Lazy and unorganized people

Philippines
July 9, 2010 10:59am CST
I have a cousin who lived with us few months ago and I hate her because of her laziness. All she know is to face the computer all day and when she is called to eat she would get out of the room and be back after eating. I hated her because I don't agree with her excuses that she does not know how to do any household chores. I told her that you don't need any special course or you don't need to go to school just to learn doing them. Learning the household chores is a sign of growth and maturity. It's like a baby who learns how to walk and talk. You don't need to sit in class just to learn washing dishes or even just sweeping the floor, it's just that people are lazy to do it and don't want to try it so they would end up saying "i don't know how to do it". Have you tried living with someone who does not contribute to any household chores like simply doing the dishes and or even just washing their own clothes, or just simply dusting and sweeping the surroundings? How does it feel to have them with you? Let's disregard our siblings this time..
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
9 Jul 10
I truly understand where you are coming from because I have OCD when it comes to things being cleaned and in order in my house. My daughter and her family live with me and my daughter is the complete oppostite of me when it comes to cleaning. However, to use the word "hate" is really a bit much especially in reference to your own cousin. When she said she didn't know how to do chores then I would have said "come on I will show you how its done." Then she would have no excuses.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
9 Jul 10
Ok if you all have tried to show her how to clean and she still does not do anything to help out, then yes she is lazy but do you really hate her because of this. Maybe its more you don't like the way she is but if something God forbid happened to her wouldn't you be upset?
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
Hate does not entirely mean I would not be concern about her if something happened. You're thinking it the other way around. Just like what I said,I hate her because she does not want to learn things she needed to survive and that only. I did not tell that I hate her totally, I said I hate her because of she's laziness to learn things..
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
Well I'm sorry but it's how I feel towards her. Do you think I haven't done my part in teaching her? I did and not only me but even my other cousins, aunts and even friends but she really does not want to learn and it's because she's lazy, that's what I can call her,lazy. I can't imagine her having a family in the future and still does not know to do these things..
@MDG2211 (711)
• Argentina
11 Jul 10
If it has happened to me with my sisters, and when I have lived with friends, when I shared a house with my cousin, they are lazy, lazy, dirty, and it is not important for them to live like that, they are hoping that one does the things, the food, the cleanliness, the purchases, it is difficult to bear this situation without having you fight.
• Philippines
13 Jul 10
yeah sometimes it ends up with some fighting especially if you are the one who does most of the work. I wonder why there are people who don't care about cleanliness, are they used to be unorganized or are they just lazy to be responsible enough with things around them?
@eurekafemme (5877)
• Philippines
10 Jul 10
Welcome to the world of certified slobs! I have lived with that person for almost six years now. I kept on telling him that if he is too lazy to clean up all the mess at least he must try to clean up HIS OWN mess. It is very irritating and it makes me feel like I am suffocated.Saying you don't know how to do it is just a very lame alibi. You don't know how to do it because you simply don't want to learn how to do it.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
YEAH! That's basically the rule, if you don't know how to clean the mess then better not mess up and that's simple to understand..
@jabezdnl (22)
• India
10 Jul 10
When someone hears the word laziness, surely that person would feel lazy by the time he hears that word. As there is tremendous development in our technology,science,commerce and increase in incoming of money it causes human to act lazy because by money we convert our handwork's into laziness. So being lazy is a act of bad attitude and laziness causes many internal and external diseases.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
you really said it right but I hope that even if the world is full of great technology, people would still be aware that not every chore needs technology but simply human hands..
@xcel0684 (76)
• Philippines
10 Jul 10
There were many people already who lived with us before. We didn't have problems with them because they are not lazy. It's just my sister, even until now she still leaves the laundry to my mother though she already has a kid.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
too bad.. it's good you have a very good mom to attend to what she should be doing. hope she would soon realize that she should be responsible enough to do these things for her own and for her family..
@ilann1 (372)
• Israel
10 Jul 10
I'm half lazy, I do the chores but I slack off. Maybe you can try to ask your cousin to do the chores quickly, and explain to him, it only takes few minutes.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
A lot of us did but she never showed effort to do so.. If we are not concern about her then we would not give a damn to teach her but sometimes she gets irritated when we try to teach her. She really don't care. she would tell us that she would hire a nanny if she would soon have a family of her own.. see?
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
9 Jul 10
wow this sounds like the guy who lives with us right now (temporarily) he is very lazy and doesnt want to help around the house (he has no money to pay us, so at least he could help), but he will be out soon though!
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
it's nice to hear that he's moving out soon but I hope he could learn something before moving out.. :)
@daliaj (5674)
• India
9 Jul 10
I hate lazy and unorganized people too. I am not lazy, but I am kind of unorganized. I do things at the last moment, but at the end I will do things perfectly and the result will be good. I used to have a roommate who was always lazy. We used to get from a nearby mess and she was always lazy and pretneded as if she was when it was her turn to get food for all of us. I just moved to a different country with my husband. I am in the process of finding a job. I just reached here two weeks ago and waiting for my social security number to start a job. I work as an instructional designer. This is the first time after 5 years of my work I am taking a break in my career. I am very careful trying to occupy myself as I can so that I won't be lazy when I start with work. I am also taking a little effort that my husband won't find me lazy. I feel sleepy during the day because I don't have anything else to do other than watching TV. I am forcing myself not to sleep during the day and not to make it a habit. I am also helping my husband with house hold taks such as cooking and cleaning. I need to keep myself occupied and encourage myself to find a job.
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
I salute you for fighting the spirit of laziness and find things to keep you busy. I hope all people should think that way.I don't consider myself lazy as well. When I have nothing to do, I make sure to look for something to do. I am always conscious about time and I don't want to waste just a minute of doing nothing but of course I know when to stop and give myself a break but before doing that, I make sure all things are done and organize.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
When i was young and lived with my grandparents,i had this cousin of mine who's very lazy. She sleeps whole day and woke up when meal is ready. The worst thing is,she can't even wash her personal undies that,sometimes i ended up throwing it to the trash bin. It's really a headache living someone like that. I am glad she changed a bit when she started dating with a guy.
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
Well good for her if that was the case. At least you have noticed a change in her..
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
i grew up used to doing all the household chores so I exactly know how you feel. but during college, my mom decided to hire a helper so a lot of the chores I used to do, i dont need to do anymore. now i sometimes feel weak and even useless because i couldt do things anymore. though most of the time it makes me happy since i dont have to do any chores anymore and just concentrate on the stuff i need to tend to. i guess the thing is just to learn to have respect and initiative. if you feel like you can be of any help, then help. if there is something you dont know how to perform, there's always a way to learn it. i think it's okay to be living the way I do as long as i dont make anyone angry of my not doing any chores. lol. i am really glad that someone doest it for me now. it was really torture for me when i was growing up when I had to finish piles of homeworks and do tons of household chores at the same time. it made life a lot harder for me.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
since you have somewhat you can call an easy life now and escaped from all the chores, I guess you still have to do them once in a while to fight laziness. I am not saying that you are lazy now and I even appreciate that you consider not to annoy anyone even if you seldom help doing the chores today.. Good luck in your studies..
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
10 Jul 10
I hate it too. especially if you are the only one doing all the house chores and you look at them doing nothing is frustrating. I hate coming home from work and see that house messy and unorganized. I hate looking at the floor and its not swept. I hate the idea that I have to do it all even if I am already very tired from work.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
It happens. After office work, you can't really expect to reach home and just rest. You still have work that is even worse than of the one you have in the office. I guess you left the house with someone who does not care to do even just a simple sweeping. Before leaving the house, tell that someone to do some cleaning to lessen your chores when you get home. This scenario is really common for working moms and sometimes the husband won't even care to help.
• Hong Kong
10 Jul 10
My siblings and I usually push the responsibility of doing chores to each other. I can't deny the fact that I'm lazy and reluctant to do chores. But alas, chores have to be done, so I have to do it in the end.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
yeah you need to and it's a must to do it. I remember my cousins, there are 4 of them so what my Aunt did was made schedule for each one of them. She divided the chores equally and I guess that's better than having a nanny. My aunt is really good in doing this and I appreciate my cousin for not complaining rather they do their own chores as scheduled. Sometimes, they switch with each other but they make sure that the task given to them must be done..
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
Ouch! This hit me big time! You kind of described me in a way that I do stare at my computer all day and I just go out to eat. Now, I know how my mom felt when I was still sharing a room with them (Asian families tend to do this). (TT_TT). However, your cousin is different from me, though. I do know how to do my chores. I am lazy, I know that but when the room really needs to be cleaned, I'd spend all day doing so. I don't make excuses that I don't know how coz like what you said, it's as simple as ABC. Sometimes, I get too lazy, I'd postpone it but then the dust builds up and since I'm asthmatic, I'd still be suffering from it. It's really Karma. Nowadays, my mom doesn't mind anything that happens in my own room. I'm still lazy and might be a bit organized but I really think your cousin is too much! Please tell her that she's no princess! And, if the chore benefits her and her alone, don't do the chore for her. She needs to learn how to live in a house!
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
Yes it's simple as ABC so I guess you should start to be more organize in your own room. Simple cleaning everyday will not consume too much of your time, better not wait for dust and other stuff to pile up and clean them all at once since it is much difficult and time consuming. I don't know but it's what I think. And also, don't wait for dust to accumulate your room or so you would always feel healthy and clean especially that you are asthmatic as you said.. Happy cleaning! :)
• Indonesia
9 Jul 10
it must be sop annoying living with a cousin like that, and she is not in living in her own family but dont want to contribute to clean the house or something like that. I am understand why are you so hated, I am agree with you. Why don't she try to learn how to do the simple things not necessary some thing big, just like simply dusting and sweeping the surroundings.
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
I really don't know why she always makes excuses like she's not used to do it since she grew up with a nanny and the problem is she never showed effort to do even simple things. If I go visit her, I really don't want to get inside her room since it's very messy and very very unorganized..
@ip5217 (1655)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
I am lucky to not have experienced living with this kind of person. That really is annoying. I hope one day your cousin will learn her lesson and eventually oblige herself to do household chores. I hope she finds a man who is very OC when it comes to maintaining their home tidy and clean.
@hushi22 (4928)
9 Jul 10
i think u are not alone. i also have that kind of cousin and she's just giving me headache and mess most of the time.
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
yeah you're absolutely right, they give us headaches most of the time considering that they are old enough to learn these things. I really hate her for that and that alone. She even don't wash her own underwear. Her dad is the one doing the chores for her. What a shame..
@incus99 (1083)
• Philippines
10 Jul 10
whoa! that's a real lazy head.. medically that's dysfunctional and addiction.