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Originally Posted by sen10l
Work is exchanged for money. People have to get it out of their heads that doing chores or doing well at school = money/reward. That is wrong, and is teaching kids the wrong value of doing chores or doing well at school.
You should do well at school to empower yourself
You should do your chores because as a member of a family, you have responsibility. I don't expect my kids to pay me for the meals I provide them, so why should they expect me to pay them for the chores they do? Giving payment for chores sends the wrong message, and I would speculate is the reason for the sense of entitlement and diminishing interest in higher education in young people today.
I am saying this by the way from experience. I grew up with an incredible sense of entitlement, and I only really got my act together in my 30s. Heck - that's a long time. I would hope for your children and mine that they will learn that lesson sooner.
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LOL you're like my parent. They told me to go get a job since i'm 14 and don't give me any allowance XD. Don't get me wrong they're not poor, they're above average income. i didn't regret that they did that, now that i'm in military. Basic training was a cake, because of those 12-14 hours of training >.>. Heck my MTI didn't know that i was there until the end of the week. WTF!!!