OMG- making progress-no chores=no tv

Valeriam

Wow--- my husband actual has made his son do some chores. He swept and mopped living room as well as dusted blinds and cleaned the common bathroom.  Allelluia!!!  AND---- he said it is his responsibility to mow the lawn on a weekly basis!!! OMG--- I just hope he follows through with all this. 

What I finally said to hubs was this- Fine. The boy doesn't have to do chores but I will physically remove the tv out of his room and if he decides he wants it back he will have to complete a list of chores everytime he comes back from his moms. (chores: clean bathroom, mow lawn, sweep and blinds).  Everytime he goes with his mom I will take the tv out and start all over again.  Husband new this will not go over well with the boy so he told him he better do his chores or else- step mommy will do the above. I guess I had to show the hubs I meant business in order to relay the msg to the boy.  I'm just trying to build the boy a good work ethic and to realize their is more to the world than just himself and that he needs to help out. 

xmaryrickx

You wipe down all Of your blinds once a week? It would take me three hours To do that. Minimum. 

 

Im all for chores-what's the point of having kids if they don't clean-but this seems a bit much. Also, your H putting this on you is not acceptable.  

MarSamWhitney

I think its great that kids be responsible, but to have your H say "Step mommy will yank your tv if you don't shape up!!!" Would probably make your SS resent you...dontcha think?

cole2144

MarSamWhitney:

I think its great that kids be responsible, but to have your H say "Step mommy will yank your tv if you don't shape up!!!" Would probably make your SS resent you...dontcha think?

This! Your husband needs to man up and be a parent, not a friend.

tlcondon

I agree with PP. Your DH should not put this on you or your SS is going to resent you for this.  He should be the one to man up and make his son do the chores and remove the TV if he does not. Its hard being in the stepmom role and being the one to enfore the rules and you dont want the SS to resent you knowing you are the one removing the TV when things dont get done.