What small things keep the peace in your house.

[TeetotalKoala]

In our house, DH and I can't share a toothpaste tube. Each of us gets irritated with the way the other squeezes the tube. So we've solved the issue by having one each. Keeps the harmony.

What little weird things do you do in your house that keep the peace?

We have different bathrooms completely!

A 7.30 bedtime for the dcs. As they age they can read in their rooms for longer.

I know at some point they will start staying up even later but my god we all need a break from each other by that time of day.

Not expecting teenagers to do washing up and stuff after dinner when they have homework to do or want to relax.

Ridiculous quantities of USB chargers.

Separate bedrooms for me and DH! I made it a condition before we even moved in together

Separate toothpaste, separate duvets, a second telly...

I have my own bedroom and ensuite bathroom. DH has his own as well.

Everyone has about double the number of pants and socks that they need- no rummaging about in the washing basket.

Kids get thrown onto the trampoline in the garden if they get boisterous and irritating.

Letting the crabby teen eat alone. Peace reigns!

Yes to the USB chargers - we have lots of the cables and in the lounge we have a socket which has 3 plugs and 6 USB slots.

Yes, my children are also the type that need to be aired regularly. Bit like houses

An hour a day outside or they're demons. I put up with the mud!

Seperate bedrooms. Wouldn't go back to sharing now. I love my own room

A man cave where the PlayStation lives!

A super king bed with separate duvets, no more fighting for the covers or waking up cold!

Getting ready for bed separately (I actually would like to ban DH from the en suite as I see it as mine but it isn't so I can't!). I cannot bear him muscling in on the sink and nicking it to brush his teeth the second I step away momentarily with a face full of cleanser for a flannel! Fuck off I am using that! No I can't just 'budge up!'.

I just go up fifteen minutes before him these days. Far gone are the days of lovingly brushing our teeth side by side

Also air children regularly, come rain or shine!

As above, loads of charging points.

And letting children play to the end of the game / watch to the end of the episode before making them come to the table / go to bed etc. I’d be pretty passed iff if someone switched the telly off halfway through something I was watching!

Separate washing baskets for me and DP. We do our entire washing separate bar bed sheets and it's great.

Separate towel sets by colour.

Separate cars

Seperate laundry. He does his, I do mine. We both do towels and bedding. He ruins my stuff by doing it at wrong temp and putting the powder in the drawer, then hangs it all inside out and the wrong way round.

Isn't it funny how many of these things relate to 'do X separately' from DHs?! Anyone would think they're annoying

Not judging btw, I quite agree!

One child in the hall at a time. Poor DD waits in the foyer, but it is better than D's having an autistic meltdown at her a d hurting or swearing at her.

Eat separately. Sod all together, autism and sensory issues make it easier.

No metal cutlery on ceramic crockery due to sensory issues.

Text ds to do his teeth and get dressed in the morning. Phone is used as a communication aid for communication disability.

This small thing. We are much calmer now because of him

Two loos and two TVs.

Separate bedrooms here too! Only way for a decent nights sleep.

Here!

Really good Internet - we got the BT mesh thingy a couple of Christmases ago - best and quietest Christmas ever as everyone could get online!

Our house is old and has thick internal walls so the placement of the router was always being contested. The mesh has totally sorted this and we are all much happier 😊

Cheese what a smart boy he looks! Gorgeous!