Chores vs Rent

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"If the kid isn’t setting the table, clearing the table, loading a dishwasher, raking leaves, or taking the dog out, then the kid should be paying rent. "

 The above is a quote from an article I read today about the things you are doing wrong as a parent that makes your kid a brat. Now I had a problem with several things in the article, seriously giving the kids the opportunity to choose dinner makes them bratty, but the whole clean or pay rent thing bugs me greatly. 

 Chores should not be punishment for being a non rent payer, people without kids pay rent and do chores, imagine that! Chores are part of the cost of living in a clean comfortable environment and everyone living in it contributes. If my kid isn't doing some household chore(s) then I'm not teaching them that everyone kicks in to make the home comfy for all of us. We do chores because we all live here and as such we are all responsible for household upkeep. 

 I don't get what is gained by making it about money. I don't pay rent and yet that doesn't translate into having to do all the chores. Das does pay the rent and yet also does some chores! I don't see setting up money as a deciding factor in everyone sharing the load as a good thing at all. I see it teaching kids that the more money you have the less you have to be concerned about others, is that really a positive value? 

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