Joshua has been bugging me to do a chore chart. We have done one in the past. But with me not doing anything easy, I had to have a fancy chore pad that I had to write on every week. Let's just say that that went out the window after several weeks, especially since each kid had their own chart to fill in. The 'how much' question is another dilemma. After researching a little I had decided on half of their age.
The stumbling block right now is thinking of what types of things would make appropriate chores. I do not believe in 'paying' kids for the everyday normal things they should be doing as part of a family. I also do not want to have them complete chores that end up making more work for me after they have done it. One day Joshua decided to surprise me by helping out and doing the cat box. Let's just say he tried to clean up the litter he spilled by putting it in the toilet. We have the clumping litter...the worse thing you could put in the toilet!!! And that really was just a tip of the iceberg of what the bathroom looked like when he was done.
I have mixed emotions about chores because as a teenager I felt like the family slave. I did dishes, vaccuumed, did the cat box, cleaned the bathroom and felt like my parents did not do any chores. I resented it. I feel it is different when they want to help out to earn money.
The one thing that I don't have mixed emotions about is the fact that I refuse to pay $100. for kid shoes. Forget about the fact that is wears a mens 8 1/2...but I don't even pay close to that for my own shoes. The most I have paid is $60 and that pair has lasted me a year and gets worn most days of the work week. The is a picture of Joshua's motivation.
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