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May 11, 2020
Good Summer Jobs for Teenagers Hi Taylor - I’m a high school sophomore and thinking about the best ways to make money over the Taylor summer, so I can start saving Kovar for college. Everyone I know wants to be a camp counselor, but I was wondering if you had any other ideas. - Thomas Hey Thomas - I’m glad you’re looking for summer work, you’ll definitely be happy with your decision down the road. There are lots of summer job options for teens, and here are just a few worth looking into: 1. Pet and house sitter. You can find lots of opportunities to feed and walk people’s animals, water plants, collect mail, etc. This is something you can do through people you already know as well as through various apps and online job boards. If you have open availability and are responsible, this is a good way to bring in money and something you might be able to do while working other jobs. It could also lead to work during the school year. 2. Car washer. If you’re the industrious type, you might be able to start your own car washing operation. People wash their vehicles a lot more during the summer when the rain lets up, and your parents and their friends might be happier going to see you rather than a business that charges more. A come-to-you car washing and detail business could grow into something you could even do once school starts back in the fall! 3. Tutor. It sounds like you’re a
diligent student, so the summer could be an opportune time for you to offer tutoring services. You can either work through a tutoring company or go out on your own, helping other students with the subjects you excel in. This is a good way to keep a relatively open schedule and make a good hourly wage. 4. Seasonal worker. Depending on where you live, there might be businesses (other than summer camps) that experience a big boost in clientele during the summer months. You can work at a national park or an aquarium, or help a rental company that gets busier during the months when people are having weddings and throwing parties. Start asking around to see who might need help exclusively during the summer. It’s possible there are good jobs right under your nose that you’ve never even heard of. Summer jobs can be a lot of fun and very rewarding. Hopefully one of these options will make sense for you. Good luck! Legal Disclaimer: Information presented is for educational purposes only and is not an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. To submit a question to be answered in this column, please send it via email to Question@GoFarWithKovar.com or via USPS to Taylor Kovar, 415 S 1st St, Suite 300, Lufkin, TX 75901.
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Living with children The biggest problem in the life of today’s all -too typical mother is herself. She is her own worst enemy. Them’s John fightin’ words, I Rosemond know, but please, hold the tomatoes and other vegetables and bear with me.
kids, I was not an object of obsession, much less coddling. I knew full well that my mother loved me with all her heart, but I was not the be-all, end-all of her existence. She had a life outside of her responsibilities toward me – a job, college, lots of friends. For that reason, I saw her as an interesting person. She taught me, at an early age, that women were interesting people. Every mother should have that purpose in mind.
One of the doctrines of the Good Mommy Club, the evil sisterhood to which many if not most of today’s mommies belong, albeit unwittingly, has it that the Good Mommy does as much for her child as she possibly can, and then some. A guarantee of frustration, anxiety, stress, resentment and guilt, that.
A mother who is obsessed with her kids is not going to be regarded by them as interesting. They are going to take her for granted. The idol doesn’t find the idol-worshipper interesting in the least.
The mother of the 1950s, the decade of my childhood, had no Good Mommy Club to which to belong. Furthermore, that very commonsensically-grounded mother wouldn’t be welcome in today’s GMC, which got its start around 1970 and has been swallowing women whole ever since. By the time I was three, my mother was deliberately, with purpose in mind, doing as little for me as reason allowed. I learned to tie my own shoes when I was four, for example, because my mother, after showing me how, refused to tie them for me. “John Rosemond,” she would say, “My job is to make sure you learn to stand on your own two feet, and if I let you stand on mine, you’ll never learn to stand on yours.” Hardly the words of an enabler. Kids don’t hear their moms talk like that anymore. What a shame. Telling her I “couldn’t” do something was unacceptable. “Well, that’s too bad,” she’d say, “because I’m not doing it for you.” Unlike all too many of today’s
Ephesians 6:10—6:20 Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
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All too many of today’s mothers have taught their kids – again, unwittingly – to think of them as biological vending machines who are there to dispense and deliver whatever they want. Vending machine, perpetual enabler, servant-on-the-ready; not selfrespecting roles for a woman to play in a child’s life. Today’s all-too-typical mom demeans herself and her sycophantic attitude leads to disrespect of all sorts. (And yes, I know there are exceptions and they know who they are.) Instead of respecting their mothers and wanting to please them, the Good Mommy’s kids EXPECT from her. I give thanks almost daily for having been blessed with a mom who showed me how to tie my shoes when I was four and let me figure it out from there. Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, p arentguru.com. John Rosemond has worked with families, children, and parents since 1971 in the field of family psychology. In 1971, John earned his masters in psychology from Western Illinois University and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.
