Ugh, kids.
Come on now. We've all had that day. Where you just wanna clunk 'em over the head with a hammer so they'll sleep for three days straight, so you can sit, sip some whiskey, and reread you favorite books all day.
No?
Just me?
Ah, well. Anyways, Aedyn, feral little thing that she is, was staked to me today. What is staked? When I read, she reads, when I eat, she eats, if I gotta go #2, then sorry kid. Sometimes she gets in these out of control "modes" where it is the only way to keep her safe. Constant supervision. We are getting to that chore jar, I promise.
Despite this, she still managed to run ahead of me as we walked down the hallway and lock herself in my bedrooom. She locked herself in my bathroom a few weeks ago, which is where we kept the key to our doors, so we moved it to our safe in our closet, in case that happened again.
You know...the closet....in our bedroom....where she locked herself in today.
SO after 15 minutes to get the shed keys, go out to the shed, get my hubby's toolbox, get tiny little tool to pop open the door, and open said door, she had painted my bathroom with toothpaste, dunked each of my urinalysis strips in a cup of her own pee (that was also spilled all over) because she wanted to be "just like YOU, Mommy!" and also opened up all of my new Paparazzi jewelry I just bought from a friend yesterday.
Yeahhhhhhh.
I surprised myself by managing to keep my cool. That might be because I had just barely spoken with her dr and found out she may a new and interesting diagnosis for some of this behavior. Still pretty proud for keeping my cool.
So, I ask her why she locked my bedroom door. Just to see. Did she think it through? Was it pure impulse? What the heck happened?
Seriously, almost done. I promise there is a chore jar at the end!
So anyways, why did she lock my bedroom door.
"Becauuuuuuuuse I wanted to play in the bathroom and before when I locked the bathroom you told me not to lock it anymore."
Okay, well....at least we know she had some sort of thought process and she is retaining information, right? Right?!
Let me reiterate...
Ugh, kids.
As bad as this sounds, she has gotten a lot better than before because I've worked really hard to bring some more structure into our day. Fun structure. Like this chore jar!
See? I told you I'd get to it!
Look at it, it's beautiful and I am proud!
Yeah, sometimes I am not much of a Misfit. Sometimes I seem to blend right in with all of the other Pinterest moms. I am a woman of many talents.
Anywho...
This was super easy! Popsicle sticks, hot glue, and a mason jar. Oh, and a Sharpie.
Glue the sticks on the jar following the ROYGBV pattern. Mine overlapped a tad. Just cause. The glue on some yellows horizontally for the label.
Write on the label and then pick some chores to write down on some additional sticks. I made them all the same color so my kids couldn't pick the same colors each day to only get the "good" chores. They're sneaky like that.
Don't use so many chores that they'll get overwhelmed and not even want to try, but don't be too soft on them either. Kids need chores. Some smart dudes proved it (I swear).
Here is what my 4 and 6 year olds draw from each day. Three chores each.
I know my handwriting sucks. Shut up and stop snickering. Gosh.
So there ya go! Super easy! They love it because they get different chores each day, so its less boring. And honestly...dude, chore time is now also a game. Win for mom! A friend in Crunchy Christian Mamas - Uncensored recommended the jar, and you bet your cute little tookus I ran with it!
And I'm so glad I did!
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How do you like the chore jar? Are there any ways you'd improve upon it?
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