Question: What was the most monotonous activity you ever did as a child?

@Shavkat (137215)
Philippines
February 5, 2023 6:47am CST
Laundry was the most monotonous task I ever had to complete before. Thankfully, washing machines were invented and are still in use today. If I didn't wash my clothing, my mother would be furious. I began this home task in my freshman year of high school. Image Credit: media4.giphy.com
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
5 Feb 23
I never washed my own clothes until I was 25 years old. Even after I moved out of mom's house, I still took my dirty laundry to her to wash for me. Most people would probably say seeing me reading books for hours at a time was the most monotonous thing I ever did. I read more as a kid than I do now.
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@MrDenata (12194)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 23
Your mom really love to help you?
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
5 Feb 23
@MrDenata She said it didn't take any more to do my laundry than it did to do hers.
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@vandana7 (98826)
• India
5 Feb 23
@MrDenata I am shocked ....
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@May2k8 (18079)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 23
In fact, I am very sorry that my underwear was torn as a result of using a washing machine that was too strong to spin
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@May2k8 (18079)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 23
@MrDenata We have to blame the washing machine because they were rough on my clothes
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@MrDenata (12194)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 23
May, LOL do not do that again LOL
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@MrDenata (12194)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 23
@May2k8 LOL, how are you? Where have you been? Busy with work?
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@vandana7 (98826)
• India
5 Feb 23
I agree...washing clothes is laborious. I however wash them some before dumping them in washing machine. Kinda, I don't trust washing machines. LOL
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@vandana7 (98826)
• India
5 Feb 23
@DaddyEvil I somehow feel sweat stink needs to go...I do mostly pants and underwear, bed sheets. Not shirts etc. Sometimes towels...I soak them in Surf plus Dettol, and hot water. Then after an hour, they all get the privilege to tumble in the machine for some time. After they have been to their Disney world, I again use Comfort for fragrance, and rinse in the machine. After this, the clothes are dried for two days in sunlight. I kinda feel sun god has special powers to kill any bacteria or fungus or virus that may have survived all this. After this, ironing. Final touch. The heat should do the job, I feel. I am old, I am fastidious...but as you can see only the clothes ...that can really stink.
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
6 Feb 23
@vandana7 It is like my mom. She always claimed that washing machine is not reliable in washing clothes.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
5 Feb 23
Washing machines do fine without a person doing extra stuff to most clothes unless there's a bad stain or something.
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@rebelann (111171)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Feb 23
When I was young I hated doing homework, it always seemed so boring.
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@vandana7 (98826)
• India
5 Feb 23
I still do...hate many of the chores at home, I mean. LOL
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@rebelann (111171)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Feb 23
Oh yeah, me too but now I have the option as to whether or not I am willing to do those chores @vandana7
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
6 Feb 23
@rebelann Now, I understand why most Chinese students hate doing a lot of homework. In fact, they use this reason not to do housework at home.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 23
I find vacuuming mind-numbing so I guess that's boring. Certainly washing machines are a great invention.
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@vandana7 (98826)
• India
6 Feb 23
Vacuuming is delightful...I have a tendency to scream my guts out when I am doing grinding of some idli (breakfast out here) batter, vacuuming and of course, bathing...nobody can hear my wrong notes..LOL And some of your western songs of course...they are so naughty...you don't want others to hear you sing them, and yet...they have to be sung sometime...
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
6 Feb 23
I might be sound weird but vacuuming is my favorite thing to do before.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 23
@vandana7 It's funny but I never sing. Or very rarely.
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@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
5 Feb 23
Cool picture. I think cleaning the refrigerator was the most boring job.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
6 Feb 23
I can related to that. Last time, my younger sister told me to clean the refrigerator. I said that I am so lazy to do it. I will do it after the Christmas season, but still not do it.
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@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
6 Feb 23
@Shavkat it's easier to wait until next year! LOL
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
5 Feb 23
Cooking had always been boring for me. Even now, I rarely cook because I find it not only boring but taxing as well. I just don't have the "talent" or expertise in cooking.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
6 Feb 23
I am not also good at cooking, but trying to make some decent local dishes. It is not my thing during my younger years. Since my mom left us, I need to learn it now.
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