[Patt]

Holy smoke, that's a lot of chores for one person daily, what chores does everyone else do around the house and yard?

[Jaylie]

ACampbell: Don't worry about sounding rude; I understand your post.

But to defend my mom, she has a lot to do, and she does a lot for us. She takes us to our classes, as well as the fun stuff like club meetings and parties. She homeschools six kids, three of which are in highschool, so she's busy. We *usually* have a balanced household, but right now I've got so much to do because my sister's on crutches, my brothers in Alaska, my other brother is busy, and my two youngest brothers are still a bit young to be doing full-out chores. I have been getting them to help me a bit, but it's still more work to teach them than it is to do it myself. As soon as my sister gets off crutches, my brother gets less busy, and my little brothers are older, it'll be back to balance.

Lol...As far as math goes, I will be "done" with it next summer, (as far as highschool requirements go) but I will be doing it a lot longer than that in order to get good test scores. The schools I'm going to don't require much of SAT scores, but I'm more interested in the scholarships.

Okay...I have both good news and bad news.

The bad news is dad said no to co-raising.

The good news is that he will let me raise again after the next school year. So, about this time next year. So...A lot less time than I thought previously, but still...

I'm not sure what to feel. My mind is telling me that I should be grateful for that, but I can't help feeling awful. I've been giving Blitz a lot more hugs, especially knowing that I have such a short time left with him, AND that he's the last dog that is MINE for another year. I WILL be able to puppy sit, but it's not the same as having your own dog.

Originally Posted by Patt

Holy smoke, that's a lot of chores for one person daily, what chores does everyone else do around the house and yard?

Right now, my little brother (the six year old) waters the outside plants, and my older brother (15 yr old social-butterfly) does the kitchen and dishes when he has the chance.

[nixietink]

Originally Posted by Jaylie

ACampbell: Don't worry about sounding rude; I understand your post.

But to defend my mom, she has a lot to do, and she does a lot for us. She takes us to our classes, as well as the fun stuff like club meetings and parties. She homeschools six kids, three of which are in highschool, so she's busy. We *usually* have a balanced household, but right now I've got so much to do because my sister's on crutches, my brothers in Alaska, my other brother is busy, and my two youngest brothers are still a bit young to be doing full-out chores. I have been getting them to help me a bit, but it's still more work to teach them than it is to do it myself. As soon as my sister gets off crutches, my brother gets less busy, and my little brothers are older, it'll be back to balance.

Lol...As far as math goes, I will be "done" with it next summer, (as far as highschool requirements go) but I will be doing it a lot longer than that in order to get good test scores. The schools I'm going to don't require much of SAT scores, but I'm more interested in the scholarships.

Okay...I have both good news and bad news.

The bad news is dad said no to co-raising.

The good news is that he will let me raise again after the next school year. So, about this time next year. So...A lot less time than I thought previously, but still...

I'm not sure what to feel. My mind is telling me that I should be grateful for that, but I can't help feeling awful. I've been giving Blitz a lot more hugs, especially knowing that I have such a short time left with him, AND that he's the last dog that is MINE for another year. I WILL be able to puppy sit, but it's not the same as having your own dog.



Right now, my little brother (the six year old) waters the outside plants, and my older brother (15 yr old social-butterfly) does the kitchen and dishes when he has the chance.

What about puppy sitting until then?

Oh btw, Yvonne scares the you know what out of me too. ha.

[Jaylie]

Originally Posted by nixietink

What about puppy sitting until then?

Oh btw, Yvonne scares the you know what out of me too. ha.

Oh yes, I'll definately be puppy sitting. I'll tell both Mindy (Ventura area leader) and Louise to call me if anyone needs a sitter. I'm also on a GDA yahoo group, and I'll tell all of them to call me if they need a sitter.

Lol, Yvonne is SCARY, and she knows it. But there used to be someone there that was even scarier...She was fired, lol. The difference between Yvonne and the other lady is that Yvonne knows what she's doing, and she means well. The other lady also knew what she was doing, but was just trying to make you feel stupid if you did something wrong. I'm kinda glad she's gone.

[nixietink]

Originally Posted by Jaylie

Oh yes, I'll definately be puppy sitting. I'll tell both Mindy (Ventura area leader) and Louise to call me if anyone needs a sitter. I'm also on a GDA yahoo group, and I'll tell all of them to call me if they need a sitter.

Lol, Yvonne is SCARY, and she knows it. But there used to be someone there that was even scarier...She was fired, lol. The difference between Yvonne and the other lady is that Yvonne knows what she's doing, and she means well. The other lady also knew what she was doing, but was just trying to make you feel stupid if you did something wrong. I'm kinda glad she's gone.

There is a GDA yahoo group?!

[Jaylie]

Originally Posted by nixietink

There is a GDA yahoo group?!

Ya, some people from the Ventura group started it! It's great for training advice, carpooling to meetings, announcements, etc. I'll PM you the link!

[wvasko]

Originally Posted by Jaylie

Ya, some people from the Ventura group started it! It's great for training advice, carpooling to meetings, announcements, etc. I'll PM you the link!

Jaylie
I'm going to assume you are a young lady (sometimes with poster's names hard to tell) You sound like a pretty stand up type young person. All these chores etc that you are handling is building character in you for the rest of your life. This character building is going to help you a bunch later on even though it's tough now. I have an idea if you're patient you will accomplish some amazing dog goals. Right now in your spare time be a sponge and soak up whatever dog knowledge you can get to. (of course right now you don't got much spare time)
Good Luck on all future endeavors(even Algebra)

[nixietink]

Originally Posted by wvasko

Jaylie
I'm going to assume you are a young lady (sometimes with poster's names hard to tell) You sound like a pretty stand up type young person. All these chores etc that you are handling is building character in you for the rest of your life. This character building is going to help you a bunch later on even though it's tough now. I have an idea if you're patient you will accomplish some amazing dog goals. Right now in your spare time be a sponge and soak up whatever dog knowledge you can get to. (of course right now you don't got much spare time)
Good Luck on all future endeavors(even Algebra)

Very nice words.

[wvasko]

Originally Posted by nixietink

Very nice words.

Well, what impresses me is that I didn't see any whining in her posts. I just like that, there is a lot of whining and moaning etc. in the world now.

[nixietink]

Originally Posted by wvasko

Well, what impresses me is that I didn't see any whining in her posts. I just like that, there is a lot of whining and moaning etc. in the world now.

You speak the truth!

[Jaylie]

Originally Posted by wvasko

Jaylie
I'm going to assume you are a young lady (sometimes with poster's names hard to tell) You sound like a pretty stand up type young person. All these chores etc that you are handling is building character in you for the rest of your life. This character building is going to help you a bunch later on even though it's tough now. I have an idea if you're patient you will accomplish some amazing dog goals. Right now in your spare time be a sponge and soak up whatever dog knowledge you can get to. (of course right now you don't got much spare time)
Good Luck on all future endeavors(even Algebra)

Haha, yes, I'm a girl. It is hard to tell on here.

Thank you for the encouraging words! I know that in the long run these chores will help me immensely, and when I'm doing them I try to remind myself of that fact. I also keep reminding myself that so many chores is just temporary, and that when I go back to my normal amount it will seem like nothing. So, the pay off is coming! This time next year I'll have a puppy, I'll be back to normal chores, and I'll (hopefully!) be starting my senior year.

[Love's_Sophie]

Holy cats...you have tons of chores; alot for anyone...I'm not saying your parents are wrong, but seriously, if your brothers and sisters are gone, and YOU alone are having to take up the slack, I hardly think that is fair...I know your mom and dad probably work for a living, but is there anything in that list that they couldn't take a few moments out of their own busy schedules to do? If things were more broken up like when your other siblings are home everything may go smoother. I don't even really know how to bring that sort of suggestion up, though...

And I agree with ACampbell's post...somethings just should be done by mom or dad...it's their house too; my parents were busy folks, but they still did housework\yardwork... As a woman I take pride in keeping my home clean...kid's chores would be just that; simple daily tasks...but I would not expect my children to keep MY entire home clean...

[Canadian Dog]

Originally Posted by Jaylie

Haha, yes, I'm a girl. It is hard to tell on here.

Thank you for the encouraging words! I know that in the long run these chores will help me immensely, and when I'm doing them I try to remind myself of that fact. I also keep reminding myself that so many chores is just temporary, and that when I go back to my normal amount it will seem like nothing. So, the pay off is coming! This time next year I'll have a puppy, I'll be back to normal chores, and I'll (hopefully!) be starting my senior year.

I enjoyed reading this thread and am amazed at what an outstanding person you appear to be. If only we all had this attitude - I envy you.

[Jaylie]

Originally Posted by Canadian Dog

I enjoyed reading this thread and am amazed at what an outstanding person you appear to be. If only we all had this attitude - I envy you.

Wow, thank you for the amazing compliment! But really, you have nothing to envy. I have plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of faults. One of which is the reason my parents aren't going to allow me to puppy raise any more. I have quite the temper.

Loves_Sophie: I understand your post and your feelings, and I'm not saying that I'm going to raise MY kids in the same way my mom is raising us. But it's not my place to doubt how my mom is raising me. My job is to simply obey her and honor her. "Honor thy father and mother." I'm a Christian, so that's important to me. That's not to say I honor them all the time though...I'm most definately not perfect, and evil thoughts do come into my mind.