Saving Face

Im a person who tries to make the peace with everyone in my household no matter what, especially my children. My husband can be very strict which is a great thing since I'm such a "softy." My children have simple chores to do around the house each day which consist of making their beds, letting the dogs outside and unloading the dishwasher. A few weeks ago my son went to his friends house but was told first he had to do his household chores. When I got home from work his bed was unmade and the dishwasher was full. Knowing that my husband would be home in about an hour I decided to do his chores myself to save him from getting grounded.  Knowing this was wrong I called him and made an agreement. I told him that when he got home he had to help me out around the house which he agreed to do. I think this is okay once in a while as long as he knows what he did was wrong and makes up for it. I would consider myself the glue to our family and try to keep the peace as much as I can. Saving face isn't always right but I think with minor things such as this it can be okay.