About the kids motivation, it can be pretty easy to motivate them … or should I say “bribe” them to do something (yes, I know, a lot of disapproving looks). “Bribe” as in not literally but more like what you did with the Wii. For my case, it is bringing them out if they behave themselves.

@kelly……..that’s no excuse. Guys need to watch each other’s back, wouldn’t you say?!

@dategirl……glad I’m not the only one!

@Mindy…….don’t understand the ex situation. It doesn’t take much for us to want to take out everyone’s trash! Glad you’re having fun. Hope the house gets sold soon!

What’s a party without a little sex talk! You’re comment was WAY more censored than mine would’ve been. I’d have told everyone, “I bribe my kids with fruit roll ups to get them to shut the fuck up. and I bribe husband with the wii to get him to take out the trash.”

Then we’d have gotten shit faced and all the women would’ve went in the kitchen talking about what their men don’t do for them, and the men would have started arguing about who’s wife was hotter and had bigger tits!

I heart your faces, thanks for adding me to your blogroll!

And you are soooo right about the Wii and about sex, I think. I say I think because my ex husband didn’t work that way, no carrots or sticks worked, with anything, which explains the “ex’ portion. I know it would work with my bf, but as he likes to remind me it’s never been necessary because if anything HE can’t keep up with ME. : )

We use the Wii as carrot with our (combined) six kids. It reminds me of something I mutter to myself whenever I hear that one of my kids-herding strategies could be replaced by a better one: “Sure, it works in practice, but does it work in theory?” Our methods don’t work in theory but have you seen how fast they fall into line in practice?

In related news, our Wii appears to have been broken while furniture was being moved around for the Realtor tour. You could have heard a pin drop when one of the kids asked, “Mom, why is there no power light on the Wii?” Jesus wept.

@meleah………thanks!

Ah those were the days when my husband thought about sex!! But I never used that as a carrot. He’s one of those guys who would pretty much do anything for me if I ask him.:) I’m not so sure that sex is always the reason that a guy will do things for a woman. I believe it is something from their childhoods when they got used to doing things for their mothers.I think it’s mostly that guys don’t like to have anyone bother them if they can help it.:) Boys are so much better at doing things they are asked to do than girls.:) When my girls were growing up I used practically everything to bribe them and finally resorted to stars on a chart with rewards.:)

If she did ever try that game, however, during our 21 years of marriage, I would just say, “Oh well, I still have my HAND and a FIRM grip on things”. Tee hee. Great post, as usual, dude.

@cathy…..WOW! sorry you’re not feeling well. Glad we could help, even just a little bit. At least you admit that you want it. Wink, wink……