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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 353006" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Or otherwise known as "How To Take A 30-minute Job and Stretch It Out Over 3 Hours!"</p><p> </p><p>This is why I haven't enlisted their help in major cleaning jobs. And this is why our house is a mess (because I don't enlist their help more often).</p><p> </p><p>But today, they each got a job to do, and so far, it's not going too badly.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child 1 has a 1/2 bathroom (just sink and toilet) and his job was to clean it. Took some supervision on my part, but overall he did a decent job. There are some things, though, that he clearly does not think about. Like when I told him to take the bathroom rug outside to shake the dirt out, he picked it up from the middle, causing lots of debris to fall onto the floor <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/ashamed.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ashamed:" title="ashamed :ashamed:" data-shortname=":ashamed:" />. Then when he took it outside, he shook it out over the patio instead of the grass (double <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/ashamed.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ashamed:" title="ashamed :ashamed:" data-shortname=":ashamed:" />). </p><p> </p><p>difficult child 2 and easy child share a full bathroom, and they worked out a division of labor based on the list of things I said needed to be done. difficult child 1 is finished with his part -- he did a pretty good job from what I can tell. easy child is just starting hers. I'll have to judge with a final inspection when she's done.</p><p> </p><p>I promised them a trip to the movies this afternoon, and they have a time limit they have to meet or they miss the movie. So I think that's helping them stay focused for the most part.</p><p> </p><p>I love to watch them work! I can do this all day! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 353006, member: 3444"] Or otherwise known as "How To Take A 30-minute Job and Stretch It Out Over 3 Hours!" This is why I haven't enlisted their help in major cleaning jobs. And this is why our house is a mess (because I don't enlist their help more often). But today, they each got a job to do, and so far, it's not going too badly. difficult child 1 has a 1/2 bathroom (just sink and toilet) and his job was to clean it. Took some supervision on my part, but overall he did a decent job. There are some things, though, that he clearly does not think about. Like when I told him to take the bathroom rug outside to shake the dirt out, he picked it up from the middle, causing lots of debris to fall onto the floor :ashamed:. Then when he took it outside, he shook it out over the patio instead of the grass (double :ashamed:). difficult child 2 and easy child share a full bathroom, and they worked out a division of labor based on the list of things I said needed to be done. difficult child 1 is finished with his part -- he did a pretty good job from what I can tell. easy child is just starting hers. I'll have to judge with a final inspection when she's done. I promised them a trip to the movies this afternoon, and they have a time limit they have to meet or they miss the movie. So I think that's helping them stay focused for the most part. I love to watch them work! I can do this all day! :raspberry-tounge: [/QUOTE]
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