As a parent, how do you deal with your spouse and children who aren’t fond of cleaning?

This mom shares that she came to an agreement with her family that she would cook and they would clean the kitchen.

However, they weren’t cleaning the kitchen, so she thought of a way to teach them a lesson.

Read the story below to find out what she did.

Don’t Clean the Kitchen? Guess supper will be very late then.

I have teenagers and a hubby who works from home.

I work a demanding job with fairly long hours, but I dont mind cooking when I get back as I enjoy it.

I can whip up a meal in under 20 minutes if I need to.

This woman made an arrangement with her husband and kids.

So the deal is, I’ll cook and hubby and the kids get clean-up duty.

The problem is that they’re all extremely messy.

They aren’t at all bothered by a dirty, messy kitchen.

Whereas a dirty kitchen is the one thing that really upsets me.

She got tired of nagging them to clean up the kitchen.

So after a long, hard day at work, I’d get back to a filthy, dirty kitchen.

I have to clean it before I could start cooking.

I got tired of nagging and screaming.

It just elevated my stress levels.

So she thought of a way to teach them a lesson.

So I would get some food at work.

When I arrive home, I’d sit on the couch and read my book.

After a while, someone would ask what was for supper.

I would say, “I don’t know. I can’t really do much in a dirty kitchen.” And carry on reading my book.

It worked, and the kitchen is spotless now!

I would not end up cooking that evening as it got too late.

Everyone else would have to have cheese on toast much to their disgust.

Now, when I get home, the kitchen is spotless and the dishwasher is on.

Problem solved.

That was a clever way to make sure the kitchen was clean when she got home!

Let’s check out the comments of other people on Reddit.

This user agrees with OP.

Bravo, says this person.

This person uses a different strategy.

Here’s some meaningful insight.

Finally, a short and inspired comment from this user.

More than petty revenge, it’s strategic parenting.

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