11 Saturday Chores That Felt Like Punishment
These Saturday chores felt more like mini-sentences than part of a normal weekend routine.
- Daisy Montero
- 3 min read
Weekends were supposed to be for cartoons and cereal, but many of us had a different reality — Saturday chores that never felt fair. These 11 chores were the ultimate fun killers and always seemed to hit harder on a Sunny morning. If you dreaded any of these, you were not alone.
1. Window Duty That Took All Morning
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Cleaning every window in the house felt like a never-ending sentence. The spray bottle would run out halfway through, and you’d always miss a streak no matter how hard you tried. It was the task that turned your arms into jelly and your mood sour.
2. Dishes That Magically Multiplied
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You’d swear the plates reproduced overnight. Just when you thought you were done, someone dropped in another crusty pan. Saturday dish duty felt like an unspoken form of psychological warfare.
3. Wrestling With the Loud Vacuum
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The vacuum was heavy and loud, and it had a cord that wrapped around everything except what you needed. It always jammed at the worst time and somehow turned every room into a wrestling ring. Vacuuming never felt like cleaning; it felt like combat.
4. Bathroom Scrubbing Olympics
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Toilet brushes, bleach, and a deadline — bathroom duty was brutal. No one wanted to touch any of it, but you had to pretend it didn’t gross you out. Somehow, you always got stuck cleaning the one with the mystery stains.
5. Laundry Mountains You Did Not Create
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You never wore half the clothes you were washing, but here you were, sorting socks like it was your job. Folding was another beast entirely, especially when it involved matching 14 identical white socks. Laundry day always felt like it was someone else’s mess and your punishment.
6. Lawn Mowing on the Hottest Day
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No matter the weather, you were handed the mower the moment the sun hit its peak. Grass clippings flew into your socks, and the mower never cooperated on hills. Saturday turned into a sweaty sprint across the yard.
7. Mop Duty That Left the Floor Wetter Than Before
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Somehow, the mop always made things worse. You’d push dirty water around like an amateur figure skater while your parents insisted it looked “just fine.” It was slippery and smelly and never felt like real cleaning.
8. Curtain Duty That Made You Climb Everything
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Taking down and re-hanging curtains was a full-body workout. Balancing on chairs, rods poking you in the face, and fabric that never folded right — this chore had no easy part. It was always harder than it looked.
9. Fridge Cleaning Roulette
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You never knew what you’d find behind that jar of pickles. The fridge always had something expired, sticky, or unidentifiable. Of course, everything had to come out — one mysterious Tupperware at a time.
10. Dusting That Made You Sneeze for Hours
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Dusting looked easy until you realized it stirred up every allergy in your body. You’d wipe down shelves, only for the dust to resettle seconds later. The more you cleaned, the more dust appeared, like some sort of indoor curse.
11. Polishing Shoes You Did Not Wear
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There was always a random collection of shoes waiting for your brush and polish. Even worse, they weren’t even yours. Scrubbing scuffed toes while crouched on the floor felt like you were prepping for someone else’s parade.