tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post112179290776751668..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Life with Teenagers: part twojo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1122354872277508572005-07-26T01:14:00.000-04:002005-07-26T01:14:00.000-04:00This is a great story. I think that there is an im...This is a great story. I think that there is an important lesson to be learned here. <BR/><BR/>What I took from this story is that giving your kids more and more of a taste of reality outside the nest makes them appreciate what you do for them (and you by extension) more while they are still in the nest.<BR/><BR/>(This can backfire though if/when they want to come back to the nest early after flying around on their own for a while.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121900126237429912005-07-20T18:55:00.000-04:002005-07-20T18:55:00.000-04:00LOL . . . that was funny!LOL . . . that was funny!purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121886505907613702005-07-20T15:08:00.000-04:002005-07-20T15:08:00.000-04:00Oh, I ended up bringing Boy in Black over to my pa...Oh, I ended up bringing Boy in Black over to my parents' house to help them clear away a tree that came down in a storm. He's the strongest person in the family so his muscles are in demand when it comes to heavy lifting and such. So he does end up doing his fair share of chores.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121875699252066742005-07-20T12:08:00.000-04:002005-07-20T12:08:00.000-04:00Yeah, I think it's important for kids to do chores...Yeah, I think it's important for kids to do chores so that they understand that they are supposed to contribute something to the household. Sometimes with my youngest child, enforcing this can be frustrating -- often it would be easier for me to just do the chore myself.<BR/><BR/>My kids have friends who don't do any chores -- they have Moms who do all the work (I'm rolling my eyes here) -- and yeah, my kids sometimes bring that kind of thing up. Well, not any more unless they want a lecture on how I don't want them acting like privileged brats.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121874646633031922005-07-20T11:50:00.000-04:002005-07-20T11:50:00.000-04:00LOL! Hilarious! ROTFL!Would you believe that bef...LOL! Hilarious! ROTFL!<BR/><BR/>Would you believe that before I became Graham's mother, he had NO CHORES? I am working hard to slowly institute some chores, but it's like swimming against the tide! I think it's extremely important!Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121868945587794112005-07-20T10:15:00.000-04:002005-07-20T10:15:00.000-04:00This is such a scream. So often when you write ab...This is such a scream. So often when you write about your teenagers, I sit, nodding, at my computer.Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121825875522738472005-07-19T22:17:00.000-04:002005-07-19T22:17:00.000-04:00The moral of this story is that you either need to...The moral of this story is that you either need to check the chores list ahead of time or you need to come up with a plan or what you get to ask Boy in Black to do in return for fulfilling his duties.Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121817452019286432005-07-19T19:57:00.000-04:002005-07-19T19:57:00.000-04:00Maybe he's been reading your blog and that's why i...Maybe he's been reading your blog and that's why it's finally sinking in.Michael LeVanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984885131387135660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121811094569741252005-07-19T18:11:00.000-04:002005-07-19T18:11:00.000-04:00I'm still in awe of the actual thanking part. Isn'...I'm still in awe of the actual thanking part. Isn't this the boy child who usually grunts or calls you boring? Good to see that he's appreciating you.RussianVioletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045862026820768104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121802605499554112005-07-19T15:50:00.000-04:002005-07-19T15:50:00.000-04:00Hilarious.And, yeah, that's the best argument I've...Hilarious.<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, that's the best argument I've heard so far for having another kid. More workers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121793997991898352005-07-19T13:26:00.000-04:002005-07-19T13:26:00.000-04:00That's very funny.Now where can I get a husband wh...That's very funny.<BR/>Now where can I get a husband who will write a chore list for the kids?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1121793016522134252005-07-19T13:10:00.000-04:002005-07-19T13:10:00.000-04:00Hey, that's really cool. And now you have preserv...Hey, that's really cool. And now you have preserved it on your blog forever!Running2Kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115141360927156245noreply@blogger.com