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kids "helping"
Topic Started: Mar 22 2009, 07:56 PM (183 Views)
Jemila	Mar 22 2009, 07:56 PM Post #1
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,836 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	...is really, very often, no help at all.



yngmom4	Mar 22 2009, 08:38 PM Post #2
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	Preach it, sister!



Amalthea	Mar 23 2009, 02:27 AM Post #3
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,737 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	I love my girls reactions when they "help". They're so proud of themselves. I have to admit that Deborah in particular is a great help - for real.



yngmom4	Mar 23 2009, 06:56 PM Post #4
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	My three year old loves to "help" only most of the time she does more destroying than helping.



Amalthea	Mar 24 2009, 01:21 AM Post #5
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,737 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	Deborah was an incredible help when I had no voice a couple of weeks ago. She did virtually ALL of my talking for me, being able to read my non-verbal cues...and the written notes I made. Snowy wasn't home, and I would have had a hard time telling or asking Elizabeth anything without her. As it is, today I have no voice again, and I've got to keep Elizabeth home (she is really sick, with a fever)...but I can't, in good concience, keep Deb home to act as "translator". I'll muddle through somehow.



yngmom4	Mar 24 2009, 10:19 PM Post #6
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	Ah...that is sad that you guys are sick again. I pray you'll get better quickly.



Amalthea	Mar 25 2009, 12:31 AM Post #7
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,737 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	Elizabeth made it easy for me...she mostly just slept! Now THAT's helpful!



yngmom4	Mar 25 2009, 11:03 PM Post #8
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	That's a good thing...sleep is what people need most when they're sick anyway. I had to keep my five year old home today...he woke up with a barky cough and wheezing really bad, so we were afraid of sending him to school and him having a severe asthma attack. He was doing better by this afternoon, though.



Amalthea	Mar 26 2009, 01:43 AM Post #9
The Singing Silver Unicorn Posts: 6,737 Group: Global Moderators Member #6 Joined: Jul 6, 2008	I ended up having to take Elizabeth out of school and bring her to work with me. What was cute was, she had determined that her job was bringing anything that came out of our printer/copier/fax to me, which is fine. At one point, my boss and I were on the webcam (he was working from home, as he had an early afternoon appointment) and he faxed me something. When it came through, Elizabeth got it, brought it to my desk, and showed it to my boss, saying, "Here you go, Mr. DeMaio!" like she was handing it to HIM!



EastWind	Mar 26 2009, 06:53 AM Post #10
Birth Doula Posts: 3,741 Group: Global Moderators Member #40 Joined: Aug 15, 2008	She is too cute!



yngmom4	Mar 31 2009, 07:53 PM Post #11
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	How funny!



Jemila	Apr 25 2009, 10:54 PM Post #12
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,836 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	My kids are expert messmakers. Sigh. That's really not being helpful



yngmom4	Apr 26 2009, 08:29 PM Post #13
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	Are they being more helpful now that Daddy is home?



EastWind	Apr 27 2009, 05:50 AM Post #14
Birth Doula Posts: 3,741 Group: Global Moderators Member #40 Joined: Aug 15, 2008	They just need to take after their Uncle Hawkwing. He totally cannot tolerate mess. Sigh.



yngmom4	May 3 2009, 08:23 PM Post #15
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	As long as he's willing to help keep it not messy, I don't see anything wrong with that.



EastWind	May 3 2009, 08:43 PM Post #16
Birth Doula Posts: 3,741 Group: Global Moderators Member #40 Joined: Aug 15, 2008	He is, but my non-neatnik tendencies can really cause him some frustration. But I try, I really do!



yngmom4	May 5 2009, 12:06 AM Post #17
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	It's the other way around for us. I can't stand for things to be messy but everyone else in my house loves creating messes. It frustrates the devil out of me.



Jemila	Jun 24 2009, 09:36 PM Post #18
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,836 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	Yeah, it's totally the other way around here, too. Except for water he HATES water being spilled on anything. I hate stuff on my floors. I can tolerate clutter on shelves, knowing I can take care of it when I have time, but not my floor. We have bugs, spiders, flooding, bad pipes... hate stuff on the floor! They weren't better while he was back, and they aren't better now. Although having to clean up enough of their own messes and not being able to play because of it will break that yet! I just know it! I am not their maid.



yngmom4	Jun 28 2009, 08:39 PM Post #19
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	Love ya, Jams. Praying things get better.



Jemila	Jul 27 2009, 07:48 AM Post #20
Resident Violin Playing Plumber Posts: 5,836 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 5, 2008	I have declared "war" on all messes. LOL! They are learning some tough lessons about being good stewards of things. Pretty much I'm not letting them have anything in their rooms except their beds and necessary furniture. Why? Because they have no respect for anything. Even their favorite toys end up on the floor, or in the bathroom on the floor where Justin, the little sneak, likes to play with his "pool" in the sink with his toys. So sick of their messed am I that I told them whatever they leave in the bathroom is going to get thrown away, toys or books. Because they have to learn to be responsible and take care o their belongings. Once they start demonstrating responsibility, I will start slowly letting them put some of their things back in their rooms. But, once they don't take care of something, it's getting taken out again. This IS going to stop. They are going to learn to appreciate what they have been given and be good stewards of it all, or they just won't be able to have it. It has taken a lot to get me to this point, by the way. I have been patient, patient, patient...but no more. It's time for them to learn some real lessons of responsibility.



yngmom4	Jul 27 2009, 04:20 PM Post #21
Who's yours? Posts: 9,020 Group: Admins Member #12 Joined: Jul 7, 2008	I so know that feeling, Jams.



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