Why are we mad about this? Look at the jobs on the task list: put away your dirty clothes, brush your teeth, make your bed, etc.
They should be doing these things anyway (except making their bed, bed making is fascist but thats just my opinion) and they're getting an allowance for it. The bill paying thing is obviously an attempt by the parent to get the kid to develop sound financial habits, because as much as we all hate it, we all have to pay bills every month.
What could possibly be wrong with making a 7 year old pay rent and utilities?
I don't think teaching financial responsibility is a bad idea, but this just seems like an especially psychotic way to do it. Would be fine if it was just the dollar per chore alongside to use for whatever toys/games/stuff the child wanted with the understanding that their parents wouldn't be doing it for them if they went "broke".
Of course they won't get evicted, which makes the whole idea of paying "rent" useless if you're trying show them that financial responsibility is important and consequential. Again, I see no reason to do this when you could just have them pay for their own toys if you really want to instill that. Even the ipad and wifi access is fine, I guess, given that's like a legit privilege for a 7yo. But imposing a landlord/tenant dynamic over the parent/child one at such a developmental stage, even as superficial as it is in this example, is bound to cause some issues in the relationship later on.
Bed making is great what are you talking about, who doesn't prefer climbing into a well made bed at night? Maybe it's bourgeois decadence but it doesn't require exploitative labor so I'm gonna keep doing it
Why are we mad about this? Look at the jobs on the task list: put away your dirty clothes, brush your teeth, make your bed, etc.
They should be doing these things anyway (except making their bed, bed making is fascist but thats just my opinion) and they're getting an allowance for it. The bill paying thing is obviously an attempt by the parent to get the kid to develop sound financial habits, because as much as we all hate it, we all have to pay bills every month.
Most people here view bills as hella stressful, so the idea of putting that stress on a kid is pretty gross.
The payout rate is also kinda sus.
Why insulate children from the pains of life under capitalism when we could betray both their innocence and trust in adults in one fell swoop?
Anyway, I'm off to drop my first grader off at the call center for his internship. Never too young to start the hustle!!!!
What could possibly be wrong with making a 7 year old pay rent and utilities?
I don't think teaching financial responsibility is a bad idea, but this just seems like an especially psychotic way to do it. Would be fine if it was just the dollar per chore alongside to use for whatever toys/games/stuff the child wanted with the understanding that their parents wouldn't be doing it for them if they went "broke".
Do you think the kid is going to get evicted if she can't pay?
The money is just going into a savings account for the kid, it's not like the mom is exploiting her surplus value.
Of course they won't get evicted, which makes the whole idea of paying "rent" useless if you're trying show them that financial responsibility is important and consequential. Again, I see no reason to do this when you could just have them pay for their own toys if you really want to instill that. Even the ipad and wifi access is fine, I guess, given that's like a legit privilege for a 7yo. But imposing a landlord/tenant dynamic over the parent/child one at such a developmental stage, even as superficial as it is in this example, is bound to cause some issues in the relationship later on.
What issues do you think that's going to cause? Seriously curious.
Bed making is great what are you talking about, who doesn't prefer climbing into a well made bed at night? Maybe it's bourgeois decadence but it doesn't require exploitative labor so I'm gonna keep doing it
you never have to make the bed if you never get /inside/ the sheets :think-about-it:
blanket on top of bed gang (until it gets too cold)
What the fuck
What
Who doesn't use sheets
:sicko-hyper: sickos
the fuck
typical petit-bourgeois radlib ludditism
sneering at novel labor saving practices :soviet-chad:
lol that has incredible bachelor pad energy and I salute you for it.
Fuck, are you me? I thought only I did this. GANG GANG GANG