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Valeriam
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More from the evil chore assigner
Valeriam
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I thought you guys would get a kick of this one--- the last time my husband asked this kid to mow the lawn-(after me stopping him from doing it after a 10 hour shift and reminding him that he had a very capable 14 yr to do that especially since he hasn't done it in months!) the boy said "Are you kidding me?"----- And I swear my husband almost gave in but saw the look on my face ready to explode on his 'prince'.
Ugh--- this is what I have to deal with. Plus the awful tension between the boy and I since I'm the awful person who came into his life and destroyed it. Before I was around he got awful grades, not even a C average, demanded frivilous things everytime we went out even if it was a drugstore and did nothing. I know I sound like an awful stepmom but look what I have to work with. My husband say I should be glad he isn't a drugy, gangster, or has anyone pregnant. I say not yet anyway.
Sorry but I can not participate in raising a lazy, inconsiderate, and selfish person. And I tell the boy- sorry I have such high expectations for you but I know you are better than that.
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We set our kitchen timer for 15 minutes every day. During that time the TV goes off and everyone is required to do housework (this does not count SDs regular chores, dishes, or laundry). Fifteen minutes is not a long time at all. SD usually uses that time to clean her room. DH will dust, or vaccum, or change sheets, and I usually work in the kitchen or bathroom clearing the desk, mopping, etc...
Our house isn't perfect, but it's a lot better since we've started this. Maybe if you proposed this to your H it would go over better? Since then SS would just be expected to act as every other member of your family. He could not claim you were "picking on" him or singling him out.
You're still going to have battles over things like the lawn mowing, etc... But if your H wants to do those things himself, I'd just let him. But don't listen to any b!tching about how tired he is after.
Preaching to the choir. I live with my 19 yo FSD. She's never had a real job. She has a business taking photographs but she only does one session a month or sometimes less. And as far as I can tell her Dad is the one who finds the clients. She finally got a job a few weeks ago and quit after three days because she didn't like it.
She never does dishes, never cooks, NEVER cleans. Nor can she be bothered to put her dishes in the sink or throw her coke can away. All she does is sit on my couch and watch my TV day and night. I am counting the days until she leaves to the dorms in August, but I fear that won't last and she'll coming running home to daddy.
Just a vent. She isn't all bad but it amazes me the absolute lack of work ethic or just basic chores. I forgot to mention the disaster bedroom...
My SDs are 9 & 10, their only chore is to clean their room occasionally and fold their own laundry (this started because miss ma'ams like to change their clothes multiple times a day and folding is my most hated chore so I refuse to do it). The girl next door is spoiled and has no chores plus they dont have chores at home either so they came home complaining. THEN SD1 went into this long monologue about why I should be the one to fold her clothes. She is lucky she is my SD and not my bio kid. I had to leave the room to stop from going postal and if it was my kid I would probably have let them have it.