tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post3707868025277397829..comments2024-02-23T23:53:50.877-08:00Comments on The Yellow Cape Cod: The Family Command Center ControversyThe Yellow Cape Codhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545575147569308831noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-39222347576588395562016-10-29T05:47:31.279-07:002016-10-29T05:47:31.279-07:00OH my goodness! Some people will argue about anyt...OH my goodness! Some people will argue about anything. I think your command center is lovely and, of course, both chores and chore load should be age appropriate. Good job! :-)Brendillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600772209900441038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-32626236286549764942014-06-10T14:03:37.963-07:002014-06-10T14:03:37.963-07:00Funny! I didn't look at genders and figured it...Funny! I didn't look at genders and figured it was ages too. Besides-I know girls and boys named Cameron! Thanks for the post, I'm also a working mom with three littles and my oldest is just finishing kindergarten. Next year Dad will have to bring two of the kids to two different schools, so this may just be the ticket to keeping him sane!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922687640493258615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-42120021669384260592014-03-15T12:00:44.047-07:002014-03-15T12:00:44.047-07:00Very late to the party, but I had to click over to...Very late to the party, but I had to click over to this because I couldn't even imagine what the controversy was. When I read your response I had to go back and look at the names. I didn't even notice the girl vs boy thing...I just saw names and jobs and figured the longest were the oldest. That is how it works, the older you get the more you take on in life, right? So very nice response to people who must be a little crazy :) Love your command center!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02836755006244231995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-52402061776213361892014-02-20T11:20:37.816-08:002014-02-20T11:20:37.816-08:00I suppose it's so sad that I am laughing at th...I suppose it's so sad that I am laughing at the fact you had to explain your reasoning in chore assignments. I get appalled looks from people that my young boys already have assigned chores at all! My 4 year old actually has to clean a toilet???? Children Services will be knocking on my door promptly!!!! So much goes into who gets what chores and when that it's ridiculous to judge a household you know absolutely nothing about. Judging people has become a national sport.<br /><br />Keep up the good work organizing your house and teaching your kids responsibility. I LOVE the command center and I am already trying to figure out the best location for one in my house....I have a few ideas...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-25253437510162214452013-07-09T08:53:05.992-07:002013-07-09T08:53:05.992-07:00I haven't read the entire post yet, but I saw ...I haven't read the entire post yet, but I saw the original and then came to this post immediately to see what controversy there could possibly be over a command center. I thought someone had accused you of copyright infringement or something. I was shocked to see that it was over the chores. I just assumed that chores were given according to age. It was clear from the lists that the boys were younger. It didn't even occur to me that your oldest had more chores because she was a girl. I love your response! I am a new blog reader now!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222903244619003214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-81743058860576824682013-06-08T15:40:22.672-07:002013-06-08T15:40:22.672-07:00I'm baffled that anyone looking at the command...I'm baffled that anyone looking at the command center wouldn't have the common sense to realize all the chores were doled out according to age. <br /><br />I have only boys & they are all responsible for their share of dishes, laundry, mowing, etc. We do not have gender specific chores-just chores, & everybody has to pitch in. That being said, my youngest certainly would not have been allowed to mow our field with our tractor at the same time my oldest first took on that role. He was not capable. Nor was he capable of doing the dishes when his oldest brother first started. As he gets older he takes on more of the chores the older boys have been solely responsible for. Isn't that how all families do it? I don't get the "controversy."<br /><br />Aside from all that, your decorating ideas are wonderful! Thank you much for posting all the how-tos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-15262109565070925552013-03-13T10:55:17.300-07:002013-03-13T10:55:17.300-07:00That is such a great idea!!! Can you please tell ...That is such a great idea!!! Can you please tell me where to buy that white shelf? Thank you so much!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006914692123528910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-14694572455134478922013-01-11T07:49:19.010-08:002013-01-11T07:49:19.010-08:00HaHa This "controversy" cracks me up. Wh...HaHa This "controversy" cracks me up. Why are people so mean online? It was immediately obvious to us why each child had a different number of chores. Also, wouldn't making lunches and setting & clearing the table also be considered traditionally female jobs? They sure were in my house growing up! <br /><br />I love your command center, I've spent the morning researching ideas on Pinterest and yours is our favorite. Thanks for sharing!Intentionalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067930482617993607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-11605919904813972052012-09-11T19:08:15.495-07:002012-09-11T19:08:15.495-07:00WOW. can i say that i'm shocked people would g...WOW. can i say that i'm shocked people would get offended over a chore list. right away, without even looking at the names, because hannah was first, my initial thought was she must be the eldest. which would be why her list was longer. lol people need something to do, more than site on their computers and start a fight over a poor judgement. get a grip! <br />I love your project BTW. it's awesome! and coming from a mom with 4 kids under 4 I can't wait to have something similar to this in a few years! corisa_rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843484335234071140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-41788240537707542292012-09-08T19:58:11.810-07:002012-09-08T19:58:11.810-07:00I never thought twice about it coming from a large...I never thought twice about it coming from a large family I saw the chore lists and knew that they were age appropriate chore lists. The command center is a great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-52153945510396166312012-09-04T10:35:04.495-07:002012-09-04T10:35:04.495-07:00Suggestion: We have a weekly chore list that is r...Suggestion: We have a weekly chore list that is rotated among our 3 boys (now teenagers, but we have done this for 7 years now since the youngest was 7, oldest was 11). Daily chores include empty dishwasher, dinner helper (setting and clearing table and any other dinner help needed), trash-recycle-returnables (empties trash, recycle and returnables from kitchen to outside and garage bins). Each kid also has a weekly chore (something that needs to be done once a week) - mow grass, clean pool and collect and empty trash bins in all rooms in the house before trash day. Bringing in trash and recycle bins from the curb are also assigned - since there are only 2 bins, someone gets a week off from this duty. Making beds, doing their own laundry and preparing their own lunches and snacks the night before school are their own responsibilities. They earn $10/ week for these family responsibilities. I hope their future wives thank us for on the job training and making them responsible for taking care of their household space!! Of course, we always lend a helping hand to equalize the age factor and just to be involved in some small talkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-21791231134741938822012-08-08T07:05:56.279-07:002012-08-08T07:05:56.279-07:00Can't help but comment...my 7 year old daughte...Can't help but comment...my 7 year old daughter was standing next to me as I was reading your original blog post about the command center, and we paused to look at the little bags and chore list. She said "Well, I'm guessing the first kid is the oldest, 'cuz she has the most chores and has to do the dishes, then the next one must be the middle kid, and Max is the little one 'cuz he has the least."Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515699103002096264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-52188769602255192722012-08-03T07:28:27.495-07:002012-08-03T07:28:27.495-07:00I just started reading through your blog, and ran ...I just started reading through your blog, and ran across the 'family command center' post before knowing about this controversy. I only have a passing knowledge of your family, but the very first thing that struck me when looking at the picture of the list of chores was, "oh, Hannah must be older than the boys," not "why does Hannah have more chores?" It never occurred to me to be anything different!<br /><br />LOVE your blog, it's so inspiring!Jolenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-33632562727375441072012-06-03T11:55:41.534-07:002012-06-03T11:55:41.534-07:00how funny that people were so worked up!! i automa...how funny that people were so worked up!! i automatically assumed it was based on age when I read your original post, for some reason I just figured whoever's name was on the left was the oldest and it went down in age from there.heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-76245363680919786912012-06-01T04:08:20.928-07:002012-06-01T04:08:20.928-07:00Just found your site, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your site! ...Just found your site, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your site! <br /><br />As far as the controversy that happened a while back, I just have to say, you are being a mom. Being a mom is hard, thankless, and sometimes you have to put yourself into a timeout. Keeping the home tidy and organized is no easy task. I am a mother of 5, I should know :) However, even with all that, you are blessed in so many ways and are given a wonderful family that loves you unconditionally.<br /><br />I think that no matter what, it is our responsibility as parents to teach our children responsibility. That giving them chores teaches them that, and also helps them to realize that mommy is only one person and she needs help too. I have my children do dishes, do laundry (with my assistance), clean bathroom every Saturday (I maintenance the bathroom throughout the week by Clorox wipes), vacuum, clean their bedrooms, sweep the kitchen and bathroom floors. If we don't teach them, then what happens when they are on their own. We teach our children to be the best and so when its there turn to be adults, they will have no problem or being scarred to do those things. I love my children with all my heart as I am sure you do too, and by not showing them responsibility, you give them a disservice and disadvantage to adulthood.<br /><br />So with that, way to go! And I am totally going to try this out for my children.Our Jensen Family Clanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395256128647420563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-68833496087294156942012-05-01T17:42:03.348-07:002012-05-01T17:42:03.348-07:00i saw your comment about feeling like a wicked ste...i saw your comment about feeling like a wicked stepmother at theinspiredroom.net and i just HAD to come see if you really were a stepmom because introducing these concepts and implementing some of these changes in a household (that i affectionately refer to as "thunderdome") that was under the rule of sweet, but terribly spoiled and entitled nine year old (the result of single dad guilt) is...uh...tricky at best. <br /><br />we've only been married 3 month and i live in fear of being branded the evil stepmother. i wanted to see if you had any tips for stepmoms. you and hannah look like twins though, so i'm guessing not. sigh.<br /><br />in any case, i LOVE your command center. the three of us are moving into a new place soon and i was trolling blogs looking for decorating ideas. i'm obsessed with chalkboard paint and you'd better believe a version of your command center will be at our new home...evil stepmom fall out or not. she'll thank me for it later. wish me luck! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-71082295841641716802012-04-30T21:56:06.008-07:002012-04-30T21:56:06.008-07:00Just got here from Pinterest and love your command...Just got here from Pinterest and love your command center!!! There is a great quote I've seen "don't judge others unless you are perfect yourself" ... clearly everyone who gave took issue with the chore list is perfect themselves ... must be pretty darn boring for them all that perfection! I'm flawed and happy to be that way :o) FYI my 4 yr old does the dishes around here! He loves to wash the dishes (of course I remove all sharp objects first). He does a pretty good job too! Keep on doing what you are doing, and inspiring us all to be more creative xoxoThe Roaming Richmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200795985824533970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-31421863460793014782012-03-22T06:57:04.400-07:002012-03-22T06:57:04.400-07:00I wandered over here from pinterest and have to sa...I wandered over here from pinterest and have to say I love the idea. Then I saw that there was a controversy and I had to read more because I had no idea what it could be. I was thinking with you and could tell the list grew shorter, which meant to me that the child was smaller at the end. I have three boys and a girl on the way so my oldest is definitely going to be doing a similar list like yours and so on. When they are old enough to handle similar chores, we will do a chore rotation. Thank you for sharing! Great idea, one I'm excited to implement into my household.Editthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933005321006080924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-60133045360971029842012-03-22T06:56:24.707-07:002012-03-22T06:56:24.707-07:00I wandered over here from pinterest and have to sa...I wandered over here from pinterest and have to say I love the idea. Then I saw that there was a controversy and I had to read more because I had no idea what it could be. I was thinking with you and could tell the list grew shorter, which meant to me that the child was smaller at the end. I have three boys and a girl on the way so my oldest is definitely going to be doing a similar list like yours and so on. When they are old enough to handle similar chores, we will do a chore rotation. Thank you for sharing! Great idea, one I'm excited to implement into my household.Editthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933005321006080924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-20204861168305648082012-02-19T10:23:08.167-08:002012-02-19T10:23:08.167-08:00It was strange to me to read that you had negative...It was strange to me to read that you had negative comments on this. When I saw the original post, I assumed the children were listed by age (with oldest being on the left) and that the oldest had the 'bigger' chores. Honestly, how else would you list your own children? By favorites? When I list my children, I do it from oldest to youngest. Their chores are age appropriate, so my 12.5 yr old has 'bigger' chores than my 7 yr old. Seriously, people will find things to complain about. That being said, I LOVE THIS IDEA!! :) Hope you have a wonderful week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-46917890021387112872012-02-16T09:41:48.071-08:002012-02-16T09:41:48.071-08:00Wow! When I first saw your hallway, all I could th...Wow! When I first saw your hallway, all I could think was how amazing and clever it was. Never even occurred to me that there was something controversial in it. People just like to pick fights, I think. I never understood people who like confrontation...<br /><br />...as the old saying goes - Those who live in glass houses should not cast stones!Deedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713605066804729282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-45179551192850850402012-02-16T09:14:27.898-08:002012-02-16T09:14:27.898-08:00People are crazy! I knew the second I looked at i...People are crazy! I knew the second I looked at it that chores were divided up based on age. Great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-4088360411188185412012-02-12T07:20:30.215-08:002012-02-12T07:20:30.215-08:00Seriously? People need to mind their own business!...Seriously? People need to mind their own business! I found this post through pinterest today, and I love the idea. My first thought was not that she had more chores because she was a girl (honestly, I didn't even look at the names til reading your comments), but because she was the oldest. You can not expect children of different ages to have the same amount of responsibility! That would be silly!! As children grow, they need more and varied responsibilities so that they can learn how to function in the real world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-68799160219359214932012-01-30T08:51:22.046-08:002012-01-30T08:51:22.046-08:00I am just seeing this for the first time. What a g...I am just seeing this for the first time. What a great idea and I can't wait to make my own. I find it very silly that people made judgments based on assumptions about the chore list. It was quite obvious to me that they were age appropriate! Great work Mom! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592342156309750688.post-67171679570432906492012-01-29T06:49:13.201-08:002012-01-29T06:49:13.201-08:00Amen to Sunday as well! Thx for sharing your awes...Amen to Sunday as well! Thx for sharing your awesome ideas. LOVE LOVE LOVE this command center!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com