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re: Would you make your 14 year old daughter mow your lawn?

Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:08 pm to
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:08 pm to
And when I was 14 and mowing the front yard I would do it in a bikini top and denim shorts to get some sun and so the cute boys in the neighborhood saw me
Posted by Cajun Revolution
Member since Apr 2009
44671 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:08 pm to
Well my father wasn't normal. He bought a 8K John Deere back in 97 and always made me help.

One weekend I was tired, refused. He was burning trash in the back, Christmas wrapping paper and some got away, caught grass on fire and almost burnt up the neighborhood LOL.

So after that, he made sure I was always out there.

And no, we was country living and never had that problem ever. Just extra dry in winter of 98.
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34401 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:08 pm to
quote:

demonstrate changing a flat tire
That's not always as easy as it used to be with the crap they stick in vehicles today.
Posted by SaintCajun
Pacific Northwest
Member since Apr 2012
4294 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:09 pm to
quote:

demonstrate changing a flat tir

In the rain
Posted by piggilicious
Member since Jan 2011
37310 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:09 pm to
People don't at least have self propelled mowers these days?

If she's really struggling with it I guess I can see your concern but as a whole I don't have an issue with it at all. I'm a girl and when I got in trouble mowing would be one of my punishments. I never had to weed eat tho which after growing up I learned that meant my parents weren't too evil.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
138532 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:10 pm to
Nurse

14

Bikini top

Why is that dude wearing a bikini top?















Juuuuuust kidding
Posted by bradwieser
Cornell Fan
Member since May 2008
10555 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:10 pm to
quote:

Is she being provided with protective items while mowing the lawn?
Is she mowing a minefield or a lawn?

I enjoy mowing my grass so I wouldn't make my daughter do it, but I don't see how mowing grass is some outlandish chore for a 14 year old girl.
Posted by Cajun Revolution
Member since Apr 2009
44671 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:10 pm to
My new car didn't even come with a jack. Imagine my surprise last month when I needed to Jack the vehicle.
Posted by Festus
With Skillet
Member since Nov 2009
86128 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:10 pm to
quote:

Young girls are basically a slight step up from feral dogs

You silver tongued devil
Posted by Cajun Revolution
Member since Apr 2009
44671 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:10 pm to
Nurse was all nipple.
Posted by SaintCajun
Pacific Northwest
Member since Apr 2012
4294 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:12 pm to
At 14 my sister was picking cotton and sweet potatoes to help pay bills. I'm sure a little grass cutting won't hurt the girl
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70477 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:14 pm to
Absolutely. It's good excercise, a chore that needs to be done, and something she beeds to learn to do. I was doing that from the time i could walk.
Posted by hawgndodge
Member since Jun 2009
5425 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:14 pm to
My 9 year old son weedeats while I mow. I see zero problem with a child having physical labor as a chore.
Posted by Panny Crickets
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Sep 2008
5596 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:14 pm to
There are zero perks of apartment living.
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34401 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:15 pm to
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He does his own laundry and cleans his bathroom and takes out the trash. Oh and unloads the dishwasher

That's it. He's not my personal slave

Hmnmm, he needs some maculine chores too or he may end up being someone else's slave.
Posted by Btrtigerfan
Disgruntled employee
Member since Dec 2007
24005 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:15 pm to
quote:

That's not always as easy as it used to be with the crap they stick in vehicles today.


It's junk. I agree.

I wouldn't expect them to do this roadside. I think they need to know how to safely do it if they notice a flat at home, or in a parking lot as to not be stranded.

I told my wife she could destroy the tire/rim slowly driving to a safe place before I wanted her to get out of the vehicle on the roadside. That's what AAA is for.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:16 pm to
Posted by Cajun Revolution
Member since Apr 2009
44671 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:16 pm to
I would trade outdoor work for cleaning my apt every week. Fact.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
138532 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:17 pm to
You are a cool one

Too bad match.com got you before i would make my move when you were on the casino circuit
Posted by JordonfortheJ
Bavaria-Germany
Member since Mar 2012
14547 posts
Posted on 6/19/14 at 7:18 pm to
If they bought a mower that basically pushes itself and all you do is stand behind it and guide it I dont see why that couldnt be a chore for a teenage girl.
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