This is our second week of thinking of others.
(That sounds funny).
We have found it comes more naturally to some more than others....
even when they share a parents, DNA and the same environment.
Each day we each draw a name out of the bowl
and do something nice for that person that day.
Older brothers have helped younger ones with video games.
Younger brothers have played games that they really didn't want to without arguing.
Moms have put away laundry for children who normally have to do it themselves.
And John David carried furniture around the house for me.
Alex is the enforcer.
He checks to make sure everyone has done their good thing each day.
Loop holes like:
"hey, if you draw your own name...you don't have to do anything."
and
"hey - you drew David and David drew you...your nice thing for each other is not to have to do anything!"
were quickly closed up.
I got the idea from Life Skills for Kids.
At our current rate of learning a new skill every two weeks...
Oh.
Best not to do the math.
PS. I am trying to now answer questions left in the comments
by leaving a comment.
