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I did get an allowance once I was older, can't remember now how old I was when mom started seeing allowance to me... age 9 or 10 I'm thinking, however, with the issuance of allowance to me, I was expected to do what my parents asked of me without complaining.
I was always good about facing little things my parents asked me to do without complaining, but one thing that did get old was the constant babysitting I did for baby siblings. Every Friday night (without fail) was babysitting night for me, and then some.
Monthly allowance covered any/all duties/chores I did, and while I never got paid to babysit, mom was good about seeing an occasional perk my way, and looking back on it now, I can't complain.
I was an only child. I did what my parents asked of me. I lived in the days of spanking.