I have discovered one sure-fire way to get kids to help around the house without resorting to yelling, threatening, or bringing Dr. Spock psychology into the picture. Find a lost kitty.
I give you Cali the Calico. (Original, I know…)
She was abandoned with her brothers and sisters in some woods along a deserted road. The other kittens were saved but Cali eluded the rescuers for weeks. Until I came along with a soft voice and a can of cat food. (Just call me the cat whisperer)…
Now I’d like to find another home for her and – in fact – have found not one, but TWO takers. But I’m out-voted in the family. Instead I say, “If you want to keep Cali then I need to see some more personal responsibility. Go feed the dogs! Clean up your room!”
And the work is getting done. Maybe I will let this cat stay.
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