When I was a child, I remember that, in addition to going to school and doing my chores or homework, I was asked to do one or another chore or chores, which varied and increased, either by doing more or of greater responsibility as I grew older.
For example: washing the plate and the glass in which I had enjoyed my lunch, sweeping the house, making my bed, taking the dog for a walk, throwing out the garbage, and the one I think was the biggest, being responsible for my sister going to and from school.
Now, I don't remember my mother or grandmother ever giving me money for doing any chores around the house. This was never a problem or a reason for me to complain and it never crossed my mind that they should give me money for helping out at home, but when I became a mother, things changed, at least for a while.
I do not know if it is something generational or it was my fault, maybe more the second than the first, but it was hard to get my son to do some work at home, like taking out the trash or cleaning the windows, washing the bathroom or something as simple as putting the dirty clothes in the hamper, but getting him to do chores at home was an odyssey especially if it was cleaning and order, because if it was cooking he was always inclined to it, the bad thing is the mess that is left behind him.
For all of the above, I tried to motivate him by giving him money, but one day my mother noticing what he was doing, sat me down like a little girl and explained to me that it was not right to give him money for helping at home, precisely because that is what he was trying to internalize that in his home he was supported, that it is his duty to help his mother and take care of the place where he lives, so that in time he can perform the same tasks as part of something normal, whether he lived with me or not.
Finished, I do not agree with children being given a financial reward for doing daily chores around the house, so I say goodbye to my participation in Weekend-Engagement #212.
