I am here! Between my Husband going to school for a degree inEnvironmental Science, watching an Autistic little boy 3 times a week. Little league and it's duties being never ending, starting soccer, Advocare and all my beauties and then.... um my new full time work at home job which started today. I now get to juggle all the craziness with y'all.
There is NEVER a down moment especially with Hubs Band, softball, and season football tickets. Oh wait... AND our 17 year old God Daughter has moved in. While this will help me with work and work projects it also brings more food and mess.
I came from a family of one. Yes really. I used to see a mess and thought I have to clean that or my Mom will yell, or I have to do this so she will save her body and bones and live longer. No joke.
So here is the actual point and question... Is it wrong to give all the kiddos chores? I never got rewarded I was told:
Monday: Empty all garbage cans in the house and take can to curb
Tuesday: Dust
Wednesday: Vacumn
Thursday: Bathrooms
This started around age 6/7. With my kids I am lucky to get a bowl in the sink and the day is just a tornado of mess and don't remind me of the piss smell in all three bathrooms.
So with my new job I feel I need to stick them to some responsibility, but I also go back to my childhood and wonder when do you start and how much? For me and our life I was thinking maybe empty dishwasher, take out garabge if it isn't heavy, wipe down kitchen table or counters. There is no hard and fast rule, but there also isn't a book on how much you baby them and how much you let them just be kids (especially for the 17 year old.)
Thoughts?
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