House Rules For Kids

1. No talking when Mom or Dad are speaking.

2. Fix your problems with your sibling(s) or I will fix them (and you may not like my fix).

3. Tell your mother that you love her meals, every time she makes you a meal.

4. If we pick you up late from a sports practice or club meeting - - - deal with it and don't have an attitude when you get in the car. Be happy you have "parent limo service" that you don't pay for.

5. Do not speak so loudly that Dad can't hear his conversation with Mom.

6. Don't waste Mom and Dad's money by drinking bottled water around the house. As it is, most bottled water IS tap water. Bottled water is not safer than the water we in the U.S. drink from the tap. And several studies have shown that tap water is considered to taste better than bottled water in blind tests. (Blind tests are when the folks taking the test don't know whether they are drinking tap or bottled water when they say which tastes better.) Drinking tap water costs about 50 cents a year per person. Drinking the same amount of bottled water costs about $1,400 a year. Stop being a sucker! One day I want you to be able to say, "My Dad did not raise a fool!"

7. Don't touch Dad's leftover Chinese food or Mom's dessert.

8. These words work really well: "Hello." "Good Morning." "I Love You." "Please." "Thank you." "Yes Dad." "Yes Mom." "Yes Sir/Ma'am." "No Sir/Ma'am." Use them.

9. Keep your room clean or expect to lose privileges.

10. During family meals at home or when we are out at a restaurant: sit up straight; use your fork and knife; close your mouth while chewing; and stay seated until you are done.

11. Chew gum with your mouth closed. The world does not want to hear you chewing or see the gum in your mouth. Good manners for a horse are not good manners for you.

12. Make your bed each day.

13. Place your dirty clothes in the basket.

14. Don't ever tell me that you are bored. For the most part, only boring people are bored.

15. Don't ask me the same thing over and over and over... I respond poorly to being badgered.

16. When I ask you a question, I want the answer to my question. The more evasive you are, the tougher I get.

17. Don't be a selfish member of the family.

18. Homework comes first.

19. Don't lie to me. That leads to all kinds of problems.

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