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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom cooked my breakfast, made my lunch for school, and did my laundry until I went off to college.  It was nice.  I have two older elementary-aged boys, and I expect that I will be doing the same for them through high school.  Part of the reason for this is that I don't want them to have cereal and milk for breakfast and a PB&J for lunch every day.  If I make breakfast/lunch for them, then I get to develop their palette a little more!  :)

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I had the same experience and I agree.  I had no problem figuring out how to do laundry and make simple foods for myself when I got to college, and I figure my kids can figure it out then, too.  [/quote]

I don't think the problem is so much that the child won't be able to figure out how to do it if they aren't responsible for chores when younger. The problem becomes that they won't WANT to do it and will expect others around them to do it for them. Not saying every child will be like that but some. I don't want my kids to rely on someone else to do something that they CAN do for themselves. I don't want them to be lazy (who does though?) They need to learn to give and take.

I talk to my kids every now and again about what they want to be when they grow up. My daughter has always said teacher. For awhile, my son used to say nothing. I want to live at home after graduation. That has changed into cop, spy and federal agent. Maybe it's the making him do a few things on his own that's changed his mind or maybe it just comes with age.....
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