Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:From a young age, whenever my son would say, "I don't want to" I would make sure he understood that nobody wants to do these things. We had long talks about how just because he doesn't hear us complaining out loud doesn't mean we want to __________ (fill in the blank with just about any responsibility). Now he is 13 and he has gotten much better about saying this. When he comes home from camp, he is much better about pitching in without being asked. Maybe sending her on a mission trip with church might do the trick.
Poor people don't exist for the purpose of providing valuable life lessons for privileged teenagers, though.
Anonymous wrote:From a young age, whenever my son would say, "I don't want to" I would make sure he understood that nobody wants to do these things. We had long talks about how just because he doesn't hear us complaining out loud doesn't mean we want to __________ (fill in the blank with just about any responsibility). Now he is 13 and he has gotten much better about saying this. When he comes home from camp, he is much better about pitching in without being asked. Maybe sending her on a mission trip with church might do the trick.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have already done both of those things.
No effect.
“I don’t care”.
Anonymous wrote:OP, it's easy to be retaliatory (take the phone, don't do the laundry...) But if that hasn't worked, maybe try a different approach -- can you go on an outing with her, just the two of you? 17 is tough; they want to be independent, but they don't, but they do... Maybe a bit of extra love is in order.
Anonymous wrote:I have already done both of those things.
No effect.