Uh oh, I guess those teenage boys will be doing bathroom cleaning duty more frequently to give their sweet sisters a break! HA! That is hilarious! Their wives will thank you though! Now, can I send my dear 55 y/o husband to your house to learn some cleaning skills himself???
I'm with Annie. Boys need to clean the bathrooms! When we had only boys at home, (4 of them) I found that some of them were very distracted when peeing... so I taught them to clean the bathrooms. I also told them, "If you can't aim, then sit down!"
I guess they took me seriously, because when they got married, 3 out of 4 of the wives came to me and said, "How did you get them to sit down?" I was dumbfounded.... So we asked, and it was the result of that one conversation! LOL Who would have known. All those years I just thought they were either a good aim, or they were doing a good job cleaning the bathroom. :)
I love it, and totally agree with you! I only have one son and between him and my husband I think our bathrooms have never been dirtier! Fortunately he likes to help me clean so I can't wait until he's old enough to do it all himself!! Is 4 too young...lol!
That is too funny...I personally believe bathroom cleaning is the job of whomever uses the bathroom...so it would be everybody's job...way to go...someday when they have homes of their own their wives or college roommates will be very appreciative. Rachel adventuresinthephilippines.blogspot.com afamilyforanastasiya.blogspot.com
ha ha my boys had to learn..they were the oldest..then when Sam moved in..they expected her to do it...but they still took turns.. it's their bathroom though..and if it's disgusting..that's their own doing..
How dare you teach your sons that there are no gender-roles! You are as abusive as myself! My poor son has been taking his turn cleaning the bathroom for several years, if you can imagine that. I'm with the previous commenter.....from what I've seen, it should probably be a job for the males-only as THEY seem to be the ones to make most of the mess!
Hahaha--with the 3 males, 2 girls in our house and 1 bathroom--I frequently remind the males that it isn't me and Julia that pee on the floor and we arn't cleaning that up. So--our bathroom may not be the cleanest--but the boys do know how to clean it! I hope someday their spouses will appreciate their MIL for that. Oh--and Julia knows how to do the "male" tasks here too. There is no such thing as gender separation here.
Christine- I snorted diet coke up my nose reading this!! My son is the fifth out of six kids, and the only son. He's now 27, but when he was younger I got many eye rolls, and considerable balking ("why can't the GIRLS do it??"), when he was forced to clean the bathroom,set and clear the table, help cook dinner, load the dishwasher,fold the laundry, sort the laundry, LOAD the laundry into the washer, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!!!!
While I have never heard a "Thanks Mom", I know he is comfortable and efficient living on his own!
I'm surprised you haven't made them do this before! My boys have learned since being potty trained that they make the mess, they clean it up! They can't play Wii unless my toilets are SPOTLESS! LOL!
Why do you women get so worked up over this? My wife was appalled that I suggested our daughter help with the yardwork yet she brags how she makes our son clean the bathroom and help with the laundry. How is it liberating if he does "womens work" and not liberating if she does yard work or take out the trash. Christine, maybe your daughters should cut the grass or clean the siding. Then other men like me can come on the blog and brag how we set our daughters strait. I really enjoy this blog, but some of these responses are pathetic.
I must have been the World's Worst Mom first. My almost 21 yo son knows how to do that, cook, do his laundry, clean the whole house, do dishes, all the "woman's work". His future wife loves me for it! ;oD
Amen, Sister! We have had our little boys help clean the bathrooms (mostly the toilets where they seem to miss so often, and our girls help in the yard. Making our house "run" is a job for EVERYONE! :)
Ha! That comment is exactly WHY they are doing it. lol. WTG Christine!
BTW my father is the best ironer, bed maker and house cleaner EVER. It is really truely impressive. When I went to college I made him come make my bed. For the first.. oh three years. hah.
They should have to do it MORE than their sisters because it has been my experience that the reason a bathroom (especially the toilet area) gets dirty in the first place is because men and boys are constantly missing the mark!
Oh, boys will say anything to get out of that job. If they didn't have any sisters they would tell you it was your job as the woman of the house. My boys take care of their own bathroom...sometimes not so well.
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Uh oh, I guess those teenage boys will be doing bathroom cleaning duty more frequently to give their sweet sisters a break! HA! That is hilarious! Their wives will thank you though! Now, can I send my dear 55 y/o husband to your house to learn some cleaning skills himself???
Ha! What a laugh! From what I've experienced I think the bathroom cleaning should be relegated ONLY to boys!
Good job!! My younger ones have been doing it for over a year....my oldest son....many years!! lol
**GASP** I can't believe they said that!!!
Go mom!!
It is NEVER too late to teach, and subsequently assign bathroom duties to boys!!!
I agree with some other commenters: make them do all the bathrooms until they are willing to admit that it's not a "woman's" job!
Natalie
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I'm with Annie. Boys need to clean the bathrooms!
When we had only boys at home, (4 of them)
I found that some of them were very distracted when peeing... so I taught them to clean the bathrooms.
I also told them, "If you can't aim, then sit down!"
I guess they took me seriously, because when they got married, 3 out of 4 of the wives came to me and said, "How did you get them to sit down?"
I was dumbfounded....
So we asked, and it was the result of that one conversation!
LOL
Who would have known. All those years I just thought they were either a good aim, or they were doing a good job cleaning the bathroom. :)
I love it, and totally agree with you! I only have one son and between him and my husband I think our bathrooms have never been dirtier! Fortunately he likes to help me clean so I can't wait until he's old enough to do it all himself!! Is 4 too young...lol!
In my family any boy who says something like that gets to clean the bathrooms and the kitchen for a month...
That is too funny...I personally believe bathroom cleaning is the job of whomever uses the bathroom...so it would be everybody's job...way to go...someday when they have homes of their own their wives or college roommates will be very appreciative.
Rachel
adventuresinthephilippines.blogspot.com
afamilyforanastasiya.blogspot.com
ha ha
my boys had to learn..they were the oldest..then when Sam moved in..they expected her to do it...but they still took turns..
it's their bathroom though..and if it's disgusting..that's their own doing..
How dare you teach your sons that there are no gender-roles! You are as abusive as myself! My poor son has been taking his turn cleaning the bathroom for several years, if you can imagine that. I'm with the previous commenter.....from what I've seen, it should probably be a job for the males-only as THEY seem to be the ones to make most of the mess!
You're pretty horrible alright.
How DARE you teach BOYS to clean...let alone a bathroom.
(Their future wives will THANK you!!)
Smiles,
Holly
Good for you!
Cxx
Hmmm how old are they?! I wonder if Kameron is too young to clean the bathroom!?! LOL
LOL--all of my boys have bathroom responsibilities. This is funny!
I am in complete agreement w/you. Boys need to know how to do these things just as much as girls do.
Good for you, Christine! You ARE NOT, by any stretch of any means, a bad mommy!
Yeah! Go ahead and teach them! There is no such thing as girls' tasks and boys' tasks, only tasks done together. Good for you Christine!
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I always thought if they knew what is was like to do the cleaning job, maybe they'd be more careful to put things where they belong. ;)
Good For You! I'd say you were a "best mom"!
Woops Boys, might have been the wrong thing to say. Elaine
Oh dear. That's why you should have taught them when they were 6. Daniel cleans the kids' bathroom as one of his weekly chores.
Hahaha--with the 3 males, 2 girls in our house and 1 bathroom--I frequently remind the males that it isn't me and Julia that pee on the floor and we arn't cleaning that up. So--our bathroom may not be the cleanest--but the boys do know how to clean it! I hope someday their spouses will appreciate their MIL for that. Oh--and Julia knows how to do the "male" tasks here too. There is no such thing as gender separation here.
I just showed my teenage boy so that he would get the hint but he says he disagrees. LOL I'm going to keep working on him.
Christine-
I snorted diet coke up my nose reading this!! My son is the fifth out of six kids, and the only son. He's now 27, but when he was younger I got many eye rolls, and considerable balking ("why can't the GIRLS do it??"), when he was forced to clean the bathroom,set and clear the table, help cook dinner, load the dishwasher,fold the laundry, sort the laundry, LOAD the laundry into the washer, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!!!!
While I have never heard a "Thanks Mom", I know he is comfortable and efficient living on his own!
Blessings!
Deb
I'm surprised you haven't made them do this before! My boys have learned since being potty trained that they make the mess, they clean it up! They can't play Wii unless my toilets are SPOTLESS! LOL!
Why do you women get so worked up over this? My wife was appalled that I suggested our daughter help with the yardwork yet she brags how she makes our son clean the bathroom and help with the laundry. How is it liberating if he does "womens work" and not liberating if she does yard work or take out the trash. Christine, maybe your daughters should cut the grass or clean the siding. Then other men like me can come on the blog and brag how we set our daughters strait. I really enjoy this blog, but some of these responses are pathetic.
I must have been the World's Worst Mom first. My almost 21 yo son knows how to do that, cook, do his laundry, clean the whole house, do dishes, all the "woman's work". His future wife loves me for it! ;oD
Amen, Sister! We have had our little boys help clean the bathrooms (mostly the toilets where they seem to miss so often, and our girls help in the yard. Making our house "run" is a job for EVERYONE! :)
Ha! That comment is exactly WHY they are doing it. lol. WTG Christine!
BTW my father is the best ironer, bed maker and house cleaner EVER. It is really truely impressive. When I went to college I made him come make my bed. For the first.. oh three years. hah.
There wives are going to love you so much:)
Ohhh no they didn't! Well hopefully they'll learn their lesson.
They should have to do it MORE than their sisters because it has been my experience that the reason a bathroom (especially the toilet area) gets dirty in the first place is because men and boys are constantly missing the mark!
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! They don't have to like it, but it is important to know how to do it! Good for you!
Oh, boys will say anything to get out of that job. If they didn't have any sisters they would tell you it was your job as the woman of the house. My boys take care of their own bathroom...sometimes not so well.
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