i am not sure if this a rant or not....

[DTchickens]

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Here, you can't find any boys who want to work and make money. I hired 2 boys last summer on the spot at the feed store who had been begging the owner for work. 2 hours later they phoned me back. "Our momma said we couldn't work for you. We can get a better job later." Ages 17 and 19. I am willing to pay $10/hr for honest labor and work. Do you really think they can make that at McD's?

Too many older teenagers think they are entitled to something they haven't earned. Too many who think they shouldn't have to work hard to earn what they get.

Send me your boy. Fair pay for fair work. I don't play games.

Sorry if I offend you. At that age your boys should be ashamed. I held a full time job from the time I was 16. MY oldest DD has always been made to work too. You learn to appreciate live a lot more when you have to work to pay for some of your keep.

you should be in mississippi

14... Always paid for my own, and am actually looking for work (hopefully i could find someone round the mississippi area with a farm and work there. interact with animals AND get paid.. homeschooled so i got nothing to do really. cant beat it) 10 dollars a hour i'd jump on it... better then minimum wage and around here i get paid immigrant-cash lol (no racism intended) Usually its about 15 dollars for a days work, Could be less.. depending on who i worked for. first thing i plan on doing when i can drive is get a job... Pay for my own gas and all that stuff

 

[pdsavage]

Ship em to an Amish farm see how he likes it there.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Why isn't the 19-year-old in college or trade school yet?

If he joins a union, he can get free training in a skilled trade and will also get a regular paycheck. My 21-year-old brother is in the apprenticeship with the pipefitters and steamfitters union, and he brings home $800 a week just as an apprentice -- enough to live on his own and buy a brand-new truck. The union also provides him with medical insurance.

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

My kids are little still but they already know. You hit 18 (finish high school) you have three options: college, military, or job and pay rent.

I got my first job at 16 and paid most of my own way through college. Mom helped me best she could but like EC my Dad had had a heart attack when I was in high school and was never the same.

When my niece started giving my sister a hard time I told her the same thing - sit down with them and make a budget. This is how much money you will need to earn to survive on your own. When you are making this amount you have a say; until then, this is not a democracy! You can contribute with money or labor, not attitude.

I agree with sitting them down to see where the money goes and I intend for it to happen early in my house!

 

[PurpleChicken]

This is my 8 year old's chore list. He is required to do this every night,
with some exceptions. His mom works second shift so it's just me and
him every night. Several things we do together which makes it even
better. I do have to micromanage him some but he is 8. His friends in
the private school he attends can't imagine having to do all these things.
Most of them live in McMansions and have moms who pretty much cater
to them. Sometimes I feel like a dictator but I know he will be a better
man for all this. I think he knows I love him.


Shopping or Feed Store (If Needed)
Mail
Open and help scan mail
Feed & Water Chickens/Quail/Rabbits
Turn Pine or Clean Coops
Egg Run
Vinny's food & water
Vinny's cage clean?
Dogs Outside - 1st Time
Feed Dogs
Dogs Outside - After Dinner
Dogs Outside - Before Bed
Household Projects - On Dad's big To-Do List
Help cook dinner
Set table
Eat dinner
Dishes
Clean up kitchen
Take Out Garbage
Take Out or Bring In Cans
Laundry
Tidy Up The House
Tidy Up Bedrooms
Are all toys put away?
Homework
Reading
Cub Scouts Meeting or Projects
Help with lunch for next day
Before bed snack ready?
Showers
Turn down and clean off beds
Brush Teeth
Go To Bed

 

[MissPrissy]

If you want to eat you have to work. What could be more simple?

Good list for a boy, PC.

 

[hcammack]

Thats the way things are run here

and if you don't eat what my Mom sets infront of you you don't eat until breakfast. I don't usually have the problems with responsablilty my parents are teaching me about finance already! I buy anything outside of the three meals a day served at our house, gas, insurance, clothes, and chicken feed on my allowance. The chickens are mine and therefore I spend my time and money to feed them, house them, and care for them. I am up at 6am before school letting them out and caring for them. I am 16 years old but I think my parents have done a fantasic job teaching me about "the real world" this summer I have a job/ internship on a farm. It does not pay well but I am doing it because I love it $200 for 6 days of work a week 4am till dinner (room and board is included).

Hey plenty of my friends have to buy all of their "extras" so their are teenagers who have to take responsiblilty.

Henry

 

[Backyard Buddies]

He CAN work here in California at his age. I personally know a young man who legally worked last summer here in California at the age of 14. He wasn't mowing lawns or any such thing like that. He was working at a water park, drawing a paycheck, paying taxes and such.

He just needs to obtain a work permit.

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ChildLaborPamphlet2000.html#2

My nearly 14 year old son has it all figured out. He's getting a job at In-n-Out Burger as soon as they hire (I think it's 16) and then moving on to Costco when he's 18. In-in-Out starts at $10 an hour and Costco is slightly higher than that. My son inquired at Von's once about their hiring age and was told it was 16. Your SS has lots of options.

Until my kids can work outside the home, they receive an allowance. They are expected to do chores. I buy them bday and Christmas presents and any necessities. Anything else they want they have to save for it, just like I do. Done that way, it's amazing just how much they decide is not worth THEIR money. Additionally, it stops the "can I haves" and the power struggles over whether *I* think something is a waste of money. If they want to waste their money, they can. More often than not, they don't repeat those mistakes again.

 

[rooster0209]

I started working at 14, waitress in the summer at the local cafe' during harvest.

My sister has given my nephew everything he has wanted since the day he was born. He is now 18, out of high school and living on his grandparents couch. Sister is now complaining that she is tired of handing him money whenever he asks for it.

Honestly what does she expect, she raised and trained him that way.

Pull up your pants & cover your underwear, turn your cap around and get a job! Making your kids get a job will be the best thing you can do for them!

 

[PurpleChicken]

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