He's 16. We've asked him to help out with a couple of things recently, one being to come home to be in the house for his younger brother (13) coming in at 10pm (we were in a very very rare night out). He didn't come home. We need him to do the same thing this Saturday (2 Saturday nights out in a row!) and he's already complaining and saying he won't do it. I've already explained calmly to him that I do a lot to help him, not asking for extreme gratitude but simply saying that I do these things (mostly driving him here and there) because I want to help him and families help each other etc. fell on deaf ears. What I'm thinking is that next time he doesn't help out when asked I want to say, well next time you need my help I'll say no and will only start helping you when you start helping me. Is this childish? If so, how should I handle this?
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How do I deal with him being so unhelpful?
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fartmeistergeneral · 10/02/2015 21:46
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