Chores are one thing but sounds like you turned your children into slaves.  Doing their own laundry and cooking dinner by 12 years of age sounds dangerous.  My parents were strick but had some common sense about children operating machinery,

ROTFLMOA

Chill, not apsychoanalysis but an observation.  If you don't know the difference bo back to psych101.  Also, I am not a "cookie" but I do hold a Masters Degree in Psychology.

Bully

Jimmy I???

Crude and offensive

Best part of the season......

Two words....Kelly Clarkson

Jennifer blew Candice away.