We're heading out the door to the Good Cents store 10:00 opening (they restock and open twice a day). In America children are often raised with a "what's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine" attitude and, I must admit, we often foster such a notion.
I love what I heard the Amish believe about children. For the first 7 years they are entirely dependent on you. For the next 7 years they can work an amount equal to their caretaking. The next 7 years the children pay back for the first 7 years of life. Why didn't someone tell me this 28 years ago??? Actually, our children have contributed tons to our family both in time and financial support. They are all very generous, hard working and supportive. We are truly blessed.
Yesterday we realized that the youngest (of our nine) who is ten is not quite the worker the others were at his age. We've decided part of the reason for this is due to the fact that he doesn't have younger siblings. By the time our oldest was 10 (Kelley), she had 5 younger siblings.
Gotta go ... the doors are opening soon.
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Work that boy!!!!
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