Hiring a babysitter for DH's adult kids next time!
Almost posted this weekend about what an awesome weekend DH and I were having. 3 days away, no kids, no critters. Just fun with his family, all adults. It was so enjoyable and relaxing!
Then we get home last night...the patio chairs are stacked almost in front of the sliding door to the backyard, instead of by the garage door where they normally are, out of the way. A blanket that is usually on the loveseat for the cats to lay on is on the floor in front of the big couch. And neither SS18 nor SD20 know how either things got moved. Imma guess they had some friends over even though their dad told them they couldn't. Cuz even though the chair have legs, they didn't grow feet and learn how to walk halfway across the patio! I jumped SS about it last night and got "I don't know", then today he says he remembers moving them but doesn't remember why. Can't remember what happened in the last 3 days? I told him maybe next time I'll hire a sitter for them.
Also found out, no chores were done. When the cats away, the mice will play I suppose.
SS didn't clean up dog poop like he was supposed to when it was his week (week before last)...so he was supposed to clean it up Friday when we were gone. He "forgot" so he gets an extra full week to help him remember next time. Yep, I'm that mean...yeah whatever.
I have to keep reminding myself...SD will be out in less than a month, probably sometime in the next 2 weeks. SS will be out in less than 2 months...not soon enough, but sooner than I thought it would be. Hopefully I can keep my sanity until then...but I have started taking advice from someone that commented on a previous blog. I have been riding SS a little more than usual without giving him ammunition to tell his daddy I'm "being mean to him"...and maybe, just maybe I'll get lucky and he'll move out sooner!
EDIT***And yes, I know things could have been worse upon our return but I HATE HATE HATE being lied to and I hate the fact that they knew what was expected of them, and they chose to be lazy and not get things done. I'll be glad to go back to doing everything myself after they move out. Not cleaning the whole house and backyard and 2 lazy adult skids sitting on their butts doing nothing!***
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I wish! DH will allow them
I wish! DH will allow them to keep their keys, but I will set down an expectation that they will let ME know if they are coming over and SS will be told straight out that he is not allowed here if I or his dad are not here! I was/am still holding out hope that SS will swear at me, call me a name, something/anything, so that I can demand his house key back!
Eh what do they need a house
Eh what do they need a house key for as adults not living there?? They can call to come visit any time. They have NO NEED to enter your house with a key if you are supposed to be there and capable of letting them in.
Oh they might spend the night and want to go out with friends - okay, so they return at a RESPECTABLE TIME. When I lived with my grandparents (even when I VISITED) I returned by 10:30 or I stayed at a friends house after calling by 9:30 to notify them if I would be staying the night. Why? Because my grandmother would really ham it up stumbling down the hall (I know she was up watching TV) but she would hollar "bobby bobby someones breakin in going to kill us aaaww my heart I was soooound assleeeeep"... Then she would smell me up and down making sure I didn't smell of cigarette smoke cause if Iwas around my smoker friends, the coat stays in the garage. Adult or no, you live in someone else's house and eat their food, then you follow their rules or move out. I will do doing the same with my SD when she is 18+ rule wise (not the extreme guilt-tripping LOL).
Glad for you that they are moving out relatively soon!
I understand completely.
I understand completely. SS15 is no longer to stay home alone at our house. He is told that when he is along he needs to stay in the house or at the most outside on the back porch. We come home early he is no where to be found...back door WIDE open, for anyone to come in take what they want. Finally comes back from a friends house and tries to claim he was "watching" the house the entire time from his friend's house...BS!
"Maybe the evil stepmother in
"Maybe the evil stepmother in Cinderella wasn't so evil after all...maybe Cinderella was just a spoiled brat." I so LOVE this!