How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

Who Says Bribery Doesn’t Work

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I needed their rooms cleaned up.

I wanted them to practice their piano.

Showers are required.

Litter box must be cleaned.

Please girls, do your chores.

Girls, remember I asked you to clean the litter box?

Girls….

SweetGirl YOU are the one with the piano lesson tomorrow, not me.

nag nag nag nag

Is this my life now?

Screw this. 

Let the bribery begin. 

Clean your room and you can have ice cream for desert.

(You have never seen a room cleaned so fast in your life)

Who wants McDonald’s?  Oh gee, wait a second. Did you clean the litter box and practice your piano yet?  We can’t possibly go for a treat like McDonalds until you take care of those things first!

What’s that?  You want to stay up and watch a little extra TV?  Hmmm well sure, but how about jumping in the shower first.

Is this wrong?  Maybe, but frankly it’s been a long flippin week here in the Suburbs and it is only Tuesday.  If bribing your kids is wrong, I don’t want to be right!

Oh and PS.  If you meet a Mama in the Suburbs who says she has never bribed her babies.  Yeah, she is a liar. 

    • Comments

    5. I find that bribery is a wonderful tool in child rearing. I use it with the dogs too.

      If I didn’t bribe my kids, I would have a constant headache.

    6. Yep, I do it all the time, even as my head is screaming at me “this is a bribe, stop it!!”.

      As for chores, would it work to not serve them dinner until the chores are done? Not putting their plate out would be a reminder that they have something they need to do.

      Of course, I haven’t tried this yet, my kids are too little. But I plan to someday, you know, if the whole bribe thing starts to fail me. 🙂

    7. Whatever works my friend.

      My son just got his report card and got straight A’s…. First thing out of his mouth…”so what is my reward.”

      Heaven forbid your reward be how proud you made your parents….yeah right!!

    9. It is the way of the world. Incentives, bribery, prostitution;)call it what you want… 😉 If only my parents had considered bribing us with items or activities we valued, maybe we’d still be hanging out.

    11. hysterical and yeah bribery is my life. who wants to be a nag? thats horrible.

      i used the I’ll take you to mcdonalds if…. yesterday on my 6 year old son.