CONFLICT OVER space... and my BS things and his room......
So SS11 and SS15 got their wish for their birthday they got their OWN Xbox... for their OWN room at our house. BUT my son has a live account and now the skids do as well thanks to their grandma for giving them such a great gift. But sadly the internet we have is through my son's room so the only way they can xbox on live is IF we buy a wireless router (which we can't afford right now) OR they Xbox in my son's room.... on HIS Xbox. My son is completely OK sharing his space with the skids. But he being more mature and a bit cleaner has made a few rules that must be followed. His room is always clean (yes I mean always) and skids room we can barely see the floor due to all the crap in there. So he asked that they keep his room clean, asked they don't use his expensive headphones AND don't use his Xbox since they now have their own. My son lives with us. Skids come the six weeks of summer and then when ever McCrazy lets them come down. So I feel strongly that this bedroom is INDEED my son's space. And he has every right to make some rules when it comes to things he has BOUGHT on his own.
Saturday night we came home (my son is with his father for a week) and SS11 was in his room on the xbox with the headphones on. I asked him.. Did you call BS and ask if you could wear those and play? Oh yes yes he said he didn't care. Well skids had friends over (killed me watching all those kids going in and out of my son's room) and now BS money is missing. Today I called my son and asked him did you say skids could use those headphones? UM NO mom I did not. So I called SO to try to very nicely say that my son has not asked very much and honestly has taken the invasion of his space rather well up until now. I can tell SO was angry... we can't get Xbox live anywhere else in the house. Well honestly maybe somebody should have thought that before they bought it?! And skids are now saying that me and my son are tired of them and annoyed. Im not annoyed I just think there is some lack of respect going on. SS11 has certain toys that SS2 isn't even allowed to go near. Let alone touch. And that is respected. SS15 doesn't let SS11 TOUCH his games or his controllers or his phone etc. So why is my son the big issue if he asks a few things?
I do not know how to handle this. I need some advice ladies please. What can I do about the sharing situation and making sure all kids are understanding about boundries and what is too much and what is ok?????
Put a lock on your son's
Put a lock on your son's door. Introduce a new rule. They can only enter the room when your son is home. The room is off limits when he's away.
I wouldn't have been allowing
I wouldn't have been allowing friends in the room and SS would be punished for lying. Also I agree with locking them out. They also need to replace the money. They lied and broke the rules so they lose their privleges. Too bad so sad.
I agree with Disneyfan.
I agree with Disneyfan. They've abused the privelage. If you can't afford a router, can your SO afford to replace your son's belongings when his kids break them? Probably not.
Maybe grandma can afford the wireless router. To be honest, though, Live lags a bit if it's not piped in through a hardline. If not, oh well. Looks like the kids won't be playing unless your kiddo is home. I don't play. I only know this because my boys (SS13 and DS13) have internet piped into their room because SS plays Xbox live and DS plays a PC game called Minecraft that evidently uses a LOT of internet, according to my internet bill every month.
Well I went home last night.
Well I went home last night. I tried to talk to SO regarding my son and his space. It didn't go very well. My son asked that they not use his room. Asked that they not use his XBOX... my SO said he has never said anything like that to me? I said well he is saying it to me. Well that didn't last. SO was irritated I could tell. So he took my son's XBOX and unplugged it from his TV in his room and plugged in his kids XBOX. Thinking that solves it. But um what about my sons ROOM???????? Seriously. SO told me these kids are brothers now they need to learn to share. I was crawling out of my skin. If I had said something it was going to be full on war I could feel it. THEN SO came out in the living room and said BS even HID the one game I play?! I said NO HE DID NOT! I put it up because it was on the floor. My SO gave me the "oh......" I could tell he was trying to make it look like the things my son is asking or doing is being mean. Just a nightmare night. THEN around 10pm skids got in a fight because XBOX live was a Birthday present for the older one. And he told SS11 if he didn't stop being annoying he couldn't use the live..... which then imploded into a huge fight between SO and his kids. I know that SO was already irritated because he thinks my son is being an ass. So he let'r rip on his boys. UGH.......
Tonight I am going to share a few words of wisdom with SO. Sometimes kids get something and they don't want to share. I don't think they should ALWAYS have to share. I think kids have a right to say you know what that is the one thing I would like to have for just me. ALL three of our kids have something like that. And I think we should be more open to letting them decide those things.
My son's room is a disaster today. I am going to have to completely clean everything. They ate in there... they stripped his bed of all his blankets they are all on the floor. They put their feet all over his walls. I'm just not happy about any of this crap today.