HOUSEWORK: WHICH CHORE DO YOU DISLIKE MOST

Housework...what a joy - Housework...the bane of my existence.
United States
November 8, 2006 3:54pm CST
I hate mopping. We have an old tile floor, that is white, discolored, and scratched up. No matter what I do, it never looks clean. What is your worst household chore and why?
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• United States
8 Nov 06
I absolutely despise dishes. I love laundry and would prefer to do that over any other chore. But honestly, I'd rather do anything than do dishes. LOL
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• United States
8 Nov 06
Do you have a dishwasher? That is my daughter's most hated chore too. I honestly don't mind dishes. Laundry is another thing. Don't mind doing it, just don't like putting it away, mostly because I don't have enough room for it all, haha. Thank you for replying. I rated you a plus.
• United States
3 Feb 07
I'd rather do dishes over laundry! I dislike laundry because next comes ironing, and I don't like to iron either!!
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• United States
3 Feb 07
Me, too. I'd much rather do dishes than the neverending laundry saga. I don't iron much anymore, it's just the folding and putting away that get to me. Thanks for your input.
• United States
4 Jan 07
i hate washing dishes, I don't know exactly why, I think it has something to do with the thought of touching something that someone else has ate off of or dran out of, pretty much just the fact of touching something that has someone elses saliva on it, probably why I use like 2 cups of bleach in my dishwater, lol.
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• United States
4 Jan 07
2 Cups! Wow. You are heavy duty. I often add bleach to my dishwater too, but not that much. LOL Funny how we all dislike different aspects and have a different view of what it takes to get through a chore or task. I love reading everyone's thoughts and what they do. Thank you for sharing yours. Have a great day.
@vhenwood (1061)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Have  Great Day! - have a great day
I absolutely dispise folding laundry. I'd rather scrub a toilet than fold laundry.
• United States
10 Nov 06
Thank you. I don't like folding and putting away the laundry either, but I do it anyway...my fiance is VERY picky about his closes...even the folding of his underwear. The shirts have to all face the same way too. I think he may be a little anal. LOL Thanks for replying.
• United States
6 Feb 07
You have lots of company. I was surprised at how many people hate that chore. Thanks for the reply.
@warn810 (494)
• United States
3 Feb 07
cleaning the toilet.
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• United States
4 Jan 07
I think that doing laundry for me would have to be the worst !!! I know it is easy & everything but when Im doing it, I always seem to get side tracked and forget to change the loads !!! I hate it !!!
• United States
4 Jan 07
My thing with the laundry is folding and putting it away. I hate that. And what I dislike even more is that my hubby likes his underwear folded in 3" squares. Ssshhhhh. Don't tell him I told you. LOL Thanks for responding. I appreciate it. Have a great day.
• Philippines
4 Jan 07
In all household chores the only thing I hate most is washing the clothes. Ive got a hard time washing and rinsing my uniforms and jeans.
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• United States
4 Jan 07
Do you have a washing machine? It sounds like you have to do it by hand from your post. If so, I don't blame you. That is really hard. I had to do that for a short time, and it can be backbreaking work. Thanks for sharing. Hugs and have a great day.
@cuhkiz (568)
• Philippines
27 Jan 07
cleaning of the bathroom..sometimes i dont really like the smell but it feels good when u saw yor bathroom clean and shiny because of you :)
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• United States
31 Jan 07
I know, I just love how a clean bathroom smells. Why is it that it smells cleaner than when you clean the rest of the house? I don't get it, lol. Thanks for replying. I appreciate it.
• United States
31 Jan 07
I know, I just love how a clean bathroom smells. Why is it that it smells cleaner than when you clean the rest of the house? I don't get it, lol. Thanks for replying. I appreciate it.
@chalmette69 (3007)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I too, hate mopping, I have a white kitchen floor, and it seems no matter how many times you mop it, it is never clean enough.
• United States
4 Dec 06
White...that is what mine was too. Now it's so stained up and scratched you can't tell, lol. I hate it too. It never looks clean to me. I am hoping for a jade green tile when we re-do it in spring.
• United States
4 Dec 06
Oh, sorry, I wanted to say thank you for your input.
4 Jan 07
I hate to mop, so my husband does that! Also trying to find a place to put all my sons clothes. They each have a full closet and big dresser and they still have too many clothes!!
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• United States
4 Jan 07
I love your avitar. Another lucky woman whose man will do the mopping! I want to know where you all are finding these men. That is my worst job. I procrastinate on it until it is really hell on me. As for the clothes, I'd clean closets and bag up what they don't wear and take it to Goodwill or another charity. Thank you for your reply. I really appreciate it. Have a great day.
5 Jan 07
About the avitar, thanks it fits too well! Everyone thinks I look young and innocent (I'm 25 and a mother of 2, but get ID'd when I buy hubby's snuff!) As for the hubby, he's awesome, he helps with everything, but I do the same for him. We seem to do everything together, from cleaning house to cutting and stacking firewood to owning a business. As for the clothes... they are all so cute! I'm not too good at decluttering either... haha! I FINALLY gave away their baby clothes that I'd been storing (the youngest is 2)
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• United States
2 Feb 07
It's a tie between 2 things and it both involves poop! I hate cleaning the litter box and I hate cleaning toliets. Thank goodness I don't work for a sanitation company!
• United States
3 Feb 07
The cat box is the worst...speaking of which, I have to do mine today. YUCK. The toilets aren't too bad for me, other than the smell. Thanks for sharing your yucky jobs. I apprecite it.
@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
3 Feb 07
I hate ironing. There is nothing worse than standing at the ironing board going back and forth over clothing, ending up with railroad tracks and then having to start all over. I'd rather mop the floor five times than iron even one shirt. It's to the point I don't iron anything unless I absolutely have to, and then it's about five minutes before I have to walk out the door.
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• United States
6 Feb 07
I've been there. I used to lay out a towel on my old kitchen table and scramble to iron something really quickly before flying out the door. I don't iron much anymore either. Thanks for your reply. I appreciate it.
• China
30 Jan 07
i dont like mopping,too. it is quite easy to sweep the floor, but mopping it is a little harder.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
Mopping seems to zap every bit of energy that I have. I even have to psyche myself up to do it. I hate it that much. I don't mind sweeping either, it's just the mopping part. Thanks for your response.
@happymommy3 (2012)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I hate cleaning the restroom. It's small thank God but the toilet is one thing I do not like cleaning. I do it often though but I sure don't look forward to it!
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• United States
3 Feb 07
That's actually the best way, to clean it often, so it doesn't get so bad, that it gags you. I don't enjoy it either, but know it has to be done. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate it.
@earth2jacq (1502)
• Philippines
31 Jan 07
I don't like ironing clothes. I always get that feeling that I might burn the clothes. Aside from that the heat from the iron is painful for my hands.
• United States
31 Jan 07
Iron burns can be some of the worst. I have had my share of them too. Thanks for your response. I appreciate it.
@ladyjava (1184)
• Malaysia
1 Feb 07
I HATE ironing.... i simply can't stand it.. that's why when i buy clothes, i make sure there are all wrinkle free or does not wrinkle too easily
• United States
3 Feb 07
That is one great advantage to the clothing materials you can purchase now; many of them don't have to be ironed. It's really great for those that hate ironing. Thanks for your input.
@globell45 (142)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I hate sweeping and dusting and polishing the stairs. Mine are solid oak and the dust and dirt just seems to grow like wild fire on them. It is an every other day job and I really do hate to clean them.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
Yuck. I don't think I'd like to have to do that every other day. I know we live on a dirt road and the dust just seems to breed overnight, lol. I can't imagine having to do stairs. Thanks for your response.
@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
27 Jan 07
Every darn one of them except washing and drying dishes. For some reason I like to do dishes and I like to do them by hand. I don't often use the dishwasher. Yep. I'll do the dishes and somebody else can do everything else or it can wait.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
LOL, that's great. I think you maybe the only one that actually likes dishes. I don't mind doing them by hand either, everyone thinks that weird. Thanks for your response, I appreciate it.
• United States
29 Jan 07
I don't like taking out the trash and the dishes. Thank you. Have a great day.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
I don't mind taking out the trash, it gets it out of the house. Usually though, that is the one household task I let hubby do. He seems to get it to fit in the cans better than I can. Thanks for your input. You have a great day too.
• United States
27 Jan 07
I hate folding and putting away the clothes. It seems like such a thankless job, everyone just thinks the clothes go from the floor to the drawer and somewhere inbetween they clean and fold themselves.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
Yep, I've got to agree with you there. I taught my kids to do their own clothes after I kept finding clean clothes back in the laundry...when they were about 12ish. It did help somewhat. But the chore is still thankless and neverending. Thanks for your reply.
@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
29 Jan 07
I hate dusting. I'd rather do the toilet. Ironing would come next because I don't understand many of the stupid labels on the shirts. I had this shirt that said "iron with a cool iron", so I never plugged it in. I called my mom and after her having a fit of hysterics, she explained that I have to plug it in but use a very low setting. Why didn't the label just say "iron with a warm iron"?
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• United States
29 Jan 07
I'd have to say cleaning the bathroom. I find it utterly disgusting.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
There are many people out there that are with you on that one. It can be really disgusting. I guess I'm lucky, my hubby is pretty clean in the bathroom. Thanks for your response. I appreciate it.