Quote: It's good for kids to have jobs, makes them understand how things work and gives them a real reason to feel useful about themselves; it's also a way to teach problem-solving, although I think my mother was sort of disappointed when my sister and I (at seven and nine) figured out a way to stack three day's wood on the back porch and Mom was out an excuse to keep us outside and active while she watched her movies instead of our cartoons from 3-5pm.
Our kids have a lot of jobs; way more than anyone else's kids I know. William is 2. He: feeds the cat, empties the dishwasher silverware (after I remove the Cutco knives), puts all his own clothes and shoes away, brushes his teeth, and puts his toys away.
Jeanine is 4. She: gets dressed, makes her bed, brushes her teeth, clears her plate after each meal, cleans the hall bathroom toilet and sink, folds and puts away all her laundry, wipes the kitchen table after lunch, and cleans up all her toys.
John is 6. He: takes out the trash and recycling, gets dressed, makes his bed, brushes his teeth, clears his plate and Williams, wipes table after dinner, empties dishwasher, folds and puts away his laundry, and cleans up his toys. He is also responsible for keeping the kitchen floor clean and every few weeks he very much enjoys taking a magic eraser to all the walls, baseboards, and doorposts to get rid of grubby finger marks. And now, apparently, he's in charge of firewood too
Quote: Yes I know eyes heal fast. However I have never had one that was "fixed" hurt as long as this one. I think after today all will be good. The doc gave me antibiotic drops to use too. now it is just the sore from him grinding the rust ring out and the irritation of the contact bandage. These people are some of the best around (Pacific Cataract Laser Institute) but the doc had no humor about the idea that I am willing to remove the contact bandage myself. I told him it's really not a big deal heck I remove my own stitches and in fact have had them put in without being numb.
Oh and Renee thanks for the offer to help with the bator last night. I will be "storing" this 5KW genset here until spring so I shouldn't have to worry. thanks again
When I was 11 my mom let me take out my own stitches too, from my eyebrow. I've never gone back to the Dr. to remove stitches from me or the kids. It's easy and painless, why go back to pay another Dr. copay?!
