My Son Demanded I Pay Him to Wash His Own Plate — So My Husband Made a Deal He’ll Never Forget
After dinner one night, I casually asked my teenage son, Wesley, to wash his dish.
That’s it. One plate.
But instead of just doing it, he turned around and snapped,
“Why should I? I’m not your slave!”
I blinked, caught off guard. “Excuse me?”
He crossed his arms and said, “You don’t pay me. I do work here for free. That’s basically slavery.”
Before I could even respond, my husband chimed in:
“We house you. Feed you. Clothe you. Educate you. That’s not nothing.”
But Wesley just shrugged, feeling pretty clever.
“If you want me to do chores, then start paying up.”
I was about to lose it. But then my husband leaned in, completely calm, and said:
“Alright. Let’s talk payment. How much do you think your chores are worth?”
Wesley named his price. Boldly.
My husband nodded and agreed — just like that.
Wesley smirked, thinking he’d just won the battle.
What he didn’t know was…
The real lesson was about to begin.
And it was going to cost him.
A teenage boy demands that his parents pay him for doing his household chores and learns a painful lesson.
