My new discipline of choice is a large household chore to be done by the offending child by him/herself. The attitude around here is drop it where you stand and move on to the next thing unless mom is breathing down your neck and harping on you to pick up your OWN things. It will stop...like yesterday.
I also do not parent by myself. So, when we have a huge event for one of our children BOTH parents are to be involved in dressing, cleansing (when necessary), feeding and generally readying all 4 kids for the event. It is NOT my job exclusively.
I really do love being a mom and wife. I so appreciate my husband's hard work at his job providing the bulk of our income. But...that doesn't mean that EVERYTHING is my job. I am happy to do most of it. I'm happy (most of the time) to take care of administrative details and the bulk of the heavy lifting. I refuse, however, to be responsible for ALL of it...especially with 4 able bodied kids roaming around this tiny little abode.
This is my new resolution. By Easter, the dynamic in this house as far as responsibility and involvement WILL improve. This is my solemn vow.
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If you figure out how to do that please pass the info along. I'm about to the point of hanging my kids on hooks when they come home so I can keep my house under some semblance of clean and controll. :(
Thank goodness for my DH. he is truely wonderfull at helping about the kids and the house. honestly we are both about to loose it with the kids and the fact that the seem to think we are there maids. NOT.
may the force be with us.
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