Self Sufficiency

[Rico]

I've been teaching my two oldest children how to be more self sufficient. They both do their own laundry, they take turns with washing the dishes and cleaning the bathroom, and they have other responsibilities here at home. Lately, I have been teaching them how to cook a few things on their own. I've taught my son how to make scrambled eggs, Ramen soup, tuna salad, pancakes, etc. We still haven't graduated to actual dinners yet. I've also taught my oldest daughter how to make some of these things as well.

Today I decided to teach my daughter how to make some hot dogs and my son how to make some oatmeal. They both did a good job, but the onion in the hot dogs isn't agreeing too well with the oatmeal my son and I have the worst aftertaste in my mouth!!! YUK! Nothin like a hot dog/onion/oatmeal/cinammon/butter/sugar combination to make a fella not want eat again for a good long while. Blech!

How much stuff do you teach your kids? Along with how to keep a house clean and how to cook, I am planning on teaching mine how to balance a checkbook and juggle bills. My parents didn't teach me anything relating to finances, and I had some really bad years of being broke for no good reason, bounced checks, utilities being shut off, etc. I don't want my babies to have to go through those sorts of problems. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.