My friends think that I drive my children too hard and force them to do too many chores. I do not agree. Chores are those tasks that you instruct someone to do while you stand and look, it is not a chore if you do the work with them.
I see physical labour as a way of bonding with my family.
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| Sean testing the ramp as Felicia looks on |
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| the landing is formed by stacking 5x5 " belian posts - the ramp is simply held on place by its weight |
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| we try to use as many of the things we have around the house as possible, or bought cheaply from the hardware store |
That is what Sean and I were doing last week - building a bridge between father and son, between the garden and the pavillion. He is a good work partner. Usually I start first, by going into the garden and preparing the materials and he quietly joins me a few minutes later and stays until we are done for the afternoon.
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