Comparisons

I recently explained to Christopher that his allowance was tied to his completion of his chores -- so if he didn't do his chores, he didn't get an allowance.

"That's not fair," he whined.

My angle: "You know how Daddy gets a paycheck every week? (Yeah.) Do you think they would keep giving him a paycheck if he wasn't doing any of his work? (No.) So, it's the same principle. You do your chores at home -- that's your work -- and then you get your allowance -- that's like your paycheck."

Christopher's response: "But it's still not fair! We have a lot more to do than Daddy does!"

I give up....