So when my SD 16 at the time was living with us, she had chores. She had to clean the kitchen, do the dishes, watch her youngest brother, clean the bathroom, and do her own laundry.
If her chores weren't done, she couldn't go with her friends till they were done. Dad's rules, not mine.

Now SS is 15 and DH doesn't make him do anything!!! What's with the double standard? He doesn't get it either. I've tried talking to him about it, he used to always make the excuse that his kids "have been through so many hard things", that's the reason he doesn't make them do chores, or go to school, or pick up after themselves, or wake up, or do anything.

My other SS 7 already does more to help me out than SS 15 does. SS 7 will help me do dishes, clean up his spot at the table, pick up his room, put his things away, help me do laundry, feed the pets, etc before he plays video games. SS 15 doesn't do anything accept bring his dishes up, he doesn't even throw his trash away and NEVER does anything else to help out. A long time ago his chore was to throw the garbage, but he never even did that consistently. It makes me so frustrated. I can't wait till SS 15 moves out in a few years (he's almost 16, so 2 more years and hopefully he will be gone). Then finally i can run my household how I want to. It's not that I don't like SS 15 I just can't stand him a lot of the time. LOL

Anyone else have trouble with teens and chores? Anyone else have a DH who doesn't make the skids do chores, or only made one of them and not the others?

I'm not talking about TONS of chores, just a little help around the house, like dishes, or bathroom duty.