FYI, as a follow-up to my previous post on chores and allowance, it would appear that the best way to get kids interested in that allowance (and the cleaning required for its acquisition) is to find their sweet spot.

Henry has a sudden and fierce drive to acquire all things Bakugon. He’s therefore begging to do everyone’s chores (and be paid accordingly). Jack wants a Pez dispenser the size of Darius, that 50-pound bunny everyone’s talking about.

And Grace wants Darius.

I want to be encouraged by their onset of newfound motivation, but sadly, the end of each scenario ends up with me holding a humongous Pez dispenser in one hand and an equally humongous rabbit in the other. Which doesn’t feel like a win-win. Just sayin’.

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