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I had this idea as a kid, but my family weren't convinced: As a child, I was perplexed as to why my mother and brother would allow dirty dishes to pile up in t
by jozvolskyef 5y ago
I had this idea as a kid, but my family weren't convinced:
As a child, I was perplexed as to why my mother and brother would allow dirty dishes to pile up in the sink, rather than placing them in the dishwasher. My brother, in particular, seemed to have no regard for keeping the kitchen clean. After unsuccessfully attempting to convince them that the dishwasher was a superior system, I resorted to washing only the dishes I used myself, and refusing to wash most of the others. 20 years later, my mother claims I never washed dishes, and that my brother did all the work.
- watwut 5y agoIsn't the case that brother ended up washing/putting away also mom's and dad's dishes along with common dishes (pots, salads). If you always do only strictly own dishes and someone else does the rest, that someone is in fact doing more dishes - except at different time.
- jozvolskyef 5y agoIt is true that my brother did the washing up for our mum, but I would argue that a lot of the work was due to avoidable inefficiency (he was a firefighter arsonist; half the kitchen would be covered in oil when he used a pan, and mum would just see the mess, not who made it, and then he'd be get the credit for cleaning it), and that I contributed roughly the amount that I consumed, because back then I would offset the occasional shared meal by occasionally doing the washing up for everyone.