Nov. 4, 2007 - Strong-Willed and Defiant
As I sit here and type this, my 11 year old is throwing a fit about having to do the dishes.
Paul and I just switched all the chores around this weekend. It is near impossible to make all 7 children happy at the same time...well, 6 in this case. But Christine is the only one that is violently opposed to doing any work at all. She doesn't want to do laundry because she would have to touch someone elses dirty clothes. Besides, we just switched her from folding the laundry). She doesn't want to do the cat chores because she would have to do the litter. And she doesn't want to do the dishes because they "are gross". All the other chores...setting/clearing the table, sweeping the kitchen, vacuuming, and cleaning the bathroom (she wouldn't want that one either)...are the easier ones that need to be given to the younger girls.
As of right now, she will not be going to youth group tonight. She has been screaming and hollering all afternoon. She has finally started but it is not done yet. She is begging Daddy to let her go and she'll finish tomorrow. I hope he says "no". If not, she will never learn about choices and consequences.
If anyone reads this and has any advise or suggestions on how to handle this kind of attitude, please share by leaving me a comment or a message. Even though I have 7 children, doesn't mean I am an expert. Maybe when they are all grown and living their own lives I can claim that title.
Blessings
Comments
Nov. 4, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by tiarali79
I have an aversion to touching 'yucky' things that over time has been cured as far as my own family is concerned (I could not pick up someone else's litter unless wearing gloves, or washing my hands a LOT afterwards). If her aversion is only to doing messy chores, then maybe she really does feel yucky about it, not just lazy. Try her with a pair of gloves, and see how it goes.
