Yesterday we planned on going camping but my OBGYN said I couldn't go due to some concerns over pre-term labor. We had SS13 and my 3 bios so we planned on BBQing and letting the kids sleep in tents in the yard instead.

We started the day with standard chores. I'd been telling the kids to work on their rooms since Friday night. Mine did, of course. SS13 ignored me as usual. In the morning, DD12 and DS9 were going to clean out the pool for some extra money. It's an above ground pool and needed some scrubbing and vacuming. They were going to work on it last week, but the time got away from us so it was already their "claimed" job.

I let the kids know that it's time for their paid chores on Sat morning. SS13 comes running downstairs ready to clean the pool. I let him know that he needs to do his regular chores before he can do extras. This gets him started pouting right away.

Anyway, eventually, DH has him mow the lawn, but because of his piss poor attitude and pouting while doing it, he just tells him to stop. I give my two that cleaned the pool some extra money and I give DS10 (who did some extra chores inside and did a few outside) a smaller amount. I allowed DH to handle any payment with SS.

As the day progresses, the kids want to go in the pool. I tell them it needs to fill. Over and over again.

At one point SS13 asks me 5 different times in less than a minute, "can we go in it when it's this high? What about this high?...." and on and on. I tell him each time that they can go when it's full. Stop asking.

So, FF to evening...

Boys move their stuff to the tent. I let them know one sleeping bag, one pillow - that's what they can bring at this point. SS wants to do something else and bring lots of extras. I tell him to put it away and follow the rules.

As he's pouting around the yard and being a general ass hole, I tell him he needs to stop with the attitude. He gives me some lip. I tell him that that's not acceptable and he needs to go to his room.

That kid looked me rigth in the eyes and said NO! He told me he didn't want to go in his room. I told him, it's not up to him