@squig @darnell @bertwells If you think not getting to do chores sounds like a reward… reframe your chores! Are you trustworthy enough to operate the vacuum cleaner? This is where my mom had my mind — so being told she thought I was basically so bad at listening that I could do nothing? Well. It was memorable.
“this won’t work on the bad kids I have to deal with”
you’d be shocked. but you need to pay attention to the significance of every action.