Friday, September 23, 2011

Allowances

There are two types of parents regarding allowances: There are the ones that pay, and there are the ones that don't. I refuse to pay my children for doing things that they are already expected to do. Rio and Amaya do not receive an allowance. They view this as a huge injustice.

"Amaya go clean your room!" I demanded.

"How much will you pay me?" she asked.

"Excuse me? No one pays me to clean my room," I reminded her.

"All of my friends get allowances for doing their chores," she complained.

"And what chores do you have that you think you should be paid for?" I asked.

"Ummm...I clean my room...I rinse my dish...I make my bed...I take my showers..."

I laughed, "I'm not going to pay you to take a shower! If you don't want to take showers, you can stink! Let me know how that works out for you."

"I didn't mean showers," she corrected, "I couldn't think of anything else."

"You can't think of anything, because you don't do anything, Amaya," I stated the facts slowly. "If anyone should get paid in this house, it's me. Where's my allowance?"

"Dad says he gives you all of his money," Rio answered.

Heavy sarcasm, "Oh...is that what he tells you..."

SCORE:
Kids 1/ Mom 0





Posted by raisingmarshmallows at 9:49 AM
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12 comments:

  1. shellySeptember 23, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Very funny. Why do men say things like that? I think it's a conspiracy against the moms. That's what I think.

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Kids are way too perceptive these days...

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  3. StephanieSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    lol, that's too funny! :)

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  4. Intangible HeartsSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Yes, it's all your fault for getting that slanty place. LOL, glad you're back-we missed you!

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  5. DafeenahSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    I wish I could think that fast!! It's funny how kids pick up on things we don't even realize

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  6. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderSeptember 23, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    You should remind them that other kids lie. When people say "Oh I get my allowance and don't have to do anything" it could be a lie. People lie all the time to save face.

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  7. William KendallSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    I think Dad's got an appointment with the doghouse....

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I'm with you, my kiddos only get allowances for extra chores and usually we get by with ice cream. :)

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  9. Halli GomezSeptember 26, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    Sorry to say that she may have gotten you on this one :)
    We don't give an allowance for the kids doing chores. We give allowance so they can learn the value of a dollar and to save for bigger things they want.
    So every Saturday morning when they get their allowance they beg to be taken to Target to buy something.
    So how is this lesson working out for us?
    Kids 1/Parents 0

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  10. Mrs. TunaSeptember 30, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    I got laid off a few weeks ago, do I get an allowance too?

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  11. frank and JackieOctober 4, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    I feel his pain. I to walk In with check In hand lol:)

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  12. JackHarryDecember 20, 2019 at 9:05 PM

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