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To think that 9-12 year olds should beable to carry out some household chores?

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Lighthousekeeping · 30/07/2013 10:10

I've escaped to the coffee shop with the baby and left the three nieces to throttle each other. I've come up during my annual leave to look after them. My sister rang my mum this morning on her way to work and said I wasn't out of bed yet and it was 830. I've been up at 7 every day and it must have caught up with me, the girls have been fighting all morning and its only 10am there's pots up to the sink and the floor needs the first of its daily cleans. I've asked them to do the pots and make the beds. I got told I'm not the boss of them, I blame Bart Simpson! The 8 month is a bloody doddle, so is the dog. I want to runaway!!

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Lighthousekeeping · 31/07/2013 10:00

Belle I did start a thread about things to do in York. What a shame. I think we covered everything. The nine year old has slept every night with me since!

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jaabaar · 31/07/2013 10:01

My 3.5 year old dd clears her plate and cutlery from the table. Dusts bits on Saturday (will have to redo but she loves getting involved). Puts her shoes away and puts her dirty clothes in the washing machine. I just want to teach her from young that we all have to help keep house clean and tidy.

Ynbu

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