tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post5939469189796997447..comments2023-09-25T07:50:00.118-06:00Comments on Thinking Audibly: Enough is enoughEmiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-33124383074030200852009-11-18T08:50:17.084-07:002009-11-18T08:50:17.084-07:00Bri- See....I hadn't really thought it through...Bri- See....I hadn't really thought it through that far. At this point they just come and ask me to check it off and we are keeping a mental record. <br /><br />I do however need to make some little container/chart thingy that I can slip the sticks into to help me keep everyone organized. Maybe I'll at a "done" spot to that....if I ever figure out what will work.<br /><br />Em - I seem to recall Andy (sorry) Andrew saying you kept a very clean house. Pretty sure Kev has NEVER said that about me to anyone.Sigh. A future goal for sure. But I want to earn it.Emiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-15917305266537208562009-11-17T16:45:40.072-07:002009-11-17T16:45:40.072-07:00Um...really. Could we possibly be sisters - or th...Um...really. Could we possibly be sisters - or the same person?<br /><br />You just made me remember that my front room is definitely not "doorbell" ready right now. <br /><br />Great. Now I have guilt. <br /><br />Off to clean.<br /><br />Let me know if the chore sticks work out.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661084090651766402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-16503084698853675782009-11-17T12:21:04.651-07:002009-11-17T12:21:04.651-07:00It is one of those unfortunate truths of this life...It is one of those unfortunate truths of this life that it is much, much more work for us to get the kids to help and do their jobs the right way than to just do it ourselves... and doing it all ourselves is way too much work too.<br /><br />The best way I ever heard it described was in a newspaper article on my SIL's blog (which I am sending you) that was describing what being a mother of small children is like.<br /><br />"It's resisting constant temptation to seek short-term relief at everyone's long-term expense."<br /><br />And if that doesn't make you tired just reading that... you don't have young children. :) I hope that the chore sticks work the way you want them to.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252112847005002765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-34450027326303833512009-11-17T02:59:00.777-07:002009-11-17T02:59:00.777-07:00I had a hard time following through with making th...I had a hard time following through with making the kids get their chores done. My perfect motivation with our chores has been that the kids must be done with chores before they can watch tv or a movie. Usually the motivation is for me (hurry, help the kids get their chores done so they can go downstairs and watch a show, then I can have a break!) It has been a firm, firm rule (Saturday's excluded) and has worked really well. Good luck!Tobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193401559812246062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-4778249342894463392009-11-16T23:36:55.415-07:002009-11-16T23:36:55.415-07:00So how many chore sticks do they have to draw a da...So how many chore sticks do they have to draw a day? Do they go into a "done" pile?Briannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844521726527510022noreply@blogger.com