It’s 2023, but in keeping with one mom this week, her son is acting like we’re living in 1923.
She’s explained online that her 12-year-old boy has decided that he’ll now not perform “girl chores” in his home – and, frustratingly, he’s been backed by his dad.
“Cleansing just isn’t gender specific”
Writing on Reddit, the mom shares that she has three kids: twin 12-year-old boys and a 10-year-old.
They’ve every day chores, for which she pays them, “$10 every day. Nevertheless, their pay is deducted $10 in the event that they miss a day. The boys need to do their tasks five days per week, even though it doesn’t matter which days they decide to work.”
The mom adds, “This method has worked swimmingly for us because it began, the boys have at all times complied with completing their chores.”
But when considered one of the twins mentioned to his friend that he had chores to do, the friend retorted that he’s glad his parents don’t make him do “girl chores.”
The outraged mom said, “I spoke with my son and explained to him that knowing methods to clean was not specific to any gender, that it was a life skill everyone needed to know. I also told him that I understood that other families functioned in a different way; nevertheless, in our family, everyone did an equal share.”
The boy remained unconvinced, and for the following few days, refused to do his “girl chores.”
This meant that when allowance day got here, the 2 brothers who accomplished their tasks got $50, however the 12-year-old who refused only got $20. But as an alternative of learning a lesson, the boy called his dad to complain.
“My ex-husband then proceeded to call me and tell me that I’m within the fallacious for less than giving him $20 and to assume the way it makes him feel that his brothers got greater than he did.
“I explained to him that our other sons actually did their chores for all 5 days, so that they were rewarded accordingly.”
She added that her husband said she is being “insensitive” and “humiliating” their son.
“$600 a month for the three kids”
Commenters wholeheartedly agreed with the mom, and even told her she had made a good move being separated from her “clueless” ex.
Mostly, the comments focused on the mom’s generosity in paying her three kids $600/month for his or her chores.
One wrote, “It’s the true world, you don’t do your job, you don’t receives a commission, and I actually think $10 a day is pretty generous for allowance. $10/day is insane for that age.”
One other added, “You’re not taking money out of your son’s allowance, you’re not paying him for services not rendered. The sexist, misogynistic reasons behind not completing the chores have to be corrected and that won’t occur by rewarding it.”
Many others were confused concerning the “girl chores”, with one writing, “What are girl chores? Is that what they call it when men do home tasks? I do know that mom tried to clarify things, however the dad really must back her up for the son to get the message.”
