Teens shoveling snow

[Anonymous]

Why do you expect people to do hard labor for free, OP?

Now, if my neighbor was elderly, I'd probably tell my teen to go over and do it for free.

But if they're entrepreneurial, more power to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's totally legit for the kids to want to earn money. But I would only give them the job if they came and rang my doorbell and negotiated with me. I'm not letting some teenager's mom do the negotiating for them.

No different than calling a dispatcher for a taxi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I paid a teenage kid in our hood $60 to do our driveway. I sat inside and cuddled with my DH and watched a movie and drank coffee. We work a TON and it was a great 2 hours of time. And the kid was psyched to get 60 bucks for 2 hours of work.

Everyone wins. everyone is happy. yay.

(and yes, his mom sent out the email to coordinate his jobs. And I dont give a damn. and in 2 years when my son would be old enough to shovel and make some extra cash, no way in hell is he going around knocking on random strangers doors. Thats just not safe today. No way in HELL.)

Why didn't you make your kid shovel the snow? You paid someone $60 and let your kid off the hook? My kids shovel the snow. Ages 4, 8, and 10. Then they built forts and caves.

Not the PP but I've always paid someone to do my driveway. My kid is 18 months so he can't do it the money we paid was totally worth it to have that extra time to just relax with DH.

[Anonymous]

I'd be horrified to let a neighborhood kid shovel my driveway and sidewalk for free. I'm a lazy, entitled ass, so I paid someone to do ours. I was inside with a puking toddler and DH is out of the country.

It was tempting to leave the kid inside and escape to fresh air, but cleaning up the indoor disaster took precedence. But if I could have paid $60 for someone to clean up kid puke while I shoveled, I'd have done it. There were no listserv postings suggesting this arrangement would be amenable to anyone.

[Anonymous]

My thoughts? You shouldn't judge so much. Who the hell cares what other people do? Join in or ignore. But don't go around trying to work out what's the right or wrong way to raise kids.

[Anonymous]

How else are kids supposed to make money? By shoveling snow in the winter and cutting grass in the summer.

I see nothing wrong with teens shoveling for money. In fact, I LOVE it. I always hire teens for the snow and grass cutting. I love that there are teens who are taking the initiative and actually willing to get off their butts and work for money instead of begging their parents.

I do think it would've been much better for the parents to allow their teens to send out the emails and promote their own business.

But in short, there is absolutely nothing wrong with teens being paid for their services.

I've had adult neighbors shovel for me when they knew the hubby was out of town or working (the snow fell after he'd gone to work and since they were out doing their own they decided to do mine too). But I'd never expect teens to do that.

[Anonymous]

The teens aren't on the listserve themselves, and at least in our neighborhood, the parents gave direct contact info for potential customers. I don't see the problem.

[Anonymous]

I just send my teenagers out to shovel our driveway then start on the older neighbors then help anyone on the street that needs it. They usually get paid in chocolate chip cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How else are kids supposed to make money? By shoveling snow in the winter and cutting grass in the summer.

I see nothing wrong with teens shoveling for money. In fact, I LOVE it. I always hire teens for the snow and grass cutting. I love that there are teens who are taking the initiative and actually willing to get off their butts and work for money instead of begging their parents.

I do think it would've been much better for the parents to allow their teens to send out the emails and promote their own business.

But in short, there is absolutely nothing wrong with teens being paid for their services.

I've had adult neighbors shovel for me when they knew the hubby was out of town or working (the snow fell after he'd gone to work and since they were out doing their own they decided to do mine too). But I'd never expect teens to do that.

Mine makes money by being a Ump in Little League. $25 a game for bases and $50 a game for behind the plate. He is 14 and made $1200 last year.

[Anonymous]

My middle schoolers made almost 200 each shoveling yesterday.

[Anonymous]

My elementary-aged kids shoveled ours and elderly neighbors' walks and driveways yesterday for free. It wasn't perfect, but...

I was disappointed that most of the older neighbors had to depend on adults to help them out. The only teenagers I've seen have been in cars, driving out of the neighborhood. THAT I find disappointing.

[Anonymous]

Wow! Where do you live tat kids shovel for money? Most are too lazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My thoughts? You shouldn't judge so much. Who the hell cares what other people do? Join in or ignore. But don't go around trying to work out what's the right or wrong way to raise kids.

Get over yourself

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My elementary-aged kids shoveled ours and elderly neighbors' walks and driveways yesterday for free. It wasn't perfect, but...

I was disappointed that most of the older neighbors had to depend on adults to help them out. The only teenagers I've seen have been in cars, driving out of the neighborhood. THAT I find disappointing.

Don't assume that those teens know those older neighbors and/or have relationships with them.

Sorry, but that's just how it is. It's usually the adults who help one another out for free-whether they're helping out the elderly, single woman/mother, woman whose husband is away...They're being neighborly, and I really wouldn't expect teens to do that.

Now if you're going to raise your children to look out for the elderly like that as teens, GOOD ON YOU! That's great. But most teenagers don't. They leave that stuff to the adults. (Remember the stories of the creepy old men in the neighborhood? You can never be too careful with your children. Most parents don't allow them to get too close to other adults.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How else are kids supposed to make money? By shoveling snow in the winter and cutting grass in the summer.

I see nothing wrong with teens shoveling for money. In fact, I LOVE it. I always hire teens for the snow and grass cutting. I love that there are teens who are taking the initiative and actually willing to get off their butts and work for money instead of begging their parents.

I do think it would've been much better for the parents to allow their teens to send out the emails and promote their own business.

But in short, there is absolutely nothing wrong with teens being paid for their services.

I've had adult neighbors shovel for me when they knew the hubby was out of town or working (the snow fell after he'd gone to work and since they were out doing their own they decided to do mine too). But I'd never expect teens to do that.

Mine makes money by being a Ump in Little League. $25 a game for bases and $50 a game for behind the plate. He is 14 and made $1200 last year.

Yeah, but those ump jobs are not easily accessible. A shovel and lawn mower, however, are.

PS: Ummm...are they hiring? I could use a few extra bucks. J/k.