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Gabija Palšytė

Parents Refuse To Pay Their Teen For Chores, It Backfires When They Plan A Date Night

Whether you should pay your children to do the housework is a big question for parents. Learning to do chores early on is very useful for adult life later, but it can lead to a lot of frustration. If the chores aren’t divided up justly or the rewards are handed out unfairly, someone will eventually feel left out.

One anonymous teenager went viral on the AITA online group after sharing how he pushed back against his parents not paying him for chores. Frustrated, he got a real job instead and now refuses to babysit his siblings for free, which made his parents mad. Now, the teen is asking the internet for advice. Read on for the story and the tips others gave him. Bored Panda has reached out to the author for further comment.

Some parents pay their kids to do housework while others expect them to pitch in regardless of any rewards

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