Im visiting a relative here and am appalled to find that she is treated like a maid and slave by her children one of whom is a teenager. Of course she has herself to blame because she has not taught them to pick up after themselves.
I notice this is common all over the world, but apparently more in Asia. I have noticed this in three different households, and one was an expat western house. Last night I was in a cab and the guy said he his washing machine had broken down and he had no money to buy one, so i asked how old were the 4 children, he said between the ages of 8-15 and i asked why he did not tell them all to learn to wash their own clothes by hand for now instead of him having to hunt for extra money to buy a machine or putting the burden on his wife; he said "used to it already".
Are there parents out there reading this who treat their children with kid gloves? I would love to know WHY children are overprotected this way and not taught discipline.
Yes, i am told its because hired help is cheap, they have maids etc but even when i had a housekeeper, i was still told to take my place to the sink after dinner or make my bed or put my toys away, etc. Whats so abusive about teaching children to do normal household chores?
