Calling Cinderella…
Dear Auntie Agony,
Why do we have to do chores all the time? I’m sick of it and it seems like they never end.
I don’t like chores either – but I also don’t like to eat on dirty dishes! Being in a family means sharing responsibilities for the things the family needs done. Take a soccer team for example. You need to have several forward to push the ball toward the opposite goal, several defenders to guard your goal and get the ball moving in the opposite direction, and a goalie to defend the net. One person alone can’t score, defend the team, and guard the goal. A team of one will be overwhelmed and lose.
Your family is a team. There are a lot of things that need to be done: parents need to work, pay bills, keep up the yard, do housework. They have to arrange for schooling and music lessons and sports and church activities. Their most important job is to help you know and love Jesus. In order to help your team win, your parents need you to be a good sport and pitch in with what the team needs to do.
Learn to take pleasure in a job well done for your family, whether it’s unloading the dishwasher, picking up after the dog, or keeping your room clean. Be a leader for your team, and enjoy the rewards together. The lessons you learn right now about working hard without complaining are going to help you in your school work, your future career, and your own family, one day.
Work hard and become a leader, be lazy and become a slave.
Proverbs 12:24