It’s In The Genes
“Mom! This just isn’t working!!” “You look fine.” I encourage my teen who is frantically changing outfits. I feel her pain. I remember the days of teendom when nothing you put on seemed to work. Too casual. Too nice. Too form fitting. Too...
More Lessons from the Laundry Room
“I need you to do the dishes.” I say to the able-bodied 9-year-old making his way across the kitchen for a snack. “What?!!!” “Uh… Yes… Dishes. And that means putting them away and filling the dishwasher with the dirty...
Half-Cooked or Well-Done
Who knew the abundance of lessons hanging around the kitchen and its associated chores?! Last night, one of the kids stepped up bemoaningly to put away the clean dishes and load the dirty ones. The standard, “I did that yesterday” whine, or “Why...
More Run-On Sentences
Years ago, I would always take my kids running with me. They were too small to join the fun, so with my kids graduating baby-joggers along the way. I started with a single, grew to a double then made the plunge into a triple. No need to point out that we far exceeded...
Chore Talk
“You’re on laundry today.” slave-driving mom tells her able-bodied child. “No. No-ho-ho-ho… Laundry takes too long!!!” drama kid responds. “Sorry, pal.” Not really “I already washed a load for you. So put those clothes in the dryer then head upstairs to get the dirty...
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