chore. He doesn't love it, but is happy to get it done and go out to play! He's cute - I've lectured him about the dangers of chemicals (we use powdered Ajax in the toilet, and Clorox wipes for around the rim and such), so he wears rubber gloves. I don't trust my younger DD to do that and be careful yet. DD6 and DD3 get other jobs, like dumping the small waste bins, replacing the extra TP stash in each bathroom, and making sure each bath has a supply of clean hand towels, etc. Regarding sheets - I also hate doing that! We have 2 bunk beds, so those are tricky and a pain. BUT I have taught the kids to remove their sheets and bring them to the laundry room on Sat. morning. DH, myself and DS8 all do laundry, so those get put in and dealt with through the day. I just hate putting them all back on! (often my job, though DH helps too). Good luck with the chores! Hang in there.... - Stacey in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmgconner Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Is there an option for all of the above? :) I don't mind putting laundry in the machines, and in the summer, I even like hanging out my laundry, but when it comes to putting it away - yuck! I try to convince myself how great I feel when the drawers and closets are full of clean clothes, but it's not helping. And right now, any chore where I have to bend over and pick something up off the floor is OUT! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Cleaning toilets is the worst here. And mopping. Bleck!!!!! Jenne in AZ (dd9, ds7, ds3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Definitely cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 therefore I use child labor whenever possible. :D I have FINALLY discovered the beauty of this! Don't know what my mom was thinking? I never had to do anything! My poor kids...;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyWithFourRugrats Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Anything to do with bathrooms. Hubby normally does that tho we are considering splurging and having someone come in and do them. Woo hoo! (but just a maybe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNClaire Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I hate doing dishes. I think it's because my Mom made me do them as a kid??? I actually don't mind doing windows, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I would rather cut the grass, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaM. Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Bathrooms, dusting, mopping...and cooking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue in WI Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Although, washing dishes come a close 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diann Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I hate dusting. Mopping used to come in as a close second until I got my Scooba. Diann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubilee Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I agree with "all of the above" answer...but than again...nobody else does it the "right" way so I am not happy unless I do what I don't like doing?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I hate putting laundry away and emptying the dishwasher, therefore I use child labor whenever possible. :D My sentiments exactly! You must hate filing too. I worked as a secretary and paralegal for about 20 years. I *never* filed anything. Blech. Absolutely hate it. That hate has translated into emptying dishwashers and putting away laundry. I don't mind doing dishes, and I don't mind washing and folding laundry. It's the puttin' away thing that gets me. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I hate scrubbing out the tub!! I'd rather do anything than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I don't mind the other stuff, none of it takes that long on a daily basis. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hate laundry and scrubbing the tub. The laundry just never ends, and the tub hurts me knees and back! Yuck!! :( I have given the children each a laundry day to get their own stuff done. Hopefully this will help cut down on the time I have to spend doing it. Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Yes, put a mark there for me too. Scrubbing the showers/tubs has always been the one I hate doing the most. Mopping would be next, but not because I don't like doing it, but because it's time consuming - esp. factoring in the drying time. But the showers/tubs...No thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 LOL! Yes! Amen, Amen. We're sick, distorted people, aren't we? Ok, me. I'm talking about me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I'm in there on hating scrubbing tubs and cleaning toilets....but I really hate the endless amount of dishes and laundry. They just never seem to end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I have 2: Laundry and Dishes But eventually they get done :) Everyone pitches in to get things done around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaLou Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 unloading the dishwasher, cleaning the shower, mopping, sweeping, folding laundry, dusting....come to think of it, it might be easier to list the chores I do like. Such as...hmmm....it'll come to me in a minute....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cay Gibson Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ironing. I simply don't do it. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Every aspect of cleaning the bathrooms. I have plenty of child labor to help in that department ;), but sometimes it needs mom's attention, kwim? I put it off as long as possible, usually until company is expected. (One of my dirty :D little secrets.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I'll clean bathrooms, laundry and dust, mop and vacuum happily! But I loathe cleaning our dog kennel and her room daily. Maybe because she hates the vacuum. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianne Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Mt. Laundry and dusting - Yuck!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Why, I don't hate any of them. I view them all as a way to bless and serve my family. Nothing brings me more joy than putting laundry away, cleaning the toilets, and dusting :rolleyes:. the above, was, well,...how shall I say this...sarcastic :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Floors! Sweeping is okay but mopping never brings the results I want (squeaky clean, streak-free) and I always make a mess with the water bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 IRONING!!! Yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in GA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Unloading the dishwaher Putting away washed clothes Taking out the trash I LOATHE them all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I don't hate ironing any more because I quit ironing. I really really hate picking up other people's socks off the floor. Oh and unclogging toilets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Definitely laundry. Hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 If you could see my living room you could easily tell that it's folding laundry. I just pile it on a huge chair and then get out what we need until company is coming and I'm forced to put it away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I was just washing a load of whites (underwear, dirty socks, stained white shirts, etc.) and thought, "Geesh, I hate washing whites!". Funny time for this post to be here! I also hate cleaning the bathroom (toilet esp...4 boys, each doesn't have great aim, you get the picture!) so I have dd11 do it. She doesn't mind. Hmmm...DISHES would be my LEAST favorite of all. No dishwasher and so the older 3 kids alternate months w/ dh doing them on the weekends. Heehee. I only have to wash about a sinkful a week! Oh, dusting would rank pretty high up there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoniMoni Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Actually, I thought putting away laundry, mopping and cleaning showers/tubs, but as I scrolled through all your posts, I said to myself yea.. and that one...and Oh! That one... and yep, can't stand that... I delegate where ever possible. I'd prefer to have the kids do the basics and I go behind everyone and add finishing touches, but it seems that there's always too much and nothing has been getting done recently. I fell apart after Christmas and I've been very sad about it. School is happening with very few hic-ups now and I finally feel like it is less burdensome and maybe even close to going well, but I need to get the house back together and do something "fun". A messy house is a prison for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanamom Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Putting away the laundry is the one chore I really hate. The kids must hate it too, because I really have to get on them to put their clean clothes away. I don't really like all the contorting involved in getting the base of the toilet and the floor around it clean. But I'd rather do that than put away the laundry. ;) Don't mind putting away the dishes at all. But I detest filing. Bleh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I don't really mind doing the work. I actually find myself enjoying it once I am in the middle of cleaning. My problem comes from motivating myself to actually start cleaning and then the frustration & discouragment I feel when it gets undone the minute I stop. I find myself doing the things that will stay fairly clean for awhile and procrastinating the things that will just have to be done again by the end of the day or tomorrow. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Washing dishes (and no we don't have a dishwasher either!) and taking out the trash. I don't do either of those things anymore though. I have a great dh who does it for me. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umarider Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Is there an option for all of the above? :) QUOTE] I totally agree! And when it is a nice day outside (and if often IS here in HI) I am even LESS inclined to do housework. I DO like the satisfied feeling I have once it's done, though that knowledge isn't really comforting when I'm lugging 2 full hampers to the laundry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyinCA Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I have this quote hanging in my laundry room-it always makes me smile! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Putting away clean dishes. Sounds like a little thing, but I'd rather clean the cat box than put those dishes away. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal in VA Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I hate unloading the dishwasher the most. Don't know why. Just do. Luckily...I too have child labor to help with that task.:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in WA Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I absolutely hate washing bedding and I have no idea how large families every get all of their bedding washed. Really it just is such a pain. So what do you dislike doing? Kristine I really don't hate any of it anymore. I used to most hate the chores that didn't stay done (like dishes -- you get them washed and immediately there are more dirty things -- discouraging). But in my old age, I have to say that I don't really hate any chores. Except cleaning the litter box. It's the one thing I'd pay someone else to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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