Now I know in the grand scheme of things this is NOT a big thing. All my dd have jobs and the 15 yr old does the pots. She washes, dries and puts away. I have told her that this has to be done by 8pm AND she understands the sliding scale of laptop confiscation for not doing this. Last night after a week of losing her laptop for longer and longer and doing the dishes as late as she can, she started to load the dishwasher and wash the remaining pots at 7.30 and so finished at about 8.01. She says I am not being fair in sticking to my punishment as she only missed the deadline by a few seconds.
Now Although I agree with this, she will not be allowed to use that excuse in the real world. Exams dont allow you to go over by any length of time, if your late for work you are late! and the fact is that she CHOSE to leave starting the job until the last minute, so I am hoping this will teach her about getting jobs done at the right time NOT the last minute.
What do you guys think?
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