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An Atlanta mother is making her kids work hard for their money.Instead of giving them an allowance,Shaketha Marion McGregor is giving them actual job titles and duties.Her innovative idea that she posted on Meta has been shared over 114,000 times.
In a selfie,the mother of three showed that she was now "hiring" for three positions—laundry supervisor,lead housekeeper and kitchen manager—for her company called "This Mom Means Business".The photo also showed that she would be holding interviews for these jobs.The applicants?Her three kids Jahkeem,13,Takeia,10, and Serinity, 6.
McGregor said the interviews went smoothly.To her surprise,the youngest was the most professional."Jahkeem almost laughed the entire time,which caused me to laugh a lot,too.It was tons of fun.His only questions were,‘How much do I get paid?How often do I get paid?And do I have to pay tax?'"
The kids are handling the responsibilities of their new job duties pretty well so far,though it has only been about a week.McGregor says they're anxiously awaiting their first paycheck.The mother said she came up with the idea after she had to replace a lot of items she lost during a tragedy."We lost a lot of things last year in a house fire and I've been really working hard to recover the things that we need,"McGregor said."And my kids continued to ask for things that they want so I figured it would be best to have them earn it."
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There was something in the elderly woman's grace that caught my eye.Although slow and unsure of her steps,the woman moved with deliberation,and there was no hesitation in her gestures.
It was a few years ago,and I had taken a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall.From inside the store,I could see the people outside rushing by.
The elderly woman entered the store,along with her daughter,who was displaying a serious case of impatience,rolling her eyes,sighing and checking her watch every few seconds.I guessed if she had possessed a rope,she would have fastened it to her mother to drag her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers.
The elderly woman separated from her daughter and began to seek through the DVDs on the nearest shelf.After the slightest hesitation,I walked over and asked if I could help her find something.The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title written on an old piece of paper.
Rather than rush off to locate the DVD for the woman,I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it.Looking back,I thought I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment.Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother,who'd passed away.I missed my mom and still felt regretful about the moments when I'd used my impatience to make her unhappy.
As we walked along the back to the store, I introduced its floor plan:old television shows,action movies,cartoons,and science fiction.The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation.
We found the DVD and she thanked me,saying that it was the one she'd enjoyed when she was her daughter's age.Unwillingly,I accompanied her to the cash register,realizing I had to return the elderly woman to her daughter,who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store.
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As the elderly woman was waiting in the queue at the cash register,I walked over to her daughter.
Together they made their way toward the store's exit.
