They live in the SAME house! (Or as I'm assuming since the OP is doing work for her father and expecting pay) She will get the money sooner or later. I don't know why she needs to get the money right there and then. Jeez.

The money is really unimportant to the **** up level of his life. More important, I think, is that she worked hard at something that her father assumed she wouldn't finish, and wasn't able to do in the first place, and her reward is basically being told that she gets no reward because he doesn't believe in her.

Douche canoe FTW.

In this day and age, females are no longer inferior in strength. Well... they're starting to not be. There's multiple examples of it... my mother works in a factory and lifts heavy steel and operates heavy machinery. Maybe it's something in the things we consume? [shrugs] And of course, there's difference of opinion on what exactly "strength" is. I mean, you probably are pretty strong to give birth to a child, and of course you probably are pretty strong to break someone's legs when you low-tackle them. And mowing a lawn isn't that hard. Yeah, his doubts are understandable for her first time, but it's not exactly a real test of strength. If you think it is... you're pretty sad.

Wow, are you really that retarded? It doesn't take Superman to mow a lawn, and girls aren't forever limited to arms made of noodles just because they have vaginas. My mom is single and I'm her one and only daughter, and the two of us have been mowing the lawn ourselves (with a walk-behind mower) and doing all the other "MANLY" jobs for 19 years now. It's really not that hard, and never was. I don't know why people make such a big deal out of that crap.

Females arent inferior in strength or else I'm just a freak being stronger than half the guys I've worked with (in construction). But even if they were, how much srength is necessary to mow the lawn? Not very much at all with a push mower, and a ride mowers even easier for strength. (Although the ride moewr I've used only turns left so you have to use a little mental strength to make sure you dont get yourself trapped in a corner. lol.)

She's mowing the ******* lawn. It's not like she's lifting 400 IB weights. You kinda underestimating the strength of females.

Expect from me? I do **** loads around the house it isn't about getting paid it's about the sexism and yes, it was just that.

Two years ago I spent my summer keeping a 6-bedroom, three-bathroom house clean, and the yard looking nice. making sure that the vegetables in our garden were taken care of, babysitting my two younger sisters adn my mothesr friends 3 kids (for free) fed all five of them three meals a day, and at nigth kept my drunken mother out of trouble. I got paid absolutly nothing and because of my responsibilities to the kids I was nto able to spend any time with any of my friends. I was 16. Until you've done all that you can't say you've done "**** loads." You can say you do a 'decent amout' of stuff but definately NOT fuckloads of housework. And yes, OP, your dad was an ass for expecting you to give up, adn therefore FYL, however you do not do '**** loads' of house work unless youv'e got something to compare to what I did. I was then kicked out in september for not having a job. I came back in december for two days in which I ahd to clean the house, and then kicked out again on christmas day. I came back on my sisters birthday in march with the promise of not being sent away again. I clean the house, gave my sister her birthday present, and was kicked out the next morning for not taking out the trash after the birthday party. I was finally let home to stay when my mom stopped drinking last july.

Sorry for the rant but it's still a sore spot for me when people say they do a lot, after all I went through to take care of my family, and myself.

no op, your whiney, and whiney people get on my nerves. also most people that SAY they do a "**** load" of work usually rarely don't do shit. and parents know what to expect of their kids, if he did not expect you to do it, its on your own merit. get over it. he's your dad and at the risk of rambeling im going to say it again he knows what to expect out of your ass. oh and boatkicker, thank God for saying most of what you said, i respect people like you that work their ass off and don't really expect much back, just doing what needs to be done. i'm really sorry about how your parents act, its not right. and they probably hurt your siblings by kicking you out, but on the other hand, you could probably better your life if you got out of that environment.

@67&8- Despite what others may post, I think that's what this site is all about. Sore spots. Seemed articulate and pertained to the post, so I say keep your... ah, 'rants' coming:-)

When I reread what I had said I felt like I sounded whiney. I didn't mind doing the work. It was the lack of appreciation that got to me. No one ever said thank you. I should have expected it from teh girls. When I was a kid I never noticed stuff like how much my mom cleaned, BUt my mom didn't thank me either, and I was taking care of her kids, and her friends kids. Her friend I later found out was actually paying me, but giving my money to my mom to give to me. I never saw that money at all. Anyways, my mom has stepped up. My sisteres have started doing chores. and I have moved out. They seem to be capable of taking care of the house on thier own now, and the girls are old enough that they dont need a babysitter, so things are good.