I am paraphrasing Jordan in this one because he said it a bit differently, but the logic was this: “It is not my fault that I blame everybody else for everything.” Nice one Jordan! It is a great way to start off this post because it cuts to the core of where I am at right now. I love my kids, more than they will ever know. Their logic, and their work ethic, and such has put me to the point of madness though, and I have decided that the reason men are the bread earners in society is because of this. You see, one day Zug was at home with his kids, Ugh, Oomph, and his lovely daughter, Uh-oh. They carried on like mine do all day, and when his wife Huba Huba came home, he said, something to the effect of “That’s it! I have had enough! Working all day in a senseless grind for an unforgiving bastard who drives me into the ground with no remuneration worth bragging about has GOT to be better than THIS!” And off went Zug to work…
Okay, things could be worse, I know. But it does really run a guy thin on his sanity sometimes. I just thought I would share. By the way, if you are new here, I have been home schooling for five years now, so this is not like something I am a total wimp at! Any questions? See my kids…
So now my wife and I are in charge of all the boys’ chores. She has had enough of the arguing, and the blaming others for not doing, and the fact nothing ever gets done to a decent standard… EVER. To the point my 13 year old cannot wash the dishes and get ANY of them clean, even after five years of trying to and trying to get him to get it right. The 11 year old can, but he is constantly leaving the job unfinished, and complaining about having to do it. This is an argument that is past it’s sell by date. So, we have taken over absolutely everything, and their pocket money too.
Thankfully I have given up adding sugar to my cereals, eating syrupy French Toast every Monday, and having coffee, and sugar in my cups of tea. It has stopped me having headaches and feeling constantly like I have been run over by a truck, so maybe now I can get back into better shape, and these extra chores can be a way of getting some more exercise! That’s a good thing!
I have been reading 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens with the boys again. I don’t think they really get it at all. But I have to try! One of these days they will tell their therapist that I tried everything but still screwed their heads up. It should be interesting! Such is life… But at least it won’t be their fault.