I'm just LOVING all the validating responses! This is a GREAT thread!
Growing up, we lived in a small 4 room house on Coal River in Boone County, WV. I was the older of the two of us, me and my sister, two years younger. I was always the one who had to clean the house, see that supper was ready for my parents when they came home from work. One time when I tried to get my younger sis to help me, she knocked me down and bloodied my nose! I could never understand why sis was allowed to go out and play while I had to stay inside and do housework. I think that is a large reason why I resent doing housework! Also, when I was married, my husband would go around checking for dust on furniture! When his mother and sister came to visit, I felt their disapproval. Now...being single and free, I just do what I want ...when I want!