Do teenage boys still do chores and help out around the house especially during the summer vacation??
My wife and I are probably the oldest couple on a street that is probably 95% families with teen children. We have no children. Since spring I have been working at home and am out in the front yard often,mowing, trimming, cleaning windows, washing our cars, you name it.
The neighbors have children from probably 10 or 12 years old up to college age. NEVER see any of them outside doing any type of chores.
Yesterday while I was finishing up my lawn mowing, neighbor across the street came home after working 8-10 hours, and started mowing. Meanwhile his two boys rode their BMX bikes up and down the street and generally screwed around the whole time.
I'm the youngest of four boys and my dad (especially during the summer) would have a list lying on the kitchen table of chores for me to have completed by the time he came home from work. I could sleep in as late as I wanted as long as that list was done by the time he came home. If it was not done, I would not be in for a pleasant night.
My mom passed away when I was 15 so my chore list could be extensive including:
House cleaning and laundry, and making dinner the best I could.
All vehicle maintenance including but not limited to: Weekly car washing/vacuuming, Waxing, oil changes, tune up including points, plugs, condenser, timing. Tire rotations
ALL lawn mowing and trimming, tree trimming, tool sharpening as well as maintaining all the equipment in top notch condition. Also in winter time lots of snow shoveling!
As I recall most of my friends did similar type of chores for their families.
I knew how to use all hand tools and power tools, as well as how to tune and maintain anything from a Briggs and Statton lawnmower to a small block Chevy.
My old man didn't have a college degree, but was a WW2 veteran who was an aircraft mechanic during the war. He was incredibly smart and mechanically gifted. I miss him everyday.
So back to my original question. Do you that have teenage boys put them to work around the house?