Mom finds the perfect way to ensure her internet-obsessed kids do their chores

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Brian Koerber
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Parents will forever find new and inventive ways to ensure that their kids are completing their chores instead of wasting the day away online.

Using her kids' precious Wi-Fi as collateral, this mother forced her children to clean the kitchen and send a photo of the completed work before sending the day's Wi-Fi password.

But there's a catch: in order to prevent her kids sending an old photo of the clean kitchen, she states in the note that the photograph must contain one box of crackers placed on the stove. Clearly, the children in this household are a bunch of tricksters.


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So sure, it's a little bit of work. This mom has to wake up every morning and figure out a new Wi-Fi password for the day, but the payout is probably worth it.

May the odds be ever in your favor, parents.

Bonus: Corgi butts in slow motion

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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