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*What chores did you have to do when you were growing up? Did you get an allowance? How much was it?*
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*What chores did you have to do when you were growing up? Did you get an allowance? How much was it?*
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Other than being responsible to keep my room clean, help with things like setting the table, clearing it and things like that - I don't really remember having any set chores and allowance as a very small child. The first "chore" I do remember was when I was about 10 and we lived in Guam. We lived out in the country where we had pigs & chickens and it was my "job" to take care of the baby chicks! Some "job" huh? I loved it! I felt sooo grown up! I made sure they had feed and water, and clean paper and the heat light was on to keep them warm. I got to touch them and love them all I wanted. I don't think I got paid anything for doing this tho! I think my first allowance might have come when I was a teenager. For this I had to clean the whole house on Saturdays. I don't remember what I was paid, but I do remember that I had to use that money to pay for my own dry cleaning (we used to wear a lot of wool clothes in those days) and personal items from that allowance. I made most of my money from babysitting. I used to turn down dates to babysit because I wanted the money more than the date! ;-) I think doing "chores" was just something that was expected from all of us kids, things needed to get done, and everyone of us had our list, and we just did them. I don't ever remember arguing about it or anything, we just did them! Everyone did! Love, Gran
Once upon a time, long, long ago, before I was a Grandpa :) I was young too! Who knew, right? I had what could be called chores, but were just some of life's things that had to be done. I was to put out the garbage when full or if there were items that might attract fruit flies or cause odors. On garbage day, all garbage was to be out of the house, even if it meant a very small sack. The "garbage chores" still continue to this day also?
I also vacuumed the house regularly, which I enjoyed. I think vacuum cleaners have always fascinated me after seeing the demonstration vacuum blowing the balloons at an angle by the stairs in Sears Eugene store. It was always fun to stand on the stairs and see the balloon suspended over my head. As we would leave, I usually got a caramel covered marshmallow from the confection stand. Later in life, running vacuums "followed" me in every job. They are great tools for vacuuming or blowing.
Another duty was to care for my dog, which was a natural as dogs were my best friends. I always kept their bedding clean and dry, food and water full, and picked up the dog piles. I can recall having several dogs as I grew up. Most were cocker spaniel mixes. They were smart and friendly by day, and watch dogs by night. I learned what they were "speaking" when they barked. Cats were dispatched with vigorous deep woofs. Kids coming by were greeted with higher pitched "come pet me" barks. The garbage man was barked away with very fast barks since he was stealing the garbage. When we lived in Cottage Grove, I had a dog named "Skeet" that ran with me around the neighborhood and stayed with my bike while I played with friends. I do not recall the details, but one time Mom had to take me somewhere and picked me up from the Bauder's house. Mrs. Bauder called because Skeet and my bike were there without me when she came home. Neighborhood watch goes "way back".
As for the allowance, I do recall getting 25 or 50 cents a week after making sure that I had been good and done everything that was asked of me. When I was in the 5th grade, I got to be a paper boy for the Eugene Register Guard. (That could be another novella :)
I then had my own spending money and did not need an allowance after that.
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