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In this brief monologue, the speaker explains his parenting philosophy of refusing to give his children an allowance for routine household chores. He argues that paying children on a regular schedule for basic tasks would teach them an unrealistic expectation that simply waiting will result in payment, which does not reflect how the real world operates. Instead, he views chores such as making the bed, doing laundry, preparing lunch, and cleaning up as the inherent cost of living in the household. He emphasizes that compensation should be tied to solving genuine problems rather than performing routine duties, and therefore he deliberately avoids rewarding his kids with an allowance.
