The Wife asked the lass to vacuum the downstairs. The lass rather pungently replied “How come I always vacuum he downstairs?”
I asked the boy to feed the animals and he replied “How come my sister never has to feed the animals and I always do?”
Ask them to put away laundry and they ask “How come there’s always laundry?”
I put together dinner the other night- grilled pork chops. The lass lamented “We always have pork for dinner.”
The boy was playing Minecraft on the Wife’s iPod. While the lass was waiting for her turn, she asked “How come he always gets to play before me?”
When we finish a gallon of milk, whichever one is asked to retrieve the next gallon typically complains “How come I always have to do it?”
When the dishwasher need to be emptied and they are asked to empty it, their usually good for a “Why do we always do the dishes?”
The word “always” is one of their more abused words.
Their other favorite word to abuse?
“Never.”
One reply on “Always”
Perhaps the simplest tasks should be re-evaluated and prioritized … Since the adults have the ability to anticipate needs … What if the was NO milk at meal time and no one went to get it .. NO clean laundry readily available when needed! … the iPod was NOT available for game playing for anyone … and the same meal was served every day for a week to show a legitimate example of ‘always’ …. Would the point hit home ? They will ALWAYS complain … They will ALWAYS feel oppressed … But if the simplest elements of their daily requirements were left to them .. And they had to assume responsibility or initiative … What would happen ?