The thing is, we as children just after WW2 did many tiring 'chores' as standard. It never occurred to us to complain or to resent it. Our parents weren't very well-off and my father worked long hours, coming home exhausted and drained. We wouldn't have dreamed of asking for 'things', (the poor man had the same tatty winter coat for years.) But children nowadays have no concept of this. Our society is built on having 'things' or 'stuff'. They don't expect to do jobs around the house. (If we had asked to be paid, my Dad would've smacked our bottoms!) The world has changed, and I'm not sure today's young people are benefitting from the materialism and 'youth culture'. But if my darling old Dad and I had ever come to this, I'd have broken my heart and so would he. I like to think we'd have sat down and had a good talk to find a resolution.