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Will The Trash Ever Go Out Again?

Picture my daughter dragging an empty trash bag around her leg to help remind her to do her chorses.

Good Morning!The trash gets picked up in our neighborhood on Wednesdays. My 14 year old is responsible for getting it out to the curb.  This simple act of responsibility doesn't always happen. When she forgets, I use humor to get her to realize how getting the trash piling up under the carport, isn't good for any of us.Yesterday, she forgot again. While she was watering the lawn, another job she is responsible for, I tied the tie from one of the trash bags, an empty one, to her leg. She wasnt sure what I was doing until I started walking away. She immediately started to laugh and tried to assure me she wouldn't forget again.Today when she needed to water the lawn, without saying anything, I tied the hose to her leg. She was wailing with laughter!This may or may not work, but I want her and her sister to understand that a little fun can make work seem less like work and more like fun! What can I tie around her leg when she doesn't fold the laundry? I am open to advice!

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