As a parent, I have certain goals for my children. I am sure they are similar to many of the goals that you have for your children.
First and foremost, I want to make sure that I (er, we since Jeff is involved) raise children that will someday be functioning members of society.
I want them to be able to hold down a job, be a success, and make contributions that will help people. You know basically, I don’t want them to end up in jail, sitting in some door way drinking themselves into liver failure or on some reality TV show.
The other goals that I have for my children are based in the fact that I don’t want my future son/daughter-in-laws to hate me. I am not really holding out much hope that these goals will be achieved but at least I can say that I tried.
The goals I want my children to achieve are:
- pick up their wet towels off the bathroom floor
- turn the light off when they leave a room
- make sure dirty clothes end up in the hamper
- bring cups/dishes to the sink when they are finished with them
- remember their manners like please, thank you and excuse me.
If I can help my children reach these goals or even come close, I feel my time as a parent will be a success.
But I am beginning to think that the first goal of making sure they can function in society, is the easy one. Especially since the other ones have me dealing with a possible alligator coming out of our pluming.
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The list of goals you have for your kids closely resembles the list of things I am still trying to teach my husband.
I was going to make this comment ^ myself but I see that Laura beat me to it;) Seriously, “if I can help my hubs reach these goals or even come close, I feel my time as his wife will be a success”…HA!!
Yeah, I have given up on the husband.
Laura’s comment was the best.comment.EVER!!!
How bizarre. We have alligators in our plumbing too…
Keep up the good work Jen. You are hilarious.
Damn, alligators.
And thank you. I will try and keep the hilarious coming.
I believe that your future son and daughter-in-laws will absolutely adore you, just like we do!
I sure do like being adored.
Your daughter-in law’s are going to LOVE you!
Poor kid. Give him some fiber mom.
The little one is learning how to do laundry and can already heat up a corn dog in the microwave. His wife is going to LOVE me. The big one is a completely different story.
How about 6. Lift the lid so Mom does not sit in your urine again?’
I love your blog!
I have a similar but opposite problem. My boys don’t lift up the lid to pee so they pee on the lid so I sit down on wet no matter what. I just can’t win.
And thanks.
Our hamper has some kind of invisible forcefield around it. No one in the family can penetrate it.
Seriously, my girls are so short, I don’t think I can count on them to be able to hang up wet towels until they are 12.
my son is alredy 12 but i haven’t reached these goals till now. should i give up?