One mother says, "I don't get paid for doing housework. Why do I have to pay my daughter for doing chores?" Another parent pays his son for doing the housework and odd jobs around the house. He says, "No chores, no money. It makes teens responsible for earning their money, rather that having it simply given to them, as an allowance. "Some teenagers complain," "My friends don't have to do chores, so why should I!?