My upstairs vacuum broke, and the kids rolled in crackers all over the floor,

[LaraMN]

or something.
I made them clean the floor with a roll of masking tape and a garbage can.

They left pool floaties and crap all over the yard, so I made them put on all the floaties and walk around cleaning the yard, with floaties on.

They left laundry all over the upstairs, so I made them put on all the clothes they left strewn about, and wear them for an hour, before putting them in the laundry baskets properly.

Am I going to instill a sense of responsibility in them, or are they just going to look back at their childhood years and think I was batshit?

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[skygazer]

1. Both

Which is as it should be. :hi:

[LaraMN]

2. Probably, yes.

I can't wait until they're teenagers and the embarrassment factor comes into play.
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[DS1]

3. When the hubby leaves the seat up, make him wear one of these to work

[rhino47]

4. I think you are very wise actually.

I prefer situation disciplines also.Make the punishment fit the crime.
Now MY parents where batshit crazy.In 42 years I have never heard my father
raise his voice.He believed in asking once and not again.This worked for me .
He asked me once to put dishes away after dinner and I blew him off.So he did the dishes.Next morning
he woke me up at 4 am and gave me a tin of saddle soap and sent me to the stables to clean ever piece of leather in the barn.With 28 horses and 6 ride/drive there was a lot of leather.That lesson was learned.I never blew him off again after that.I guess a single father raising five girls one year apart keeps you on your toes.

[commander bunnypants]

5. you got an upstairs and down stairs vacuum?

I though only rich conservatives did that.

LARAMN is a troll!!!


CB

How many servants? Do you know their names? How about the maids last and the butler's first?

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. I think looking back and thinking you were batshit

is a foregone conclusion.



"Daddy drinks because Mommy rips out walls." :cry: