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Originally Posted by RogerWilco
All I can say is that when things slowed for me at work because of Covid I took over the home duties completely for a long time. My kids are in Junior High and Senior High. I have never been so busy in my life. It is worse than a job.
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Have you taught your kids to clean up after themselves and make their own lunches? My middle schooler and high schooler are net assets to the running of the house; not net negatives. They'll help with meals and all the other chores. They know how to cook and bake. They mow the lawn.
Were you still working a bit during Covid (you said slowed down)? A homemaker doesn't have the additional responsibility of an actual job, so perhaps you were doing two jobs.
Also, I have noticed some homemakers don't teach their kids how to be adults. Ours pitch in. Ours do their laundry (folding, putting away). They help me change tires over for winter. They help me winterize the trailer. Basically, I have 18 years with them to teach them everything I know. I don't get how 14-16 years in they're still a lot of work for you. Were you not teaching them how to do things all along the way?