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Mom Teaches Her Son That Chores Aren’t ‘Just For Women’, Gets Criticized Online
“I teach my son to cook and do household chores. Why? Because household work isn’t just for women.”
This is what mom-of-two Nikkole Paulun from Monroe, Michigan wrote about house chores and raising kids on Facebook recently. The post was accompanied by pictures of her 6-year-old son Lyle doing the laundry, doing some house cleaning, loading the dishwasher, and cooking on the stove. It’s since been liked more than 143k times and shared by over 57k people, but while Paulun has received a lot of praise for attempting to destroy heteronormative gender inequality stereotypes, she’s also received criticism for treating raising kids like “slaves.” The 22-year-old mom, who once appeared on MTV reality show 16 and Pregnant, defended her statements, but opinions seem to be divided. What do you think about chores for kids?
More info: Facebook (h/t: distractify)
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Mom of two Nikkole Paulun recently posted pictures of her 6-year-old son Lyle doing chores on Facebook
Her post received more than 143k likes and been shared by over 57k people
Some people criticized the mom and accused her of treating her children like “slaves”
Others questioned whether she intended to treat her 1-year-old daughter the same way
But many people defended Nikkole’s post and revealed that they too raised their children to do the chores
A number of them even posted pictures of their children helping out with the housework
Image credits: Diana Malagon
In response to the negative statements, Nikkole later posted a picture of Lyle relaxing and playing video games. “He’s definitely not my slave lol,” she wrote
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Joanne Palmer 9 years ago
This women should be praised! me and my BF live together so we share the chores together....All kids need to learn to pull their weight so they are able for living alone in the real world!!
Giovanna 9 years ago
So true! I've known so many people who don't know how to cook or clean, because they're mother did everything for them. Even simple things like using a washing machine! All parents should teach their kids real life skills, regardless of gender.
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Daria B 9 years ago
She was criticised? Gis future girlfriends will thank her. Also her daughter's future boyfriends, I believe... As long as the roles are not inversed, just neutralised, then this deserves all praise. And she's lucky her kids want to cooperate.
Ian Langille 9 years ago
People care too much about EVERYTHING. Especially other people's business.
Nomadus Aureus 9 years ago
The only thing I would have a problem is that it would be better to put the boy on some sort of stepping stool while using the oven, so if anything spills out of that pan, it doesn't burn/scald his face. Even if you don't let him use oil, or or cook greasy/wet stuff, it's just safer.
LaDarryl Hollingsworth 9 years ago
At his height I think a step stool may actually hender him.
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DarkLumiya 9 years ago
To all those criticizing, I know people in their mid to late twenties still who wait on their mother to cook for them, do their laundry and shopping. These people have good education and some a great career, but they basically still can't wipe their a** when it comes to simple, everyday things. I don't know what will happen to them when their parents are no longer able to hold them by the hand. IT has nothing to do with slavery, it's learning crucial skills, being responsible and know how to pull your own weight and not be useless and constantly dependent on others.
Dawnmarie Lesaldo 9 years ago
She wasn't teaching her child to be "a slave," she was teaching him responsibility and not to expect a woman to do for him what he can do for himself. Believe me, women will be thanking his mother for what she instilled in him in youth. Those who criticized her are what's wrong with this society. Right now we have people graduating from college who can't even boil water or balance a check book, but they sure as hell can go on social media and complain or talk about the new outfit a Kardashian is wearing. Well done mom, son or daughter, you are raising a well round child.
Shari H 9 years ago
Children should do chores. It teaches them how to do those tasks so they can one day be self sufficient adults. It teaches them that we each have to do our part to keep our home clean and comfortable, which will extend into keeping our community that way. It teaches that things take work, we do not magically have nice thing and are not entitled to them, we work for them, earn them, and take care of them.
Lynn Irving 9 years ago
Hi I live in the U.K and I think this is the best thing any mum can do for her children it teaches them hou to look after themselves and others, as well has that if you want things then you have to work for it, but has for treating them as slaves why don't you watch the Victorian slums channel 4 in the U.K I'm sure you can get it on catch up or omething over there, now they where tret like slaves and they did have all the mod cons of today, why don't you look at the adverts for charities that want you to give money to save children, they don't have a choice aether would you say they were tret like slaves. I wish these people would open there eyes and brains and look at the younger generation we have today where they think every thing come to them who waits. It don't
Hans 9 years ago
What do I think? Well, that this is a private facebook discussion and it belongs there, and it belongs to be private. Neither are the pictures enough to judge how she raises her children (if that would be the right things to do), nor do the comment snippets allow for a elaborated discussion of the topic as a whole. Besides, the fact that "lol" appears in some of the comments is reason alone not to jump into it. And finally, the fact alone that "16 and Pregnant" is mentioned asks for a biased discussion. What should that tell us? The one faction will say that she got the curve, the opposing faction will say that MTV participants are disqualified for raising opinions.
Arty 9 years ago
totally...well since it was shared by so many people I suppose it was of course published as "public" on facebook. MTV reality show participant explains why....
Load More Replies... Joanne Palmer 9 years ago
This women should be praised! me and my BF live together so we share the chores together....All kids need to learn to pull their weight so they are able for living alone in the real world!!
Giovanna 9 years ago
So true! I've known so many people who don't know how to cook or clean, because they're mother did everything for them. Even simple things like using a washing machine! All parents should teach their kids real life skills, regardless of gender.
Load More Replies... Daria B 9 years ago
She was criticised? Gis future girlfriends will thank her. Also her daughter's future boyfriends, I believe... As long as the roles are not inversed, just neutralised, then this deserves all praise. And she's lucky her kids want to cooperate.
Ian Langille 9 years ago
People care too much about EVERYTHING. Especially other people's business.
Nomadus Aureus 9 years ago
The only thing I would have a problem is that it would be better to put the boy on some sort of stepping stool while using the oven, so if anything spills out of that pan, it doesn't burn/scald his face. Even if you don't let him use oil, or or cook greasy/wet stuff, it's just safer.
LaDarryl Hollingsworth 9 years ago
At his height I think a step stool may actually hender him.
Load More Replies... DarkLumiya 9 years ago
To all those criticizing, I know people in their mid to late twenties still who wait on their mother to cook for them, do their laundry and shopping. These people have good education and some a great career, but they basically still can't wipe their a** when it comes to simple, everyday things. I don't know what will happen to them when their parents are no longer able to hold them by the hand. IT has nothing to do with slavery, it's learning crucial skills, being responsible and know how to pull your own weight and not be useless and constantly dependent on others.
Dawnmarie Lesaldo 9 years ago
She wasn't teaching her child to be "a slave," she was teaching him responsibility and not to expect a woman to do for him what he can do for himself. Believe me, women will be thanking his mother for what she instilled in him in youth. Those who criticized her are what's wrong with this society. Right now we have people graduating from college who can't even boil water or balance a check book, but they sure as hell can go on social media and complain or talk about the new outfit a Kardashian is wearing. Well done mom, son or daughter, you are raising a well round child.
Shari H 9 years ago
Children should do chores. It teaches them how to do those tasks so they can one day be self sufficient adults. It teaches them that we each have to do our part to keep our home clean and comfortable, which will extend into keeping our community that way. It teaches that things take work, we do not magically have nice thing and are not entitled to them, we work for them, earn them, and take care of them.
Lynn Irving 9 years ago
Hi I live in the U.K and I think this is the best thing any mum can do for her children it teaches them hou to look after themselves and others, as well has that if you want things then you have to work for it, but has for treating them as slaves why don't you watch the Victorian slums channel 4 in the U.K I'm sure you can get it on catch up or omething over there, now they where tret like slaves and they did have all the mod cons of today, why don't you look at the adverts for charities that want you to give money to save children, they don't have a choice aether would you say they were tret like slaves. I wish these people would open there eyes and brains and look at the younger generation we have today where they think every thing come to them who waits. It don't
Hans 9 years ago
What do I think? Well, that this is a private facebook discussion and it belongs there, and it belongs to be private. Neither are the pictures enough to judge how she raises her children (if that would be the right things to do), nor do the comment snippets allow for a elaborated discussion of the topic as a whole. Besides, the fact that "lol" appears in some of the comments is reason alone not to jump into it. And finally, the fact alone that "16 and Pregnant" is mentioned asks for a biased discussion. What should that tell us? The one faction will say that she got the curve, the opposing faction will say that MTV participants are disqualified for raising opinions.
Arty 9 years ago
totally...well since it was shared by so many people I suppose it was of course published as "public" on facebook. MTV reality show participant explains why....
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