Tithing

So we decided we should start letting the kids earn some consistent allowance...i know , i know it is critical for them to learn to work, but i am the type that just wants to get it done AND the way i want it.. but the other day i was watching nanny 911 with my kids and it was very disturbing what it could do to your children . my kids clean and make there beds and such but it is time to get dirty! so anyway we also wanted them to start paying tithing and getting into the habit... my little Parker was the first to earn some money and was very happy of the idea of paying tithing ...so after i let him buy some pizza at Sams Club we went home with the rest of his money to put in an envelope( iknow you should pay tithing first! and this is why) he FLIPPED out when he saw he had to pay 1 quarter and 2 dimes the world was over! he could not handle it...so i finally sat him down and explained to him how blessed we are to be able to keep 90% of our money and how the lord only wants 10% and showed him how much he had left....he was still not accepting this...i then said to him what would happen if no one paid there tithing and there was not a single church to go to or the yummy snacks to eat at our primary activities....he just sat and thought about that for a while and then i asked him what would we do if we did not have our beautiful temple to go be sealed in? we would not be an eternal family? we then talked about when we went through the temple and how paying tithing is a commandment and how much Jesus loves us. after that he was fine and happy to lick that envelope and write his name on the front ...
THE JOYS OF BEING A PARENT!