Why Don’t They Empty the Dishwasher?

And other questions about Teenagers

I have a pastime as an assistant coach on a girls’ basketball team. A few weeks ago, the head coach asked me an excellent question, “Why aren’t they running the offence?“. This is a question we often ask each other. I had a momentary epiphany, which I still like a great deal.

“Why don’t they empty the dishwasher, even though we tell them to do it every day? Why, when they finish emptying the dishwasher, don’t they put dirty dishes into the dishwasher?“

Most parents of teenagers

It sums up the problems we have with the young ladies. They don’t listen to us. They don’t seem to remember things that we think are very important, and probably believe these are “requests.”. The other option is they don’t listen or they don’t think the tasks are very important. However, that is not really the point of this post.

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We keep thinking the girls are making "mistakes." I don't think that is the case. It is just that they don't think of it at the time. It is a sin of omission, not a sin of misinterpretation or mistaken action. We will keep working with the young ladies. Although the season is coming to a close very soon, maybe they will have an epiphany of their own.

I have surmised this is what happens to many folks. They start creating the Shite Vortex that becomes their financial situation. They are not trying to create it. By forgetting the simple rules that Financial Bloggers spew daily, they create the problem. (Sorry, a long weekend of dealing with bodily fluids.)

This doesn't excuse either our players or the folks who create Financial Shite Vortexes. It just helps me understand the thinking process more. (I empathize, but I don't sympathize). Understanding why mistakes are made, gives me hope that the "mistakes" can be averted the next time.

Why do you think folks do those weird things, that they know are wrong, but do them any how? Do you have a dishwasher that never gets emptied?