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Chores

A girl washes a shirt by hand in a tub of water outside her house Do you do chores? What are the chores that you are expected to do? Do you think it's a good thing to have to do chores? If you could pay someone to do your chores for you so that you never had to do them yourself, would you do it? What's your favorite chore? What do you do to make doing chores easier? Do you get a reward for doing chores? If you could make one person in your life have to do your chores for a week, who would it be and why?

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I Hate Chores

by Angel, age 11

I hate chores, oh yes I do, I hate them more than you! When my mom sets me up, I just have to learn to scrub. Oh, I hate chores. Daddy will be nice sometimes and let me go, but by day and by night do I hate chores. Oh, I just hate chores!

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Chores, Chores, Chores

by Challen, age 14

Chores, chores, chores. So boring, but I hate to do them, or else who knows what might happen: I'll be grounded, pocket money deduction, or who knows what. I'm a typical teen who hates doing chores. I'd rather watch movies and go to the mall and get the latest 411. I hate doing the dishes and I hate making my bed. I hate cleaning my cupboard, and I hate everything related to chores, but I don't have a choice, do I? The only reason why I do chores is because I can't stand a dirty place... sometimes :) The only chore I'll ever love is the laundry because we have a machine for that! :)

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by Lucky

They're stupid. I won't do them unless I get paid.

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by Brittania, age 12

I do some chores. I am expected to take my dog out and clean my room. I guess it's a good thing to have chores. I would only pay someone to do my chores if I really wanted to go do something important. My favorite chore would be washing dishes. I listen to music or watch TV to make chores fun. Sometimes I get a reward, depending on what it is or how much I do it. I would make my brother do chores for a week because he doesn't do chores because he is too lazy to!

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Not My Fave But Still

by Angel, age 11

I don't like to do chores at all, but I do think we still need them because without them there would be no order, no cleanliness. I can't live in a world without clean. I might not like to do them, but they have to be done no matter what.

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My Thoughts On Chores

by Avaline, age 12

I am from a big family. In total, we have 8 people in our house: I'm the oldest, I have four siblings, my parents, and my grand-mother. That is a lot of people to clean up after! My mother just had a baby, so she can't do a lot of cleaning. I am expected to:

  • Wash my and my sisters' clothes on Mondays
  • Make supper on Wednesdays (and sometimes other days, too)
  • Wash dishes on Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Sweep the kitchen floor on Friday
  • Make my and my sisters' beds every morning
  • and when needed, babysit my siblings when my parents go out shopping
  • and do anything else that is needed of me

Because I'm homeschooled, I also have to write reports for school. My chores sometimes overwhelm me. My younger brother has to do chores similar to mine, but for some reason, I feel like I have more to do. I am glad that I can help my family by cleaning, but it does get overwhelming.

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Chores

by Snarzy, age 14

My chores are to sweep my parents' room, do dishes, and mop the sitting room. I enjoy sweeping. One person I would love to have do my chores is my brother because he does nothing! I won't even pay him. I won't pay anyone to do my chores because I don't get paid to do them. I listen to music to make chores easier.

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by Anonymous

I don't exactly do chores. I do sometimes do little things for my mum, but I don't have a thing I do every single day that's on my schedule, since I don't have one lol xD I do little things like pick up trash or clothes from my room or babysit my sis. I don't think kids should be drowned in chores, but it's good for parents to tell them, "Please clean your room," or "Check on your baby brother." I probably wouldn't pay anyone since I don't do them much. My fave chore? Babysitting my sis, sometimes. She's young, so we have fun unless she gets angry. I sing and dance when I do chores to go faster. I don't get a reward. They're my parents, they should expect me to do this. No one. Maybe my sis, since she doesn't do anything, but really no one.

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You Will Do My Chores

by finix, age 13

You will do my chores because I will pay or treat you.

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Chores are Ugly

by crystal, age 18

I hate choes! They're so boring! Gosh, I wish I had a maid!

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Topic: Chores
Do you do chores? What are the chores that you are expected to do? Do you think it's a good thing to have to do chores? If you could pay someone to do your chores for you so that you never had to do them yourself, would you do it? What's your favorite chore? What do you do to make doing chores easier? Do you get a reward for doing chores? If you could make one person in your life have to do your chores for a week, who would it be and why?

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