Homeschooling

This is on on-going “discussion” ( ummm , argument) in our home between my husband and I.

The concept that our kids should or need to be more “grateful” for things. That they should be aware that husband worked hard for money and should be grateful for the house , keep it clean, etc.
This actually does go against everything I think and stand for. I don;t think kids should feel guilty or grateful for having their needs met. I don;t think they should be burdened with someone else’s issues.
Your issue to feel appreciated for certain things and kids to know which they need to be grateful for and which ones that they can just enjoy without strings. I guess I just feel “grateful” is strings attached kind of mentality. I want my kids to be respectful and appreciate- but to feel grateful that they have food and home and fun toys and clothes? No way.

I think it stems from house is messy and DH think that we just walk around keeping ti messy and he pays all this money and why bother. I am going to have to look at this. I think that he has a point somewhere a not expressing himself clearly and I am having trouble figuring out what is really going on.
Things have been tense in our home the last few weeks- many because of some bad financial decisions- one our kids did make but are suffering from now.