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Michael

1988 300 SL (5 Speed)
1994 E320 Wagon
1997 C230

That thing got cupholders?

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

you can't see in the pic but I have a beer in each hand.

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Michael

1988 300 SL (5 Speed)
1994 E320 Wagon
1997 C230

Great pic, Michael. Kudos on having a couple boys who could stand that close together and not start bickering and shoving!

I'm counting down the days until my oldest can run the garden tractor. Maybe then, with the mowing burden lifted, my lawn won't look like crap.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Believe me, it's a mixed blessing.
My oldest was running the big tractor one day and didn't notice that one of the rear tires was almost flat. I do not know how you can operate a tractor with tires that are 5' tall and not realize that one of them is flat but I do know that $472 (of my money) later I had a new tire.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

With what it costs to raise kids, it would have been cheaper to buy a commercial zero radius machine.
There are other (non-0monetary) benefits to having kids.

Typically they only WANT to help with yard work until they are actually old enough to be ABLE to help.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I bought a manual push mower for my kids to run in one section of the yard where it was flat and I wanted the grass to look better than what the Snapper could give me. Even paying them did not get them to push the mower more than once. It is hard work!!!

I learned my lesson... our kids (or at least mine) are too soft. If you can get yours to continue doing the chores, that would be a great accomplishment

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

I tried that too.....and my daughter was really excited. For about 10 minutes.

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1981 240d - 135k - Arlene

You guys make it sound like the kids have a choice.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

That's cool. I am already enjoying yard work with my son. He always wants to go out and pick up sticks. He's not very good at it since he picks them up and throws them a few feet from where he finds them. He has a few more years to go before he can use the mower.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Completing chores = video game time. Very powerful motivator. No work, no game.

This chore is new this year and I've been surprised how well they do it. Not so good on straight lines, though. Between the criss crossing, turning around, and going in every which direction, I think they cover the yard five times.

It wears them out, but it's not that hard to push. The trick is to keep moving.

Chad, build a fire pit. It can be lit only when all the sticks are off the ground, broken up, and put into the pit. Boys love a good fire. It's officially for "outdoor cooking"...

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Michael

1988 300 SL (5 Speed)
1994 E320 Wagon
1997 C230

Great pic Michael!

I'm also looking forward to harnessing the apparently boundless energy of my two boys.

I woke up every Saturday morning to a chore list for my brothers and I. Checkboxes beside everything. If you got up early, you could do the easy ones and still have your share done. Then the lazy brother would be left with all the crappy chores, so there was some motivation to simply get things done. We learned a lot of good skills this way - painting, woodworking, lawn care, etc.

I very much plan on carrying on this tradition, and as SwampYankee mentioned, there won't be a debate on the matter.

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Michael- cute boys, what kind of grass is that- it's really green and lush.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Thanks, they’re both great kids.

The lawn is an exotic blend of weeds, clover, and grass. It’s green, though.

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Michael

1988 300 SL (5 Speed)
1994 E320 Wagon
1997 C230

Will you spank them for shirking these duties?

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1981 240d - 135k - Arlene