Comments on: another rainy day http://www.myperkyworld.com/?p=527 I like to make stuff. And look, shiny! Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 By: Terry http://www.myperkyworld.com/?p=527&cpage=1#comment-401 Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:47:31 +0000 http://www.myperkyworld.com/?p=527#comment-401 p.s.! My mom asked me to weed the backyard/garden one day and she was completely astonished by how dedicated I was to the task at hand. I always volunteered to weed after that. And I became a fairly accomplished gardener as an adult. Damn, I miss having a garden!

]]> By: dainec http://www.myperkyworld.com/?p=527&cpage=1#comment-397 Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:28:20 +0000 http://www.myperkyworld.com/?p=527#comment-397 Amen, sista! :mrgreen:

]]> By: Terry http://www.myperkyworld.com/?p=527&cpage=1#comment-396 Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:25:09 +0000 http://www.myperkyworld.com/?p=527#comment-396 I have learned that kids can do a lot more than we think, if only we show them how/what to do. My son, like your MoonChild, can now do his own laundry. He also washes dishes better than I do. He doesn’t cook much but the few things he knows how to make, he does them well. Problem is, I spent far too many years doing everything for him before teaching him certain things.

When I was his age (and younger, even) my brothers and I spent Saturday mornings vacuuming, dusting, and whatnot around the house. After school we had to peel potatoes/carrots/get other veggies ready for dinner before my mom came home from work. We did dishes. We fed cats. We cleaned the bathroom.

One little thing at a time is all we really need to do to have our kids help out more. Out of underwear? Throw in a load of laundry! Etc.

I think my mom raised us pretty well to become responsible, functioning adults, on the whole. Even though she was a bit insane.

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