Oblivious to the Obvious

I must live in a fantasy world. See... my fantasy is that everyone would see the obvious, but truthfully, everyone in my family is oblivious.

A few examples:

When we lived in Denmark and did not have gobs and gobs of space, we placed our laundry basket beside the bed. It was the most convenient place for us, since going to bed usually means shedding your daytime clothes, no? But for some reason, Randy shed his clothes and left them laying on the floor... near the basket. Yes, that's right... near. the. basket. Which meant I'd have to go behind him and put them in the basket? Why is that? Pure laziness? I recall sending him a picture of the clothes laying next to the basket asking "What is wrong with this picture?" He got the hint. But, really, should I have even had to GIVE a hint?

Elisan was getting a clean dish out of the dishwasher and proceeded to shut the door. But, when it would not close, she whined, "Mommy, help me... the dishwasher door will not close!" I looked at the problem, then looked at her and said, "Well, Elisan what do you think is the problem?" She looked at the dishwasher and said, "I didn't push this (meaning the rack) back." "Ah, yes... that would be a problem. Next time, push the rack back in and the door will close." Why? Why is that?

I wash and fold the girls' clothes and place them on the bottom two steps of the stairs. That way, when they go up stairs, they will (miraculously) see their clothes and take them upstairs. But, no. If I do not TELL them to bring their clothes up the stairs (AND put them away) they will not do it on their own? Why? Why is that?

Elisan will not flush the toilet, unless she poo'd. I have to tell her time and time again to flush the toilet and she will only flush if I tell her to. And trust me, she is not forgetting to flush... she is simply electing NOT to flush. (I promise that child has flush issues, but that is another post... or heck, I may have already posted about it before, because seriously, she has some profound issues.) But, really... Why? Why is that?

Randy will only put items away (such as condiments, chips, etc.) that he uses. Really! Why is that?

Don't even ask me how many time I've been stranded on the toilet bowl without a roll.

Either I live with the most lazy family on the planet, or they are used to me doing everything for them. Most likely it is the latter... but, I can't rule out the former, either.