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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 388065" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>The kids help. Wee is actually good about picking up his own stuff (within reason - he's essentially 5). At least around the house. He's awful about leaving junk in the car, tho. I am, too, which bugs the snot out of husband, but frankly, I'd rather have a messy car than a messy house. So instead of drag it inside and dump it on the counter, I just leave it in the car til I can put it away. He hates that. I figure in the car doesn't impede fxing supper. </p><p> </p><p>Cgfg has to be told to pick up, but she'll do it. At 13, she should be far more self reliant (she still doesn't get up on her own in the morning, can't do laundry, etc). At first I took it upon myself to make her more self-reliant. 1 night a week and every other weekend when no one else does it? Lost cause. I quit. She and Wee honestly are on about the same level with chores. By her age, both older boys were largely capable of independant living. She's not even close. She won't even brush her hair or teeth unless you tell her. She also wont change her underclothes or socks unless she's told. And guess who does that (oh, wait, no I don't. I quit doing that. I just wake her up for school.)</p><p> </p><p>I jumped husband's butt about the dryer comment. He'd told me Tue night that I read too much into his voice. So I went to the bedroom and said "really? I read too much into your voice? You <em>didn't</em> just mean to totally snap at me for asking a very valid question, considering we have a brand new dryer you have never used????" Oh, well, he meant it this time, but the others he doesn't mean to do. <em>You don't mean them, or they aren't there...? cause that's a BIG diffrence, honey.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 388065, member: 1848"] The kids help. Wee is actually good about picking up his own stuff (within reason - he's essentially 5). At least around the house. He's awful about leaving junk in the car, tho. I am, too, which bugs the snot out of husband, but frankly, I'd rather have a messy car than a messy house. So instead of drag it inside and dump it on the counter, I just leave it in the car til I can put it away. He hates that. I figure in the car doesn't impede fxing supper. Cgfg has to be told to pick up, but she'll do it. At 13, she should be far more self reliant (she still doesn't get up on her own in the morning, can't do laundry, etc). At first I took it upon myself to make her more self-reliant. 1 night a week and every other weekend when no one else does it? Lost cause. I quit. She and Wee honestly are on about the same level with chores. By her age, both older boys were largely capable of independant living. She's not even close. She won't even brush her hair or teeth unless you tell her. She also wont change her underclothes or socks unless she's told. And guess who does that (oh, wait, no I don't. I quit doing that. I just wake her up for school.) I jumped husband's butt about the dryer comment. He'd told me Tue night that I read too much into his voice. So I went to the bedroom and said "really? I read too much into your voice? You [I]didn't[/I] just mean to totally snap at me for asking a very valid question, considering we have a brand new dryer you have never used????" Oh, well, he meant it this time, but the others he doesn't mean to do. [I]You don't mean them, or they aren't there...? cause that's a BIG diffrence, honey.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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