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alemci · 14/08/2013 11:05

I have given up. Have come back off holiday last week and left 2 elder dds who had work committments (18,19. slightly better this year and house looked superficially clean but bathroom grimey etc.

now it has fallen into the pattern of again me doing all the work and them sleeping, one rang on the door this morning and woke me up after going for a run. not helping, not putting their stuff away etc.

I have come to the conclusion that I will not be going in their rooms to collect washing and if they want it doing, they must sort it out and bring it to me.

my yd wouldn't even take her clean clothes up yesterday and they don't do anything like unstacking dishwasher. they did clear up after a meal after i cooked it.

there is extra stuff in the house as my ED is back from uni and they have had a fundraiser event which is brilliant but means we have ended up with extra stuff in the house which again they won't deal with.

I will grin and bear it as dd will be back at uni in sept and other dd will be going away in Sept for a few months but will she ever finish tidying up and sorting out her room?

I like a clean tidy house but what can i do? i have done with shouting and ranting IYSWIM

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alemci · 14/08/2013 18:52

no they haven't done a great deal but were quite independent in some ways. went to school on the train. ed didnt clean her showerroom even though asked and said other people use the loo which is true but still

they have gone out now but wish they didnt wind me up so much

when I try ro reason with thwm they say I have ocd but I dont think that is the case.

i lost it when we were trying to go out and they started dumping stuff in hall as they never sort out their bags.

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newryan · 14/08/2013 19:22

See, this thread is making me scared now. dd1 is not even a teen for another month but already she's got permanently rolling eyes and her room is one big pile of unwashed clothes. At the moment, though, the threat of phone/ipod/laptop removal does have an effect, temporarily. Are you telling me that soon this won't work anymore?!

CharmingCats · 14/08/2013 19:54

Point taken about the family treat! Specific tasks might be a good idea, though.... Good luck!

YouTheCat · 14/08/2013 19:56

The thing is you can allot tasks as much as you like but the chances are you'll still have to nag like mad to get them done.

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