Grown SC
hey, does anyone have any ideas as to how to deal with grown SC? My SD needs some manners or something. She likes to come to our house because I cook for her and clean up after her two kids. She called from her cell phone Sunday, stating that she was on her way to our house. She did not bother to ask if we had plans. So, her father called her back and told her that we were planning to go to after-Christmas sales, and that we would be glad to drop by her house and give her our gifts to her. (She has two small kids-ages 4 and 2-lives with the father of the kids, but the kids go by her maiden name) Anyway, we get to her house-she acts peeved-never offers a glass of water or anything. She wants to come to our house this weekend. What should I do? Give her the same treatment that she gave to her Dad and I? Help! I'm dreading the weekend already!!
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First I think you and DH
First I think you and DH should establish some boundaries/rules in your household. For example: 1) Anyone who visits should call beforehand to ask if it's okay to stop by. 2) Anyone who visits with children will tend to their children and clean up after them. and so on.
Once the two of you have established your boundaries/rules, then DH should discuss them with SD. As for going to her house, you can't make her apply the same manners in her own home. I would suggest spending as little time as possible there or not going at all.
I forget my manners sometimes, especially with the one's I love and are comfortable with.
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Hey, thanks so much
Hey, thanks so much middlemom. I enjoy being around the little ones, but SD Uggh! She makes me feel that I don't deserve her Dad! He tells me that SD feelings are those of BM passed onto her.