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TEB

(12,917 posts) Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:28 AM Dec 2017

Having a crisis our boys no not a constitutional one

As in why is our gym gear for school not clean dad and we have no socks. Yes Du community our two thirteen year old are in meltdown mode. This morning they were digging for clean gym clothes and not a set clean for gym class. And why because they left them in their wall lockers at school and their school issued gym clothes you have to be in uniform. So I gave them a bottle of febreeze and said spray before you get dressed for gym. And thanksgiving week I bought three bags of socks so 36 socks. And this morning they hit my socks as there is at least 36 pairs of socks floating on their bedroom floor. Rule is get your gear to the laundry room I’ll do it or their mother. Why I asked them you both know how to do laundry and your fingers are not broken. I just caught looks from both of them like dad your being unreasonable.

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Having a crisis our boys no not a constitutional one (Original Post) TEB Dec 2017 OP

::snort:: irisblue Dec 2017 #1

I asked my 15 year old to clean the kitchen janterry Dec 2017 #2

Dogs are so much easier. ;) hlthe2b Dec 2017 #3

My favorite excuse cyclonefence Dec 2017 #4

Good on you and your better half for standing by your rules. AJT Dec 2017 #5

"Because sometimes the ones you love can stink" samnsara Dec 2017 #6

i cleaned my teen dtrs room with a snow shovel once.... samnsara Dec 2017 #7

irisblue

(33,036 posts)

1. ::snort::

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:34 AM

Dec 2017

And so early in the day

janterry

(4,429 posts)

2. I asked my 15 year old to clean the kitchen

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 07:43 AM

Dec 2017

so she loaded all of the dishes into the sink.

And then said, when I complained, I have a lot of pressure right now. At least I tried.

(so, I sympathize.)

hlthe2b

(102,405 posts)

3. Dogs are so much easier. ;)

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:13 AM

Dec 2017

If, periodically, equally messy.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)

4. My favorite excuse

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:49 AM

Dec 2017

when my son came up short like this, in response to why didn't you wash your clothes, was "It was the weekend, and that's my only time off." Seriously. He seriously would say that (also when whining about being told to cut the grass and any other normal household chore that a kid might be expected to do).