You know that thing our husbands do where they do something so bad that you would be an idiot if you ever asked them to do it again? Well, my 13 year old girl is apparently trying that strategy on for size…
Because this is her idea of how to put dishes away and….
Yester day:
“This bathroom is STILL not clean”
“I have told you I cleaned it three times and you keep saying it is not good enough. Maybe if you want it done right you should do it yourself.”
“Maybe if you wanted to do anything other than clean the bathroom today, you would have done it right the first time.”
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fadedfootsteps 1p · 712 weeks ago
I tried saying the latter part of the above on my parents. Their response?
"No. I told you to do it so *you* could do it. You can do it properly. I shouldn't have to show you how to do it properly."
That exchange did not end well. ;)
Sunday Koffron 64p · 712 weeks ago
I remember doing the same thing at her age…but I was in a group home and my staff had check lists with every detail of how your chore was expected to be done that we had to use as a guideline and they checked us off against….hey, now that is a good idea!!!!!
amy · 712 weeks ago
Dannie · 712 weeks ago
Either way, it is one of those things we will all battle at one point or another :-(
I will say this, good for you for giving her things to do. My mother thought I was the next Itzhak Pearlman (Violin) and thought that if she didn't have me do chores and instead practice between 2-4 hours a day on the Violin it would pay off.
Result: a) I'm a speech therapist and not a concert Violinist and b) I never learned to multitask or do housework quickly which really is a detriment especially on a mother...(e.g. in other words I'm learning to be better and more efficient NOW instead of learning it as a 13 y/o) so know that you are doing your kid a favor even though I know you're going through the eye-rolling, pouty stage.
Sunday Koffron 64p · 712 weeks ago
I did the same thing as your mother with her…because she was in the gym 20 hours a week up until this year and got great grades I figured she had enough on her plate. So the whole having to have household responsibilities is still new to her. Knowing that she is starting high school this year and that she would be graduating in four short years, I figured it was time she starts learning how to take care of herself.
GB's Mom · 712 weeks ago
Von · 712 weeks ago
michelle v · 712 weeks ago
that's how i actually do my pots and pans cupboard and my husband is the one who gets annoyed. to me it's like a bed -- why make it when you will unmake it again the same day? surely there are more exciting things to do ;)
that said, there are some chores i have to recheck and reassign non-stop ;) (the yard, bathrooms, etc)
Anastasia · 712 weeks ago
dickons 78p · 712 weeks ago
At 13 years old I think you stand a chance. I always had to do something at the expectation level of the person in charge and it was so much easier to do it fhe first time up to standards so I could escape to spend time with friends. Got to love the teenage years...
resume servіces · 507 weeks ago