Older people love to talk about how they had more discipline growing up. For example, most parents would admit that they had to do more chores around the house than what their kids have now.
A man shared a “chore list” that his dad created for him when he was a kid, starting at age eight. He said, “My pop was the coolest man on Earth, but he had hella structure and rules in the house.”
He posted the chores on Threads, and it’s going viral.
It includes DAILY chores for before school: Make your bed, eat breakfast, final homework check, and leaving the house on-time.
Daily after school chores include: Change clothes, do ALL homework, “check in prior to 7:00 P.M. dinner”, be inside the house prior to 9:00 P.M., leave no dishes in the sink and empty the trash, “shower and in bed” by 10.
There are also weekly chores for specific days, like:
Taking out the trash on Monday, and replacing all trash can liners.
Doing laundry on Sunday, including washing, drying, folding, and putting the clothes away. Also: All school clothes must be ironed.
And monthly chores, like: Thoroughly clean the bathroom on the first Saturday, including scrubbing the toilet, bathtub, and floors.
The second Saturday of the month is for a deep cleaning of the kitchen, the third is focused on the basement, and the fourth is sweeping and washing the front and rear of the house.
That launched a conversation in the comments about how many parents are softer on their kids today. The general idea is that “structure breeds discipline.”
