30-year-old dogsitter can't figure out any of the household appliances, sparking parenting debate over the importance of giving kids chores: ‘They’re failing at being adults’

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Young man struggling to figure out the washing machine.
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Cute dog making a mess in the house.
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Loading the dishwasher with a few dishes before launching a new wash cycle.
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Parents need to toe the line between child labor and raising prima donna princess, but if your grown, 30-year-old child never learned how to use a washing machine, a dishwasher, or any other kind of household appliance before moving out of your custody, you missed the plot a little on the importance of chores. Allowance or no allowance, kids need to learn how to become functioning adults, one way or another, and chores are a simple way to get there.