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Yesterday difficult child asked me if he could buy Microsoft points so that he could buy map packs for two of his Xbox games. I asked him how much it would cost and how much money he had. The rule in our house is that if you want to buy something you have to have the money to pay for it, including the tax. After asking husband how muchn it would cost we realized that he was $2.78 short. husband told him that he could not buy them. So, instead of demanding that I advance hom allowance money from next week's allowance, he asked if there were any chores he could do around the house to earn the money. He offered to wash the dishes after dinner on Saturday and Sunday and asked of that would be enough to earn the money.
husband and I talked about it. husband didn't like the idea because then difficult child is going to think that anytime he wants something and doesn't have the money he's going to think that he will just have to do some extra chores to earn the money. I disagreed with him. I told husband that I thought that it was a mature response on difficult child's part and that he is learning that he can't just get whatever he wants, but has to earn it instead.
In the end, we told difficult child that he would have to wash the dinner dishes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and that only after he finished the chore on Sunday night after dinner would he have earned the money he was looking for.
Do you think I did the right thing?
Pam
husband and I talked about it. husband didn't like the idea because then difficult child is going to think that anytime he wants something and doesn't have the money he's going to think that he will just have to do some extra chores to earn the money. I disagreed with him. I told husband that I thought that it was a mature response on difficult child's part and that he is learning that he can't just get whatever he wants, but has to earn it instead.
In the end, we told difficult child that he would have to wash the dinner dishes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and that only after he finished the chore on Sunday night after dinner would he have earned the money he was looking for.
Do you think I did the right thing?
Pam