> The downvotes you're getting are pretty telling of the american tendency to infantalise their children. No, they're not. They're telling of the fact that peo

> The downvotes you're getting are pretty telling of the american tendency to infantalise their children. No, they're not. They're telling of the fact that people fundamentally trust that others are doing the best they can in the situation they find themselves in, and have probably considered the obvious alternatives. GP's not getting downvoted because people don't think children should do chores (that's not a particularly common opinion, unless you're looking to bash Americans), but because it's a callous and self-important opinion that their friend's mother had never considered getting her kids to do chores, and that a reminder from a busybody would have solved the issue.