‘It’s laundry day’: Laundry memes for responsible people washing, drying, and folding their clean clothes

Are you also waiting for the weekend to relax, and BAM! The laundry basket is full?  We’ve all been there once or twice. We work all week, we are responsible adults, we do what we have to do, and we’re expecting the two days off we have to do absolutely nothing. But just when we …
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16-Year-Old Refuses to Watch Her Baby Half-Sister While Her Mom Takes a Shower: ‘I Just Hate That She Keeps Having Kids.’

Is her mom really asking a lot of her? Or the bare minimum?  There is no shortage of older siblings who are tasked with the near-constant care of their younger siblings. This is a familiar dynamic in families where both parents work and don’t have a grandparent, aunt, or uncle who lives nearby and is …
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‘Settle a Roommate Dispute’: What’s the right way to load bowls in the dishwasher?

We all have different ways of doing things. Is there a right answer? When you start living with people, you realize that we all have our own way of doing things. We were all raised with different customs, and we all run our households differently. When you start combining those things, though, then you can …
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Mom Throws Away Her 15-Year-Old Daughter’s Clothes, Worth $500 in Total, Because She Forgot to Take The Dog Out

Is that not a tad bit of an overreaction?  There is a fine line between a harsh punishment and an unacceptable one. I understand that teens can misbehave in a way that requires harsh punishment, but that doesn’t mean that their parents should hire strangers to kidnap them from their rooms in the middle of …
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16-year-old tells dad, who charges her $800 per month for rent, that he’s a bad father: ‘If I don’t pay rent I get kicked out until I do.’

What kind of parent charges their 16-year-old $800 in rent? If your parents are asking you to pay rent to live in your childhood home, there’s a good chance they don’t even want you to pay rent and want you to move out. Many parents are willing to be a soft place for their adult …
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21 Cleaning Memes Making Your Home Shine and Your Soul Sparkle

House chores are our little wins. The weekend comes, and cleaning day rolls around. It’s not always exciting, but no one can deny the satisfaction that comes after finishing a load of laundry, wiping down the kitchen counter, or finally tackling that messy corner. Days feel a little more organized and manageable when you get …
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Wife leaves dishes in the sink, husband starts to throw away everything she uses: ‘If he sees any dish any where in the house unattended, it goes in the trash’

Where do we draw the line between reasonable irritation and harmful behavior? No matter how much anybody loves their partner, they likely do some stuff that annoys them. A couple who have all the exact same habits, perspectives, and cleanliness levels is a rare thing indeed, and even those types manage to irritate each other …
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30-year-old dogsitter can’t figure out any of the household appliances, sparking parenting debate over the importance of giving kids chores: ‘They’re failing at being adults’

Adulting is hard, sure, but if you can’t operate a washing machine by your 20s or 30s, something’s amiss.  Obviously, people have different thresholds and standards set for them by their parents during their formative childhood years that will ultimately shape who they become in their adulthood. Oftentimes, hindsight has 20/20 vision looking back on …
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I Miss the Pharmacist Who Used to Shameless Flirt with Me at the Counter

Would you rather have a pharmacist who constantly flirts with you, but always has your medications ready, or a pharmacist who does not flirt with you, and never has your pills when you need them? I have lived through both of these realities, and I have to say… I miss the young, hot guy at …
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Cousins make unannounced 15 day visit with 8-year-old and 4-year-old kids, get offended when they are forbidden from coming back: ‘I’m furious on my mom’s behalf’

 Having relatives does not mean free access to endless hospitality. As a general rule, a family that pretty much gets along with one another is usually expected to take up hosting duties now and then. Whether people want to celebrate a big holiday together or just make a passing visit, welcoming relatives into one’s home …
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