Sorry Kiddo. I’m Not Doing It For You

I’m Our kids have a list of chores they must complete before getting screen time. It’s funny really, when I was young, earning money was the motivation. Now, in our house, it seems like internet time is the currency. And Aspen, my youngest, is always looking for some way to “trim the list.”

She cuts corners here and there, trying to B line directly to video game time, and like any good father would, I call her out on her crap, checking her list, asking questions, giving reminders, as her shoulders slump and she acts like I’m causing her actual physical pain by expecting her to DO her chores.

But recently, she’s been asking for help. Which honestly is fine. I like helping my kids in a way that teaches them. The whole “I show and you do” sort of tactic. But sweet Aspen, her new tactic is to ask for help on things I know she can do, and it honestly feels like she trying, with every ounce of her small blue eyes and dirty blond head, to get me to do as much as possible for her.

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