I rolled out the new chore system for the kids this morning. The reaction was mixed. Owen and Emilia accepted it, were even maybe a little excited for it. Matthais, not so much. Is that just cause he's a teen? Or is it because he knows I'm seriously done with the crap. His first words to me? "nice mom. Now you can just sit around and do nothing while we all work." Struck a big nerve with me because I do far from nothing. Even with the menial tasks I've asked them to do there will still be plenty for me. One day he'll see it but for now I'll just bite my tongue and know that I am teaching them responsibility.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
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3 people not afraid to say something:
Gotta love teenagers! One day...one day they'll see and we'll get that sweet letter/phone call of apology and all will be right with the world... Until then I just "Try" to bite my tongue and keep movin' on! Good luck with the new chores! May it last longer than chore charts last at my house!
I think this is great. We always had a lot of chores growing up and I had friends who didn't have to do chores at all. Guess who's good at chores now and who's not?? I already make Jax do very simple chores and he already fights me on it. I think you are doing a great thing and teaching your kids good work ethic.
Good for you, Angi. If you stick with the chores, your children will eventually become trained and you won't have to hound them as much. And then all of a sudden you'll find your house a little cleaner and you didn't even have to do much of it.
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