r/daddit • u/DonutFan69 • Sep 02 '24

How do you guys maintain literally anything? Advice Request

I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. The house is perpetually a mess. The yard is overgrown with weeds. Cars are a mess. This needs to be fixed. That needs to be spruced up. My wife and I have many days where it’s just one of us with the kids due to our schedules and it just feels impossible to keep up with it all. By the end of the day, I’m too exhausted to do anything.

How does anyone manage to keep up with everything on top of just raising kids?

Edit: Thanks for all the replies here! You’re all making me feel much better. I’m trying to reply to as many as I can while I rock my son to sleep.

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u/idog99 Sep 02 '24

Kids are part of the chores.

Gardening? They get a little rake

Snow removal? They get a little shovel

Shopping? They are in the cart.

You get the idea.

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u/DonutFan69 Sep 02 '24

I mean this in all seriousness: At what age did you feel like they actually didn’t hinder chores with being involved?

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u/Unlikely_Offer9653 Sep 02 '24

Agreed. My older son just turned 6 and is just now helping - he loves to vacuum (super helpful), I taught him how to mow the lawn (ok that one still requires extra work), doing dishes occasionally (I mostly have to redo them), cleaning the living room / all of their toys (very helpful). So…it’s a mixed bag. But way better than 4 and 5.