Chores

xoxoxoBruce · 06-09-2015, 12:50 PM

Earning their gruel...

glatt · 06-09-2015, 01:01 PM

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footfootfoot · 06-09-2015, 01:11 PM

I have that chart attached to the fridge. The mm circled the chores 'she liked' and was put out when I asked her to do a chore she hadn't circled. "But I didn't circle that one." Not quite getting the concept.

The inch read the chart and asked "Disinfect doorknobs?" Now that is a running joke between the two of them.

limey · 06-09-2015, 01:11 PM

There are plenty of grown-ups who have trouble with these chores, whatever the age group ...

glatt · 06-09-2015, 02:18 PM

I am trying this summer to get both kids started with mowing the lawn.

Not really fair to the boy because he is starting mowing at an earlier age than she is, but life's not fair. He's a little small though and gets tired pushing the big mower. So I take turns with him and we mow it together.

Actually, so far, I'm mowing the back swath around obstacles and then letting them do the rest. I don't want them to hit a concrete curb or pipe or something and break the mower.

So far, my girl can't get the mower started, and my son can start it on the first pull, but my girl doesn't get spent when doing the mowing and my boy has to stop and rest.

Gravdigr · 06-09-2015, 03:00 PM

One can't start, and the other can't keep going...They both sound like me!

classicman · 06-09-2015, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

So far, my girl can't get the mower started, and my son can start it on the first pull, but my girl doesn't get spent when doing the mowing and my boy has to stop and rest.

Hmmm ... the old guy in me says this forces them to work together... they'll see their not the same and have different talents/abilities etc... That is good.

Sundae · 06-10-2015, 03:57 AM

Many of those age appropriate tasks were assigned to me at those ages.
Some are anachronistic, some simply not considered necessary (disinfect doorknobs, I agree with the foot-kids!)

The only ones I find age-inappropriate are some of those at age 2-3.
I wonder if it assumes the help old many older siblings?

The 2-3 year olds I have experience of simply would not have the awareness/ reasoning of what is needed for a meal in order to set a table for example. And I'm not talking about spoiled brats, I mean little ones who want to help and are involved around the house in "play" which later becomes useful.
And if I wanted my baseboards dusted I wouldn't trust a two year old to do it.
Luckily I can't see them at present, and they remain defiantly undusted.

Maybe I should get me a 2-3 year old to clear the trash.

it · 06-10-2015, 10:54 AM

Nah.

Just take 'em from this list:
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently,”

Robert Heinlein

BigV · 06-10-2015, 02:35 PM

Well put traceur.

it · 06-10-2015, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Well put traceur.

Cool. Which invasion did you train your kids on?

BigV · 06-11-2015, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by traceur

Cool. Which <strike>invasion</strike> book did you train your kids on?

Time Enough For Love, most specifically and concisely The Notebooks of Lazarus Long.

it · 06-16-2015, 12:12 PM

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Time Enough For Love, most specifically and concisely The Notebooks of Lazarus Long.

hahahaha

I am actually reading Time enough for love right now, just where it's wrapping up the Dora story atm.

06-09-2015, 12:50 PM	#1
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06-09-2015, 01:11 PM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I have that chart attached to the fridge. The mm circled the chores 'she liked' and was put out when I asked her to do a chore she hadn't circled. "But I didn't circle that one." Not quite getting the concept. The inch read the chart and asked "Disinfect doorknobs?" Now that is a running joke between the two of them. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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06-10-2015, 03:57 AM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Many of those age appropriate tasks were assigned to me at those ages. Some are anachronistic, some simply not considered necessary (disinfect doorknobs, I agree with the foot-kids!) The only ones I find age-inappropriate are some of those at age 2-3. I wonder if it assumes the help old many older siblings? The 2-3 year olds I have experience of simply would not have the awareness/ reasoning of what is needed for a meal in order to set a table for example. And I'm not talking about spoiled brats, I mean little ones who want to help and are involved around the house in "play" which later becomes useful. And if I wanted my baseboards dusted I wouldn't trust a two year old to do it. Luckily I can't see them at present, and they remain defiantly undusted. Maybe I should get me a 2-3 year old to clear the trash. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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06-09-2015, 02:18 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I am trying this summer to get both kids started with mowing the lawn. Not really fair to the boy because he is starting mowing at an earlier age than she is, but life's not fair. He's a little small though and gets tired pushing the big mower. So I take turns with him and we mow it together. Actually, so far, I'm mowing the back swath around obstacles and then letting them do the rest. I don't want them to hit a concrete curb or pipe or something and break the mower. So far, my girl can't get the mower started, and my son can start it on the first pull, but my girl doesn't get spent when doing the mowing and my boy has to stop and rest.

06-10-2015, 10:54 AM	#9
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	Nah. Just take 'em from this list: “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently,” Robert Heinlein

06-10-2015, 02:35 PM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Well put traceur. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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