Comments on: Chores or Slavery?

By: cate

cate — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:03:57 +0000

i hope i can do the same with the boys….they already enjoy cleaning up their toys…we’ve turned it into a game.

hubby jokes that we had kids for the sole purpose of manual labour…raking leaves, cutting the lawn, etc. but that’s much later! ;-)

By: Modified mummy

Modified mummy — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:58:48 +0000

Phase II sounds like an excellent idea! and he’s another positive element:

If you have young children, you have legitimate use of a buggy/pushchair/pram etc. And every mother knows how useful a buggy is for carrying all those bags of ‘stuff’ that are bought, (which would be alot fewer in number if the buggy wasn’t there to carry it!).

So, have more later, so you can have in house cleaners ANd legitimate use of a buggy for carrying things! How can anyone say no to that!

(I’m such a bad mother, lol.)

By: A Whole Lot of Nothing

A Whole Lot of Nothing — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:52:56 +0000

Mine are only 2 & 3 yo. Do you think training them to empty the dishwasher now is too early?

By: Mishi

Mishi — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:00:14 +0000

MM: Shhhh! I can’t say that (even if it’s true). LOL I’m debating whether I shouldn’t persuade Michael that we need a couple more for phase II. B/c by the time Davey is Mikey’s age, the three will be approaching “leaving the nest” age.
LOL

It all started with taking the dishes to the sink, clothes in the hamper, and room maintenance. :D You’ll have Callum doing it all soon. :D