Okay I need help. It's only the 2nd week into summer and I am already having problems. How do I get my boys to work without me holding a gun to their heads? (just kidding about the gun) No seriously, I came up with this plan for our summer days. Monday mornings are cleaning day. The other days we get up and get the house pulled together with a few varying chores through the week and the HIT THE POOL! Well, last week the boys wanted to earn money for hamsters (which we lost BOTH of them today in the house but we found one. The other one is MIA and I am freaked out that it's gonna die somewhere and make my house stink or worse find it in my bed one night) anyway back to the story. So the boys wanted to earn money for these hamsters and started doing chores for me. They did them PERFECTLY and quickly coming to me after asking for their next chore. Well, now that there is nothing to bargain for they are just TERRIBLE. They whine and complain and get distracted and do a half-way job and you get the idea. I have tried the old "you live in this house and need to earn your keep" thing. It's not that they flat out refuse but they are just so lame about it. I am feeling like the mom who does everything and gets no help and I am starting to feel like this might be a hard summer. Is it just because I have boys? Are girls naturally more willing to pitch in and get things done? I want my boys to learn how to work so they don't turn out to be male chauvinists pigs but how I do it without being the drill sargeant? Please refer any of your friends to my blog so they can give me ideas! HELP!
p.s. I really do adore my boys and they are good kids and they KNOW how to work but it's just an issue right now.
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Kristen- You need to do the ticket thing. I am going to start it. It sounds like it will work. Look on Amanda's blog down a few and read it. or call me and I will tell you! I have a check written out for you and in the envelope just needing to get stamps. I am SO sorry!
Love ya!
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