# What chores do you loathe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995 "2014-08-30T20:15:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/1 "2014-08-30T20:15:31Z")
I hate putting laundry away. I hate cleaning out the dishwasher. I hate cleaning the bathroom. I love having a clean house, though. You see the problem. Anyone else have chores they hate doing? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/2 "2014-08-30T20:31:30Z")
I hate going to the grocery store. Day after day I plan to go, but then manage to find _something_ I can eat that day to avoid the trip (you’d be amazed at the concoctions I’ve come up with). When I’m down to the last egg and tired of popcorn as a meal, off I go. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/3 "2014-08-30T20:38:08Z")
I don’t mind going to the grocery store so much, but man how I hate putting the groceries away. I don’t particularly care for any of what I consider chores, but the first thing that popped into my head when I read the thread title was - washing floors. I guess that’s the one I hate most. I’m with you though. A clean house is lovely to hang out in. Apparently the key to having a clean house that stays that way is getting rid of all the stuff that makes me happy; old keepsakes that just collect dust, craft and art supplies, single use kitchen appliances … ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/4 "2014-08-30T20:38:12Z")
vacuuming. I don’t know why, it is over in 5 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/5 "2014-08-30T20:48:22Z")
Emptying the dishwasher. Oddly, I don’t mind hand-washing dishes, which is what I do with _my_ dishes, but my fiancee puts all of her dishes in the dishwasher, so eventually she’s put them _all_ in there and the only way for me to get clean dishes to use is to run the thing then empty it (and no, I’m not going to take dirty dishes out of the dishwasher and hand wash them). Mopping. But I like sweeping. Feeding the cats. “What? You’re hungry again? But I fed you _yesterday_!” ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/6 "2014-08-30T20:52:37Z")
Gardening. (Planting things and weeding, for example). I don’t mind mowing our small yard Cleaning windows. (One or two is fine, but if my wife says “we need to clean the windows,” it’s an all day project) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/7 "2014-08-30T21:05:08Z")
Chores. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/8 "2014-08-30T21:14:26Z")
Anything to do with my wife’s stupid animals. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/9 "2014-08-30T21:25:04Z")
I hate cleaning the litter boxes. Though thankfully, it doesn’t take long to do. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/10 "2014-08-30T21:55:26Z")
I don’t like cleaning my kitchen countertops, so I try to keep them fairly tidy as I go. ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/11 "2014-08-30T23:15:33Z")
The correct answer is, of course, all of them. But the one I hate the most would be washing dishes. It’s always annoying, but the real hatred began when I did it for a living during my college years. It was horrible. Spending 12 hours scrubbing an endless stream of dishes and cutlery, pots,pans, and mixing bowls big enough to climb inside. And then coming home to wash even more dishes. For free no less! ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/12 "2014-08-31T02:28:29Z")
Yes. All of them. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/13 "2014-08-31T02:33:51Z")
I think a better question would be, “What chores _don’t_ you loathe?” And my answer is none. If I didn’t loathe it, it wouldn’t be a chore. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/14 "2014-08-31T02:33:53Z")
I hate washing dishes so much. We don’t have a dishwasher, so they all have to be washed by hand. I do all of the cooking, and I don’t feel that I should have to wash the dishes, too, but somehow, I do. I think I hate it so much because I have been doing it non-stop since I was 8 years old. I’m convinced that my parents only had me so they would have someone to wash the dishes. My brother was the lawnmower. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/15 "2014-08-31T03:28:19Z")
1. Cleaning the shower recess. I really have to force myself to do this one. 2. Mopping the kitchen floor. The vinyl is old and never looks any good, no matter what I do to it. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/16 "2014-08-31T03:39:58Z")
Dusting. Man, do I hate dusting! I’ll mop the floors, I’ll clean the toilets, I’ll wash dishes all day long. But, goddammit, I hate dusting! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/17 "2014-08-31T03:46:17Z")
Laundry. With my washer and dryer, it takes sooooooooo long. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/18 "2014-08-31T04:02:55Z")
Yes. That would be chores. All of them. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/19 "2014-08-31T14:43:21Z")
Emptying the dishwasher…especially the flatware. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995/20 "2014-08-31T15:52:36Z")
I despise dusting! My house is old and very dusty. I could easily dust every day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chores-do-you-loathe/696995.md?page=2)