My brothers and sister are much younger than myself, I was brought up not to speak until I was spoken to, not allowed to speak at the table, always eat at the table, never leave anything on my plate even if I sat for hours before finishing my food, do as I was told not as others do, not to bring any friends home from school, always had to wash and dry/put away pots etc, always had to peel potatoes and prepare veg, always had to light a fire in the mornings at 5am, had to black the fireplace frequently, always had to do all errands, had to darn my own socks. The reason I mentioned my brothers and sister was because they never had to do any of these things, but having said all this, to me it was normal and I was a happy child!