My DD was always made to do chores and help out but as she has been ill for the last few years that all fell to the wayside and no matter what I do it looks as if nothing is going to change much so up goes the white flag lol. I will still be having her do chores but just like your son it's wasy to tell where she has been. To highlight just how messy this girl is she was at her friends house and they baked a cake. I was talking to the friends mom about how messy my girl is and was told that my DD was banned from cooking at their house. She said that one month later and she was still finding cake batter.... it was even on the ceiling. So I can't compete only give up. Thakfully the friends mom loves my daughter lmao.
Its amazing how many other people are dealing with the same problem!
Guess its true that misery loves company because its so nice to know that I am not alone