My Family Never Helps Around the House

Have you ever asked your kids to “help” around the house?

I’m guilty of this too. I’ll ask Matt, my husband, to help with the dishes. I ask the kids to help with picking things up from the floor and putting them where they belong.

But the truth, they are not helping. Asking them to help implies I am asking for a favor for me. However, the house belongs to all of us. Rather than help me, my family is contributing to the upkeep of the home we share.

Lately, I’ve been consciously shifting my vocabulary from help to contribution, and it makes a huge difference in how we all approach the daily household chores.

Many times in families and marriages, there is a parent who defaults to certain task. I noticed I defaulted to doing all of the cooking for my family over the last few months. This is not always a problem because I actually love cooking. But I also have so many things I need to get done in one day, and 6 people eat a lot. So I started delegating and encouraging everyone to pitch in. After all, we all eat, right? So it makes sense that we should all contribute to meal prep.

At first it’s actually more work when you invite others to participate. Things get messier and take more time because you have to teach and explain. But I will tell you that it is so worth it once you get past the initial stage.

Another thing we’re trying is a meal prep subscription box. This is our first time trying this and I’m so excited. I believe it will help us with some fresh ideas for meals to prepare and help everything improve their skills in the kitchen.

How does your family manage the cooking and meal prep? Have you ever subscribed to a meal prep subscription box?