A recent survey conducted for UK insurer eSure found that couples spend 40 minutes a day arguing about household chores.

After reading these results I must admit I feel a sense of relief right now (I’m not alone), but really, what a waste of energy! Surely there are more important things to argue about than washing up and dirty clothes?

Well apparently not. From the 1,000 couples surveyed, 35 per cent claim that leaving clothes around the house was the biggest trigger to arguing. Other triggers include putting off DYI improvements around the house (28 per cent) and washing dirty dishes (24 per cent).

But what I find interesting is that 29 per cent said they use their work as an excuse (me!) and 24 per cent blamed their children for not doing the jobs.

What do all our Springfree Parents think about this? Have you blamed the children for leaving clothes around the house?

Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/life-and-style/article77136.ece