Anyone feel like they have more responsibility as a daughter than their brother?

United States
March 1, 2007 2:23pm CST
I feel like my parents expect more from me when it comes to general care taking duties than they do from my brother. Its always my responsibility to take my grandmother places or make sure I visit all of my relatives or do things around the house. Does anyone else feel that way? Why do you think parents do that?
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@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
15 Feb 13
I think parents are this way because females are more sensitive to duties and responsibilities at home. Our sense of home duty is bigger than at males. Blessings... dainy
• Canada
3 Mar 07
growin up being the only daughter of 4, when i got old enuf i had to do teh dishes, swwep the floor, clean the bathroom, adn it alwasy seemed liek i was the one doing most of the work, but my brothers was doin dishes aswell, just not as often, as we got even older, seemed like i still was the only one doin ne housework, it bothered me back then but now, not so much, cuz it taught me to keep my own place clean and tidy when i get my own apartment which will be this summer.....whooo hooo!
• Portugal
1 Mar 07
I agree with you, sometimes I feel that I'm the only one at home doing anything while my brother has less responsabilities. It's so frustating that I use to claim some justice about this. Be the older sister might help too.
• United States
2 Mar 07
I always felt that way when I was living at home. I have a younger sister but she was gone most of the time and my mother worked alot so that basically left me to do everything because it wasn't expected of my two older brothers. I cooked, cleaned, did laundry, ran errands. I had to start doing that when I was eleven. I don't know why parents do it. I quess because that was the way they were raised.