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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 367196" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>If it's a talking donkey that sounds like Eddie Murphy, yes, it WILL eat the waffle.</p><p> </p><p>I find that Jett requires far more direction than color coding... Sigh. For a while, in the laundry room, I had 5 baskets with signs above them. Jeans, dark colors, light colors, whites, and towels & sheets. I went through the sorting with Jett multiple times before letting him loose. And still, STILL - jeans in the whites, light colors in the darks, and so on. We went over it again. I finally gave up... Especially since I could never get my baskets BACK, later. Now each person has their own basket. Everyone is responsible for their own laundry (husband and I have a common hamper, so I do his - but he has chores I don't do, so it works). If it is left in the washer and smells? Too bad. If it's left in the dryer and someone needs to use it? IF their basket is downstairs, we'll put it in the basket. Otherwise it goes on the floor. We were putting it on top of the dryer, but it would fall over behind after the first half load... And we couldn't get to the controls.</p><p> </p><p>I've also instituted a "remember it" policy. If you do not do your chores OR have to be reminded, you don't get your allowance. Period. The list is front and center on the fridge, right at Jett's eye level. Surprisingly, Onyxx has not forgotten ONCE - and Jett sometimes will see her doing her chores and that's a kind of poke. Mostly, though, he doesn't do them. As I mentioned to all - I don't have to be reminded to go to work every day!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 367196, member: 6705"] If it's a talking donkey that sounds like Eddie Murphy, yes, it WILL eat the waffle. I find that Jett requires far more direction than color coding... Sigh. For a while, in the laundry room, I had 5 baskets with signs above them. Jeans, dark colors, light colors, whites, and towels & sheets. I went through the sorting with Jett multiple times before letting him loose. And still, STILL - jeans in the whites, light colors in the darks, and so on. We went over it again. I finally gave up... Especially since I could never get my baskets BACK, later. Now each person has their own basket. Everyone is responsible for their own laundry (husband and I have a common hamper, so I do his - but he has chores I don't do, so it works). If it is left in the washer and smells? Too bad. If it's left in the dryer and someone needs to use it? IF their basket is downstairs, we'll put it in the basket. Otherwise it goes on the floor. We were putting it on top of the dryer, but it would fall over behind after the first half load... And we couldn't get to the controls. I've also instituted a "remember it" policy. If you do not do your chores OR have to be reminded, you don't get your allowance. Period. The list is front and center on the fridge, right at Jett's eye level. Surprisingly, Onyxx has not forgotten ONCE - and Jett sometimes will see her doing her chores and that's a kind of poke. Mostly, though, he doesn't do them. As I mentioned to all - I don't have to be reminded to go to work every day! [/QUOTE]
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