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Putting my foot down /what he said.

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Shithole101 · 09/07/2024 19:43

I cleaned my kitchen couple days ago . It's spotless.

I over heard ds friend on speaker phone. " your mum needs to clean her house " it stung but it was true. It's not like when I was first posting about it . But still...

Any way as I said I cleaned my kitchen. Yet ds17 every time he does food . There a wrapper, sauce,salt, knife or what ever left on the side. It sounds petty but im sick of tidying up after him. Also one person leaves something on the side others do the same next thing kitchen it trashed .

So I went to his room and told him it needs to stop. His answer was there was no bag in the bin. I said he could have put one in or use a carrier bag. There was a greggs sausage roll on a bag which he took. But left the bag . His answer to that was . The bag was already there. I said but you took the last sausage roll why not bin it. Then i went on to say your always making comments about the house being a mess yet you don't even tidy up basic stuff after yourself. His tone was really nasty but I still said what I needed to because I should not have to clean up basic things that he's big enough to do.

He's stored out the house now 😌.

She was sitting on sofa eating a big bag of crisps, and a sweet and drink . She left the rubbish on the sofa and a bowl. I made her cone down 2 flights of steps to him it and put bowl in dish washer . Sge was swearing under her breath etc .

I said so home on its ok for me to clear up after you . And everyone else . But if I ask you to tidy up after yourself I'm wrong. I told her everyone is going to stop taking the piss out of me .

4 kids in the house and I have upset 2 of them.. well done me.

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frozendaisy · 09/07/2024 19:59

I would DS's friend that males are just as capable of tidying houses as females.

As for upsetting the kids for what were minimal requests, meh, so what. I would keep it up move.

Sit them all down, and their/dad/your partner if applicable and explain things are changing they are no longer toddlers start acting like it.

Amd give them a list of non-negotiable expectations. Laundry in basket, change their beds, clear kitchen if used make a cup of tea for all, rubbish in bin/compost/recycling. And hour at weekend you all blitz the house. Whatever

Shithole101 · 09/07/2024 20:18

frozendaisy · 09/07/2024 19:59

I would DS's friend that males are just as capable of tidying houses as females.

As for upsetting the kids for what were minimal requests, meh, so what. I would keep it up move.

Sit them all down, and their/dad/your partner if applicable and explain things are changing they are no longer toddlers start acting like it.

Amd give them a list of non-negotiable expectations. Laundry in basket, change their beds, clear kitchen if used make a cup of tea for all, rubbish in bin/compost/recycling. And hour at weekend you all blitz the house. Whatever

To be fair they are quite good with their rooms . Have to kick butt every now and then but not bad. It's the family sort of areas they think they cam just dump and go.

No point having a sit down chat . They just switch off. Or start with the excuses or they bicker over shit . It's simple really. Clean up after yourself that's it .

Let's see how it rolls

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