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[DwayneNLiz]

and you were the worst

i had the right to be

 

[mlm Mike]

Hey all

Hi Chicken Hawk!

Yikes. my daughter is ******. Her brother is 12, and wanted to help with the garden, so we had him out there weeding, showed him exactly what was plants and what was weed... he pulled out her peas, her squash, and her corn and ripped off the top of all her carrots, except 1.

My daughter is pouting. I had to till more dirt and promise to help her plant another row of carrots/corn. Yikes!

Oh no.

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[Chicken Egg 17]

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[kajira]

i had the right to be

!!! LOL

My daughter tries to make up for it, but she definitely gets frustrated that she wants to do things right and her brother constantly thwarts her efforts. I can't rightfully tell him "No, you can't be part of the family and help with stuff" when he asks, even though I know, 99% of the time, he's probably going to do it wrong, either because he's lazy, loses interest, or doesn't care enough to do it right, despite asking if he can help or try something.

It would make his life, and mind easier, if he'd just find his own thing, and stick to that.... he hates pretty much everything to do with animals, gardening, cleaning, running a household, etc but he'll get really, really butthurt when you remind him. haha

 

[daxigait]

Nope. All he said is "my stomach hurts, so I didn't bother to look at what I was pulling."

LOL Stinker. :/

He asked to do it, then comes up with an excuse not to do it right. I swear teen boys are the worst when it comes to doing chores. LOL

He is plenty old enough to get a consequence for his wilful disregard and "neglect". It harmed someone else. A consequence will make him think next time when there might be real consequences. Lincoln, Washington, and many others had far greater responsibilities at that age.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

!!! LOL

My daughter tries to make up for it, but she definitely gets frustrated that she wants to do things right and her brother constantly thwarts her efforts. I can't rightfully tell him "No, you can't be part of the family and help with stuff" when he asks, even though I know, 99% of the time, he's probably going to do it wrong, either because he's lazy, loses interest, or doesn't care enough to do it right, despite asking if he can help or try something.

It would make his life, and mind easier, if he'd just find his own thing, and stick to that.... he hates pretty much everything to do with animals, gardening, cleaning, running a household, etc but he'll get really, really butthurt when you remind him. haha

boys, get him into tinkering or something building-like, using his hands and tools maybe

He is plenty old enough to get a consequence for his wilful disregard,and "neglect". It harmed someone else. A consequence will make him think next time when there might be real consequences. Lincoln, Washington, and many others had far greater responsibility at that age.

Good point
lol

 

[kajira]

He is plenty old enough to get a consequence for his wilful disregard,and "neglect". It harmed someone else. A consequence will make him think next time when there might be real consequences. Lincoln, Washington, and many others had far greater responsibility at that age.

He's held accountable... but he is special needs and because of it, I don't know how much he can actually help at times, he wants to do stuff, but has trouble finishing things he starts, remembering directions, but he also gets really offended if your standing there, reminding him every 30 seconds how to "do it right" - so we balance it. He's having to finish the job, even though he wants to come inside, and he won't get to help plant the new stuff, since he decided not to pay attention. I'm a firm believer in natural consequences.

 

[kajira]

boys, get him into tinkering or something building-like, using his hands and tools maybe

Good point
lol

He's not into building, either, and with his special needs, he has bad hand control, he can barely hold a pencil, despite lots of OT for it.

 

[Chaos18]

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[DwayneNLiz]

I wonder if Rob has stuff in the bator??

Welcome to the thread @Nifty-Chicken !!