My Answer to "I'm bored!"

I knew this day would come...the fighting would grow to a boil, the boredom would become unbearable, and my patience would wear thin. The days are counted down until we resume a semblance of a schedule and return to education. Sam will attend public high school and Christian and Marlayna will remain at home for their education. I personally am looking forward to returning to our typical, chaotic schedule. At least it gives us something to do.

So - when approached with the "I'm bored!" statement a few too many times, I work my children up early and gave them some basic work to do. Their biggest complaint is that there is no monetary reimbursement for their time. I simply smiled and said, "As soon as I get a salary, you get paid for chores." I personally do not believe children should be paid for chores. We live in this house together and we work in this house together. If children are paid for basic things that need to be done in a home, how will they learn to value work in and of itself. The satisfaction of a job well done and the self-esteem growth that presents should be payment enough.

Anyway, enjoy the photos of my little angels at work.