In my continuing efforts to raise contributing members of society, I have been adding age appropriate chores to my children’s lives.
They are less than pleased.
One thing I have asked of them is to make their beds every morning. I like to think there is research to prove that people who make their beds every day do better in life, but maybe I’m just making that up. Several of my kids who prefer to burrow under their blankets at night, much like a chipmunk, making their sheets and blankets straight, flat and tucked in just seems counter productive to them. I have one who never seems to have his blanket, pillow, or even sheet on his bed ever. So he too, feels the bed making chore to be a step backwards in his comfort. To say it has been a struggle would be an understatement.
This last week I was encouraged, I felt as though we had turned a corner, I had hope once again. Every morning when I asked if The Duchess had made her bed or not, she smiled and said that she had. Her brothers all groaned and whined as they reluctantly went to make their beds, while she sat there eating her breakfast with a smile.
I was encouraged, until Thursday, when I caught My Man giggling after I praised her for once again having her bed made without a fuss. When I asked what was so funny he replied with, “You know our daughter has been sleeping on top of her blankets all week so she doesn’t have to make her bed in the morning, right?”
No, I did not know that.
I have decided that I am just going to be impressed with her ability to “think outside the box” when it comes to her chores and keep pressing on.
I love it!!!
HAHAHAH!! what a smart cookie 🙂
I have to tell you that my brother (Uncle Warren) never slept under his covers while in boot camp except on Friday nights. They had to change the sheets on Saturday so they all slept under the covers on that night. He said “they weren’t kidding around about that making your bed so the quarter bounces off …who had time for that in the morning.”