I didn't make a boneheaded decision resulting in a slip and fall down the stairs, rendering my left knee and ankle hurted.

Anybody can slip and fall, sorry that happened. But now I'm curious about this "bone-headed decision." Did you try to carry a cow up the steps? Accept a dare to hop up backward and blindfolded? Compete with younger skateboarders while carrying a boombox? Please release me from my wild speculations, I'll be at it all day!

100%! I started my kids helping with laundry almost as soon as they could walk. By the time they were 9 years old they were doing their own all by themselves, including their bed linens.