PHONE CHARGER SAGA!!
VENTING AS USUAL
Ever since I've known SS10 to have a phone, he's gone thru chargers beyond chargers! Between him and careless DH, they both gotten many phones over time due: broken, lost and just sheer stupidity. "I" and my BD16 have only had a few since upgrading to iPhone way back when. But we always keep them for long time before actually needing to get a upgrade. And only lost one charger between me and BD. Actually I use to have an abundance of chargers because the times I've had the newer chargers for iPhones we've kept them. But guess what... now they are all gone (except the only 1 I have left) because of DH and more so SS10 and lack of being responsible for a charger lost them all. Let's just say over time SS has lost 15/20 chargers including mine, my daughters extras, and another family members charger. Could have possibly lost more because I'm sure he lost some with his mother's or at her house!!!... To this day DH does not EVER instill and demand SS10 to ever be responsible for any of his belongings and why should he? If he loses it, breaks it, ruins it and or anything of his - it simply gets replaced and new things are bought! It's disgusting how this happens.
Soooo, this is where the dysfunction begins... SS10 comes upstairs looking in the junk drawer... there absolutely nothing in my junk drawer that's meant for him. I asked him what was he looking for. He responds "a cube". I replied where's yours that you had? Of course the kid shrugs his shoulders and never knows anything. I told him " you had your charger last so what did you do with it???" Of course here comes DH has to chime in cause heaven for bid I say anything to SS because there he is all defensive (reasons why I disengage cause if I said anything he has to defend him over stupid unrealistic bs) DH replies to me and says he never had a cube he used another one that not a iPhone cube. (No duh asswipe, I know that) I respond I know that but he charged his phone last and had his charger so I'm asking him what did he do with his own charger and how did he charge it? DH says he connected it to his PS4!!! Oh stupid DH good try defending him by lying to me cause your sweet little irresponsible son took the charger with a cube attached it, downstairs cause I saw him do it- the last time he was here on MONDAY! So I relayed that to him (minus the adjectives I mentioned) and asked why is he lying for him??? What is his purpose of getting involved with me asking SS questions and LYING?! He should learn to be responsible enough to know what he does with his own charger knowing he uses his phone all the time!! Also, mention he should stop buying chargers because all he does is lose them and teach him a lesson therefore he can learn when you have something, like a charger, it's important to not be careless and constantly lose his stuff. (Thinking to myself "why would he actually parent his child ever and teach such traits to him, when he just that dad who buys him anything and everything?")
WHY ON GODS GREEN EARTH IS DH PISSY WITH ME CAUSE HIS KID ISNT RESPONSIBILE??! I laughed because I told SS to look harder downstairs cause he had it last and it should be down there. As what normal parents would tell a child to do in the event they can't find anything!!! Because I'm not looking for this kid while he sits and watches me to find his shit! It's called fucking look!! GUESS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LOOK FOR THINGS???? TADA!!! IT WAS ON THE VERY FUCKING TABLE HE SITS ACROSS FROM WHILE PLAYING PS4!!!! WOW, you see what happens when you make a child look for themselves vs doing it all for him! HE ACTUALLY FOUND THE STUPID FUCKING CUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE CHARGER THAT PLUGS INTO THE WALL! SO, I look at DH and said so did you know he put it there and just maybe he disconnected it from the cube to charge it on his PS4??? I bet you fucking didn't!!! I bet you felt the need to lie and defend your kid vs just actually for once trying to be a parent and make him look for his own shit, right?!? cause that would be the responsible and parent like thing, WOULDNT it?!?
DH storms to the room and slams the door! I don't care. It I'm not gonna have no Disney dad act like a fucking disgusting parent and lie to me cause he can't make his own child look or find his own shit! Just parent your fucking kid for once in your life and teach him some responsibility.
God for fucks sakes! As the shenanigans of bullshit continues with these two stooges!
chargers may sound petty but they are clearly hot commodities in this house between these two idiots! I won't ever give up mine for them because anything they touch gets lost or ruined. Ugh stupid I tell ya.
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Is this just a step kid thing
Is this just a step kid thing or a kid thing? Because it seems kids are absolutely idiots when it comes to phone chargers. though it seems like step kids just don't learn to take a charger with them and have this magical thinking that they will be provided with a charger wherever they are.
SD always forgets a charger but also can't bear to be away from her phone for more than a few minutes to allow it to charge. I swear this past weekend I knew the battery status of her phone because she was constantly announcing how much she had. I guess she was trying to create a sense of urgency for us to go get her a charger. I have a Note so it's Android and my charger doesn't work for her iPhone. I also don't even use the wire charger I just use a wireless one. However my wireless one wouldn't work for SD either because then she would have to take off her fashionable phone case or place the phone face down. so even though I provided a solution it wasn't good enough for her because she wanted a cable charger so she could continue to use your phone while it charged. She continued to frantically announce her battery status trying to get my husband or his family members to donate a charger to the cause. You think somebody who is so obsessed with being on their phone would not lose chargers so frequently. The charger is just as important as the phone so I really don't understand.
Finally when her percent is down to single digits my husband was recruited to help her find a charger. He offered his wireless charger because we both prefer to use them and just sit our phones on them overnight. Again it was not acceptable to SD. He ended up digging through an old junk drawer to find a old cable charger that we use for our Apple TV remote and she accepted this solution. She sat on the couch straining to use her phone while it was plugged in. Continuing to announce battery percentages. I don't think this child ever has a full battery because she absolutely could not stand to be away from her phone long enough for it to actually charge.
SKID THING
I personally believe it's a Skid thing. Since they have such entitlement to everything and almost always don't need to require the trait of responsibility and or respect in a house that isn't theirs! Everything you just wrote sounds just like my SS10, are they the same kids? Lolol
This child is obsessed, and agree I don't think it's ever been fully charged once. You are absolutely right about not being able to leave the phone for a little bit so it can charge. SS has his phone on him like he's a grown ass man that needs his phone that much because he's so important.... there had been times when I was asked by DH, at night cause I charge mine at night and also use it for work, if I can let him use it because his was dying and he was crying cause it was about to die out.... UHM, hell no! I need my phone more than he needs to watch YouTube, better find him a charger or make him look for the ones he loses! I don't care if he's crying- it's a damn cellphone and he's 10, it's not that serious!
Also, when SS phones dies, it's ok, he's not whining about it as much, why? Oh because he just ask DH to use his and all is ok. DH hands his phone over to him like nothing. Instead of telling sweet ole SS no, wait till yours is charged- nah, why do that. He just suffices him until DH phones dies out!
I swear- I cant stand how technology has taken over kids this much. They don't even know what it's like to be a kid anymore without their withdrawals of needing a phone, game console or etc.
I use my phone a lot and it's
I use my phone a lot and it's probably too much but I at most top off with a extra bit of charge once in the afternoon once in a while.
she is on her phone constantly the brightness turned up all the way doing battery intensive things like watching movies or FaceTiming or taking pictures. I use my phone A LOT. I'm assuming she begins the day with a full charge but she is whining for a charger before lunch. I very rarely see my phone get below 20%. SD routinely freaks out that hers is at 5% or 2%. Have some freaking self control!
Too much phone usage in children kills any amount of patience they might have. It also makes them a so lazy. I watched a lot of TV when I was a child but a TV is at least confined to one place. These step kids are watching videos constantly. Its ridiculously rude when they do it during meals and they will stay up all night watching videos or whatever dumb thing they do. SD has gone up at least two pants sizes since she got her phone and I don't mean due to normal growth.
You are entirely right in that they act like they are a ER surgeon on call and they need their phone with them at all times. these kids aren't even active on social media yet it's not like they're getting notifications they just need to be constantly entertained. That's why your husband's phone stands in just as fine as SSs. He's not using it to connect he's using it to kill time and expand his ass.
Ugh I feel your pain. SD has
Ugh I feel your pain. SD has no respect or responsibility for her things either. Doesn't care if things get smashed or lost because she expects a replacement, so then it's fine, right? FFS. I've lost count of the amount of items of clothing, toys, phone chargers etc that have been damaged or lost because of her lack of respect or even brain cells. It's a wonder these skids will ever become functional adults if they can't even not break a phone charger every 5 minutes.
I couldn't agree more. SS is
I couldn't agree more. SS is the same way. No respect or care for any of his belongings- AT ALL!!
It's funny how tight they
It's funny how tight they hang onto these precious commodities if they knew deep in their bones that it was the very last one in the house. And if they lost it they'll have nothing to charge their phones with. A lesson that will never sink in if the disney parent waves the magic wand and materialises a new sparkling charger immediately
EXACTLY!!!
EXACTLY!!!
Not just skids
After everyone taking mine because I'm the only one who consistently puts hers in a specific spot, I bought everyone a different charger. And I pointed out why and that there was now ZERO reason to touch mine ever. If mine moved or was gone there were consequence (like turning off wi if and cell service--which I could do because I have the power and know how).
But this has happened with most everything of mine except clothes and jewelry because I'm the only girl (note I did not say shoes because DH let OSS wear my boots to go sledding when he was at the peek of stinky unshowered teen). I've had to hide what I don't want taken or used, even from DH. It's ridiculous but is a very solid example of no respect or boundaries.
I've been known to unplug
I've been known to unplug charging devices hooked up to my charger without my permission. I also made it clear to DH why. I needed my phone for work, charged it on my bedside table at night and my charger never moved from there. There was h*ll to pay if that charger wasn't there and it would materialize in 5 min or I'd start looking myself. It was DH or OSD.
I opted out of the stupid iPhone cost years ago. I can get a great phone for $300. I'm upgrading for the first time in three years...DH bought OSD an iPhone for her first phone, didn't tell me. My mouth dropped open in shock when she unwrapped it. I just couldn't...