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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IMHO if his only chore is taking out the garbage, you are spoiling him.  He should be contributing more at his age.  Who does his laundry?  How does he earn money for clothes, entertainment etc?    If he doesn't contribute to the family, why is he getting the benefits, ie allowance and you paying for new clothes etc.  Why does he expect you to pay for college?  [/quote]

With four kids in the house there are chores for everyone. His other chore is cleaning the bathrooms when we have guests. Everyone is responsible for wiping the bathrooms down and keeping them clean as they use them if they mess them us. I vacuum and do the laundry myself. The kids do not do the laundry, we had an incident with whites that turned red and a broken washing machine so the washing is an adult chore. It's not worth a new machine to have the kids doing the wash. The kids take turns clearing the dining room table and loading the dishwasher.

Fortunately for my children their grandparents have set up trusts for college. They all know that is taken care of, there is no way around making them work for that. Three of the four are very appreciative and thankful for this gift. One thinks it is owed to him.

He gets no allowance because he refuses to do any extra chores other than carrying his dishes to the sink. I am not paying him to be a member of the family. I do buy his school supplies and I do make sure he has clothes but nothing above what he needs, we're not shopping at expensive stores. If he wants something special he has to save for it from bday money or what not.[/quote]

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