As you all know I'm a big fan of child labor! Teaching children to do chores around the house is good for the kids and good for the house...
But if you make emptying the dishwasher a chore for you just turned 3 year old expect the unexpected!
Hey buddy what are you making there? Is that a tower?
No mama, it not.
Is it a skyscraper?
No mama.
I know...its a mountain made of cups!
No mama, you wrong.
Ok...I give up. What are you building?
It a rocket ship! See a wittle rocket ship, a middle rocket ship, and a bigggg rocket ship!
Can I fly in one of your rocket ships?
No mama, you too big. These only for wittle boys!
OK...well have a nice trip in your rocket ship.
I will, I'm going to the moon!
Well when you're done will you park your rocket ships so I can close the drawer?
Oh mama...
Now what are you doing?
Me bowing...
You mean you're taking a bow? Why?
Me did good job with dishwasher.
Yes little buddy you did indeed!
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So here is my bit of advice for today. Even though kids may not do chores in the exact way we would do them it is still important that they learn to pitch in and help out...even if it means your cups end up being made into rocket ships!
Or beds are made with 20 stuffed animals under the covers...
Or the laundry is folded a little 'creatively'...
It doesn't matter that they help out just right... it just matters that they help out.
Stepping off soapbox.
Thanks for listening.
Hello...
Hello...
You were listening...
Right?
