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couchpillow  ·  2805 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Children's questions from an adult

Wow, that's a lot of questions there. I am curious how old you are and what led to you winding up an adult with out having learned at least a little about some of these things. I don't mean that in any way offensive, just a curiosity. And certainly, you need not explain anything you don't feel comfortable with.

Most of the questions you've asked have no single one or best answer answer. You could search online and find tons of different perspectives on how to deal with any one of your questions. I'll gladly through some of my two cents in on some of them for you though.

Making your bed? Meh, I don't think I've ever seen a good reason to do it other than it looks neat and tidy. I have read some information that says not making your bed and letting it breath and air out is actually better most of the time.

Showering, sound like you got that about right. Personally, I shower most days. At least a quick one. Cool or cold showers are better for your skin than hot (hot strips away your natural skin oils and forces you to have to moisturize more) and cold water is supposed to help your body create adipose fat, which is better for your health. Might need to do some research on that one, just something I recall reading about at some point.

Vacuuming and mopping the floor? That depends on a lot of things. I have two dogs that shed so much I don't understand how they aren't bald. So rightfully, I SHOULD vacuum every couple of days to keep up with all the hair. But often I don't do it nearly as often as I should. So it depends on your situation, but if you don't have pets and don't wear shoes in the house once a week or so on your most trafficked areas if probably plenty sufficient. Less often in less used areas.

Ironing... I rarely iron any of my clothes. I probably should iron some of my clothes more often, but I'm just really not that snazzy of a dresser. I'll starch and iron a shirt and pants if I'm going to something I think really warrants it, but generally day to day, I never iron. Just hang them quickly after drying like you.

Taxes... They can be tricky and difficult, but really fit many people they really aren't that bad. If you work and your employer takes out the right amount of taxes and you don't have many deductions, you can simply file the short 1040ez form at tax time. If the employer is taking out the right amount, and you make under a certain amount, you'll probably be just fine. But really this is something you'd probably want to research more yourself or talk to an accountant of you think you have an odd situation regarding taxes. Could turn into a complete nightmare if you screw those up for to long.

Well, time to board my flight. So that's all I got for now. Good luck.

Edit: flights being delayed a little and I just read back through this, sorry about all the typos. I'm on mobile.