Monday, 27 October 2008

• Going On Strike!!

  So, after another lovely conversation about how the children are not helping out around the house, I decided to go on strike. My reasoning was simple; if they didn't have me doing everything for them, they would then be forced to take care of the things that were their responsibility. Yeah right.

  Now, when I say that the children need to help around the house, I do not mean I expect them to clean my home. Each child, with the exception of little E, has one specific chore that they are responsible for doing. W has to sweep the kitchen each day and mop it once a week. J1 is in charge of the trash. He is responsible for emptying all the cans and seeing that it gets taken out on garbage day. J2 is in charge of the yard. He is to clean up after the dog daily and make sure that there are no toys left out on the day the gardener comes. E is to wipe down the bathroom counters each day and make sure any wet towels get taken to the laundry room. C, being only 3, has the least amount of work. He is responsible for making sure his toys make it to the toybox at the end of the day and he also has to put his clothes away in his drawers. The rest of the chores fall to me. I do the laundry each day, wash the dishes, clean the kitchen, clean my bathroom, scrub toilets and showers, general pick up of the living room, etc. I am the mom, that is my job, but I see nothing wrong with asking the older children to take on some of the responsibilities.

  For the past few weeks, nobody has taking me seriously when it comes to the chores. I have repeatedly asked Hubby to step in and talk with them, but we all know how that goes. So, last night I decided I would just go on strike for a few days and let them see how much I really do and how difficult it is to maintain a home with eight people. Well, that ended after I received an email about the interview that I have set up this week for a magazine. The photographer wants to come to my home to take the needed pictures.

  There is no way I am allowing anyone in my home without making sure everything is in its place. My strike lasted less than twenty-four hours. Ugh.

  I am off to clean. Wish me luck!!

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