Quote of the Day

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither breaks my leg, nor picks my pocket. ~ Thomas Jefferson

12.12.2007

Works for Me: bad mom?

I know that the rest of you are all really patient people that always speak to your children in mild voices and that I am probably the only one that gets really really crabby when I hear, after a full nanosecond of wimpy searching, these words:


I can't find it.


ARGH! Oh I hates it; I hates it.

So, money can't buy happiness, but it can buy me a little peace of mind. For any 'lost' item that I have to help find, a fee must be paid. If all that is needed is for me to speak, it is a mere 25 cents. If I must get up from my task, it's 50 cents, and if I have to go to another floor of the house it's a full dollar. Rates go up if I am busy.

It is amazing how much this simple fee-for-service notion has improved their vision. Items previously lost for all time are now findable.

So, I'm sure I am a bad mom for resorting to this. My only questions are, am I a bad mom for getting crabby when they do wimpy looking? or a bad mom for making them pay me to help? or for both?

I should mention, that if a child has indeed earnestly and thoughtfully looked for something I waive my fees (sometimes).~Suzanne


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