Analysis: Should Kids Get Paid To Do Chores

The trash has to be taken out, and the house has to be cleaned. I help my mom around the house all the time, but I never get paid. Chores are a responsibility that kids have, and need to accept. Kids think they should get paid to do chores, but parents think otherwise. There is a disagreement about getting paid for chores. This can easily be solved. Money for chores? That’s ridiculous! Kids should not get paid to do chores. Chores are apart of everyday life, they are things that need to be done. In the article “Should Kids Get Paid to Do Chores?”, the mom makes really good points on why kids shouldn’t get paid. She explains that Megan’s dad doesn’t get paid to wash the dishes or take out the trash, so why should she? The mom says, “And I would be a millionaire if I got paid every time I did the laundry or made lasagna or drove you and your brother to school.”. This is a very good point because, if Megan were to get paid to do chores, who would pay her mom, dad, and brother for their chores? Megan’s mom also says, “Another problem is that if we pay you to do chores, you might decide that taking a week off is worth missing out on the money you would have earned. Then what will happen? Will poor Buster not get his walk?”

She says that a job is for working to earn money for a living. Chores are something that is done to keep the house neat and clean. Megan’s mom says, “Now if you want to earn some pocket money to spend on going to the movies or saving up for an iPhone, you certainly can. How about babysitting the neighbors or becoming a lifeguard.”. This is a suggestion for Megan to have a way to earn