I was raised under a similar thought process, had zero chores in general among other "freedoms", my mom in particular cleaned up my every mess. It left me with

I was raised under a similar thought process, had zero chores in general among other "freedoms", my mom in particular cleaned up my every mess. It left me with vast problems regarding organization and discipline well past college, that I'm only really now getting over at age 30. Sure there is such a thing as oppressive amounts of structure, but rest assured my kids will have reasonable chores and a strong reinforcement of "when you're done with something, put it back where you found it". Imagination should be encouraged, but not at the the expense of execution. Good ideas are cheap, it's the ability to implement them that really makes a difference.