Writing - Teenagers and young people should share housework equally with their parents. Do you agree?

I remember when I was younger how my parents asked my brothers and me to help them with housework. It wasn’t a lot of hard work but it always seemed too much for us, as we were more interested on playing, watching TV or something else not yet related with homework or housework. And when we did it, we did it quickly and not as well as expected.

Sometimes parents appeal more to responsibility than asking for help or collaboration. I think it is an abstract concept for teenagers who are more centered in present, ready to discover a world that just is starting to show them all its grandness, than being aware of the “meaningless tasks” they haven’t (got) time to do. On the other hand, parents who are connected to a mature world put more emphasis on responsibility than on discovery, don't have enough time. So is it a question of time? I don’t think so. It is a question of awareness and communication.

I think that housework is an opportunity to merge both worlds. While parents nourish children with knowledge and experience, children provide imagination and creativity. Then it is no longer just housework; it is “housegrowth”. ¡ahh listo!