According to a recent poll, 40% of adults have caught their own parents making mistakes while cleaning and doing chores around the house. And guess what? About half of them have tried to set them straight.
When it comes to cleaning, folding laundry takes the top spot as the chore people are most often told they’re doing wrong. I mean, who knew there were so many opinions on how to fold a shirt, right?
Here’s a rundown of the top 10 chores people often get corrected on:
Folding laundry… 33% admit they’ve been told they’re doing it wrong.
Mopping/sweeping… 28%
Doing laundry… 26%
Loading the dishwasher… 25%
Doing dishes by hand… 23%
Gardening/yard work… 21%
Mowing the lawn… 18% (Seriously, how do you mess this up?)
Cleaning the toilet… 17%
Cleaning furniture… 16%
Dusting… 16%
It’s kind of mind-boggling how many people can apparently mow a lawn wrong. It seems pretty straightforward, but hey, even that has its nuances. I mean, my dad once had to give me a lecture as a kid about not turning the yard into a giant chalkboard with the lawnmower.