We are off to Spain tomorrow, DS has gone out tonight with our blessing... he has a shock coming when he gets home....

[EllenWaiteourkid]

He isn't coming home (staying at a friends) which makes our leaving the house early in the morning easier, we can make as much noise as we like. Anyhoo.....

I have stripped out the pedal bin, (DH placing bets on whether he knows where the fresh bin liners are) 😁

I have put the food bin contents outside but failed to reline the bin.

The dishwasher is full to capacity but whoops I appear to have forgotten to run it before we leave.

None of it major, but all the invisible parts of how a house runs....

My boys would definitely put stuff in the unlined bin and that dishwasher would 100% be still full and unwashed when we got back 🤣🤣🤣

you never know OP, he might surprise you!! Although when I read the title I expected it to be that you were moving out and not telling him where!!

My 18yo would be quite hurt if I did this. It's basically going on holiday and leaving him a note saying "we think you're slovenly and incompetent, so we've deliberately left a load of shit for you to deal with". We don't treat each other like that in our family.

How old is he?

It sounds like you're acting out of spite.

Sponging the fun out of MN is a very serious matter and cannot be undertaken by just anybody.

Judging by the miseries on This thread it can actually be done by the majority

You're very brave OP. I leave my 17yo at home (college very quiet and works just 2 days) whilst I go to work. He can't even remember simple tasks. Tbf to him he'll always do as I ask he just forgets until I remind him to read the list!

I'd leave post it's in the bins to say "don't forget liner before using"

Either the people reading don't have older children,or are just pretending not to understand.

I get exactly what you're saying...be prepared for the texts off ds 😀

He’ll probably just go and stay at his mate’s and you’ll come home to sort it all out.

Yay.

Mine too. It just sounds so spiteful and mean. I don’t see anything funny about it at all.

WTAF?
Either you are completely raging at him as he's just been released on bail or you are very resentful about something. If he's a messy little shit, why, why, why leave him a party ready empty.

Mine is 18 and I'm with @Greensleeves on this one. And others.
A) it's spiteful
B) it's bizarrely boastful that you've brought a kid up that can't cope with simple things if you're not there

Judging by the miseries on This thread it can actually be done by the majority
Lol fair point.
Love the post-its idea. Am saving that for when my preschooler is old enough to stop trying to "help".

A tad passive aggressive. I'm not sure that he'll be too bothered and unless he shares your unique sense of humour, it'll probably be lost on him too.

Why on earth would you do that? What if something happens to you on your holiday?!

Feeling very smug because one of my dear sons job is to empty bin, rince it out and put in new bin liner. He often empties dishwasher too.

He's gone out with your blessing? Is he old enough to be left in the house whilst your on holiday??

Very odd post. Don’t you like your DS?

Does your DS actually know you are going on holiday ?

How old is he?

And put all the used towels in the linen basket, I was going to say washing machine but that could backfire if they are confined for a week. I also hope you are using the last of the milk and the juice in the morning and putting the empty cartons back in the fridge.

I think the dishwasher will be OK, but you run the risk of coming back to a very manky and disgusting bin, if he doesn't realise about the liners and just puts food waste into it. Given how warm the temps are going to be, that could be pretty gross for you to return to.

Your living dangerously. my kids would fill the bin still.

The ants dictate the conclusion of bad choices right now.

'Mum the house is full of ants!'

Me 'who could have possibly predicted that?'

catandcoffee · Today 21:08
EllenWaiteourkid
Oh we are at full on MN, it was meant to be lighthearted as in the invisible stuff hasn't been done, forget I spoke.

“Either the people reading don't have older children,or are just pretending not to understand.

I get exactly what you're saying...be prepared for the texts off ds 😀”

nonsense, we have older children (OKA adults). We like them, though and wouldn’t leave then with a mess they hadn’t made and laugh about it on SM to look cool.

As the owner of late teens children who can be left home alone while one goes on holiday - I sort of understand OP. But no one learns the basics of housekeeping by osmosis so you are also saying you haven't trained him up in these things which isn't great for his future house mates.

Most people leave a nice note and instructions and a I love you in case their plane crashes

Bit strange