Monday, May 30, 2011

Welcome to the Real World

I find chores and boys so interesting.. The older boy (20 years old) has been home for 3 weeks going on 4.. has done no laundry at all.. I think he's taken one shower.  I heard yesterday that he told his younger brother to do his laundry for him.  I told Max he was not to do Shelby's laundry and if I caught him doing it he would have consequences.  He can do it himself.  Same thing with the cleaning.  They clean their rooms and bathroom.. that mostly means dusting in their bedrooms.  I don't let them use my vacuum because next time I try to use it it's broken.  So I vacuum.  They dust their rooms, do their laundry and clean the bathroom.. and I think that's a deal.. they are the ones making the bathroom all scummy so they can clean it.  I started this years ago when I talked and talked to them about being more careful in the bathroom if you know what I mean.  Not a fun conversation for a stepmother to have with two boys.  I had my husband talk to them first.. nothing changed and they both thought it was a big joke.. and the horrible thing is the bathroom had carpet.. yuck.. so I told them they would have to clean it.  Max does a pretty good job.. Shelby does the bare minimum and has to be sent back to do it over several times.  Acts like he's being tortured.  He works today but it's later this afternoon.  I told Peter to get him up so he can do his laundry and cleaning before he leaves.. I'm sure it will be an ordeal but that's what everyone has to do.. Welcome to the real world!

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