[Blackmirror]

Think yourself lucky you have a washing machine ..

i still have to take mine down to the stream and beat ten bells out of it ..

plays havoc with my neck

[lighthouse]

I got a WM about a year ago (my built in 1974 kitchen didn't have the necessary plumbing or area for one until about 1998 ) - after the years of throwing the clothes into the bathwater after I'd bathed - adding lots of detergent - and then effectively doing what the wine makers used to do by getting in and 'treading' the laundry. Then I'd apply a similar process with the rinse.

Yeah, it probably seems a bit archaic.

[Guyzer]

Originally Posted by BanditFlyer

Hi Valley!

Thanks, Iltos!

Wimpy, that's getting you a post of the day nomination.

I couldn't help it... honest.
Actually I could because other things came to mind first but I didn't feel like getting sent to my room so I chose the lesser of two evils.

[Rockn]

How old are you? 16 is old enough to be doing chores to support the family, especially if all you do is sit around playing video games all day. STOP COMPLAINING.

[Bush Lady]

Originally Posted by Wimpy369

Wait until she stops dressing you... the gals are gunna kill themselves.

He had better learn how to cook pasta....... Before he does anything stupid with that thing.

[PEP]

I Knew I Could Count On You Guys!!!

[PEP]

Rockn the average american teenager until ur 18 does not really wash their own clothes. I know this because I surveyed about 120 students in my school about the type of chores they do and none of them wash their own clothes. Most of them just clean their room...which I do.

[PEP]

Originally Posted by lexmarks567

http://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajm...?brand_store=1

is that your machine. click on info/guides then click on owners manual. I would post the manual but it says its too big

no wayyyyyy

mine m achine has entrance at the top..

[iltos]

Originally Posted by PEP

Rockn the average american teenager until ur 18 does not really wash their own clothes. I know this because I surveyed about 120 students in my school about the type of chores they do and none of them wash their own clothes. Most of them just clean their room...which I do.

but there's no way are you are average if you post on this site
wash dem clothes
do dem dishes
etc. etc

[Blackmirror]

Originally Posted by PEP

. Most of them just clean their room...which I do.

can i adopt you ???????

[valley]

Originally Posted by PEP

Rockn the average american teenager until ur 18 does not really wash their own clothes. I know this because I surveyed about 120 students in my school about the type of chores they do and none of them wash their own clothes. Most of them just clean their room...which I do.

consider yourself lucky.

I have 3 kids...none are teens yet and 2 of them do more work than you do!

My daughter (12) cleans her room, empties the dishwasher every night, sets the table and cleans the small bathroom every week.

My son (10) cleans his room, burns the papers every night, clears the table and fills the wood box on the porch every week.

My second son (15 months) has learned how to pick up his megablocks and put them in the container when hes done and he helps me to carry the laundry from the laundry room into the living room....one piece at a time, LOL!

Both older kids are expected to help out with other chores if I need the extra help. They also have to save a portion of their allowances and give a portion to the charity of their choice each week.

My husband and I are terribly mean parents, arent we?

[valley]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

can i adopt you ???????

I hope you dont think I'm a slave-driver with the stuff I make my kids do!

[Blackmirror]

Originally Posted by valley

I hope you dont think I'm a slave-driver with the stuff I make my kids do!

well i have five sons..
out of all of them only 3 are fully house trained .. the others are still in "L" mode .. along with my hubby

[valley]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

well i have five sons..
out of all of them only 3 are fully house trained .. the others are still in "L" mode .. along with my hubby

5 boys! That explains it. You should be given a medal. I find that my son drags his feet doing his chores far more than my daughter does. It must be a boy thing!

[Guyzer]

It matters not if it's a male or female child by the time one is 16 there shouldn't be a domestic chore that they can't handle. Me thinks mommy is teaching him a lesson of some sort.