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My kids are spoiled, but it's not all material things. I cook a real meal for dinner almost every night. Last night I made roast chicken, mashed potatoes from scratch, gravy from scratch, fresh cauliflower with cheese and cressent rolls and for dessert I made apple dumplings with vanilla ice cream. lol
On the flip side, my kids are expected to help out. Even my 7 yr old comes outside with us and pulls weeds while we do yard work. My daughter empties the dishwasher, the cat box, helps pick up and clean. I try to teach them that life means work too. When they are small, they grumble.. but if you're persistent and basically say, If you like living here, get to work. They fall into line. My 15 yr old doesn't complain nearly as much as she used to when I make her mow the lawn or something similar.
I also made her get a job last summer. She was 14 and worked her entire summer so she could save money to go to florida with her band. Tuesdays and thursdays she had practice and every other day she worked.
Now all I hear is how she wants a car, so she worked all last summer too.
The value of a dollar and personal responsibility are the lesson most kids miss out on today.
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