I am a single mother with 2 daughters, 15 and 13. I work 2 jobs, 7-5 at office and 6-11 at bakery. Because of the heavy work time, I told my kids to take turns making dinner, but they said no. I ask them why. The 15 year old said it is because she helped her little sister alot and she feels it is her sister's job to be fair to her and cook dinner everyday and make up for her help she gave her little sister. My 13 year old say it is because she feels that her elder sister is the eldest child in the family & should always be responsible to cook and the youngest child shouldn't have to. Her friends have oldest sisters that do all housework while the youngest never do anything and she want to be just like her friends. I don't know what to do. I really need their help to cook. I don't want to take away priviledges because they are good kids and I promise to give them what I didn't have when I was a kid, activities, friends, accessories, and fun. Why can I do? Why are my teenagers that way?
2007-10-17
14:49:29
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