# What do you least like to do around the house? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 8, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286 "2003-09-08T13:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/1 "2003-09-08T13:09:52Z")
The 3 things I hate to do most around the house are: 1. Make lunches 2. Fold laundry (I don’t mind _doing_ the laundry; I just hate _folding_ it. 3. Hi Opal! 4. Shave I don’t mind cleaning, or feeding the animals, or helping with homework, or moving furniture. I love cutting the lawn and doing yard work. I shovel snow. So, what is it that you like doing least around the house? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/2 "2003-09-08T13:18:08Z")
Dishes. GOD I hate washing dishes by hand. Laundry folding, I really don’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/3 "2003-09-08T13:24:51Z")
Yardwork. I would rather have a root canal done rectally than do yardwork. No matter how good a job you do, you STILL have to do the same \*@\*@ stuff a week later. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/4 "2003-09-08T13:35:02Z")
I hate cleaning _anything_ period. I don’t mind mowing the lawn though. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/5 "2003-09-08T13:36:06Z")
Cleaning the bathroom, ugh. I also hate having to do dishes by hand. I hope to get a dishwasher someday soon. ---
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/6 "2003-09-08T13:40:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dwc1970 \* > \*\*Cleaning the bathroom, ugh. I also hate having to do dishes by hand. I hope to get a dishwasher someday soon. \*\* We have a dishwasher - me! Don’t mind it so much, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/7 "2003-09-08T13:43:24Z")
Having a dishwasher doesn’t necessarily mean your dishes will get washed! SOmeone still has to load and unload it! \ My kids fight over this chore all the time. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/8 "2003-09-08T14:07:47Z")
I loathe unloading the dishwasher. So does my hubby. We’re wondering how long before we can inflict this chore on our kids 🙂 I don’t mind folding the laundry but I do wish it would find its way into the drawers/closets on its own! ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/9 "2003-09-08T14:50:33Z")
Dusting. I absolutely HATE dusting. That’s why my dust bunnies have dust bunny babies. ---
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/10 "2003-09-08T15:41:38Z")
1. Doing laundry 2. Washing dishes. 3. Cleaning the floor. I only hate those things because it seems like they are never really done. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/11 "2003-09-08T15:52:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*I loathe unloading the dishwasher. So does my hubby. We’re wondering how long before we can inflict this chore on our kids 🙂 > > I don’t mind folding the laundry but I do wish it would find its way into the drawers/closets on its own! \*\* I’m the same way! I hate putting anything away – laundry, clean dishes, groceries, books to be shelved, etc. I think it’s the back-and-forth of it all – when you clean your floor, once you’re done with a section, you’re done…but when you’re putting dishes away, you keep having to return to the dishwasher time and again. I think this short-circuits some inbred demand for efficiency or something. I also can’t stand making two trips to the car to unload groceries…I’ll nearly collapse under the weight of all the bags and drag half of them to the kitchen rather than take two trips for a more manageable load. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/12 "2003-09-08T16:18:28Z")
I hate “tidying”–as in putting stuff away. I think it’s because we really don’t have enough storage space. I have to laugh when I see ads from those companies that are supposed come and redo your closet into a miracle of organization. Sure, I’ll call you as soon as I get a closet roughly the size of my whole bedroom, like the one you show in your ad. The main problem right now is that every toy we buy seems to have about 100 individual pieces. I’d much rather clean stuff. **Off to read the IKEA catalog under the blankets with a flashlight. Oooh those firm bookshelves. Those big, sleek storage units.** ---
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/13 "2003-09-08T16:26:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cher3 \* > \*\*I hate “tidying”–as in putting stuff away. \*\* Basically, my kids are in charge of tidying the basement. Usually, I get all 3 of them down there, close the door, and tell them ther’re not allowed up until the basement is spotless. I hear them argue a lot, but it does get done . . . eventually. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/14 "2003-09-08T16:59:20Z")
I’d rather do anything than scrub the shower. Ours is large (over 4’ X 5’) and tiled. I used a shower spray, but it stillneeds to be scoured once in a while. It’s been quite a while because I hate that chore so much!! ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/15 "2003-09-08T17:25:41Z")
I refuse to empty the cat box - the damn thing shouldn’t be in the house to begin with. As soon as the new house is completed the dogs get the old heave-ho as well. No more hair everywhere, no more cat box odor, no more food and water bowls in the kitchen floor. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/16 "2003-09-08T17:28:50Z")
I hate: Taking out the garbage and/or recycling Putting away the clean dishes from the dishwasher - glasses and plates aren’t so bad, but hunting down the odd slots, nooks and crannies and even remote locations such as the front hall closet where the stockpots live drives me up the wall. Folding and putting away the laundry Bedmaking ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/17 "2003-09-08T17:59:24Z")
Balance the checkbook and pay the bills. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Bianca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@Miss\_Bianca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Bianca)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/18 "2003-09-09T02:37:24Z")
It’s too bad we can’t trade some of these tasks! I would gladly wash, fold, and put away laundry, load and unload the dishwasher, put away groceries, take out the trash and recycling, and vacuum – tasks I kind of enjoy – if only someone else would scrub the damn floors. I’d even be willing to do really nauseating tasks like cleaning the toilet, cleaning up great gouts of cat vomit, or scrubbing out the garbage can after the neighbor has rudely dumped full ashtrays and half-full cups of Coke loose into it, in exchange for floor scrubbing. I really HATE scrubbing the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/19 "2003-09-09T03:09:50Z")
Cleaning cleaning the toilet. Especially when I accidently flick the bristles on the brush. Ick. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-least-like-to-do-around-the-house/200286/20 "2003-09-09T10:28:12Z")
Cleaning Chainsaw’s cage. She’s my pet chinchilla and if i had known chinchillas shit so much, i would never have paid that lousy $30 for her.