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to say no to my DS?

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velvetspoon · 21/01/2015 19:24

DS is 16. He wants me to buy him some online tv service which will allow him to watch WWE wrestling. Basically because his friends have it and he thinks he should Hmm

I have said no. Various reasons:

DS is overweight but wants to get fit, so I offered to sign him up to my gym, and pay the first month. He never went, though kept saying he would, and would pay me back. I eventually cancelled it at Xmas, he's not paid a penny.

He already spends a lot of/ too much time playing Xbox and on Skype or Snapchat or Twitter to his friends. He is doing AS levels and has already had a ticking off twice from his school for getting behind with work.

He doesn't do much round the house, makes a mess, and is often pretty rude. He doesn't get up unless I spend 15 mins shouting at him (and run him a bath) every morning.

So generally I am not that well disposed to him atm. And I don't want him having more excuse to be online til all hours.

He says this is v unfair, and I am bu.

I've told him to ask his dad instead. Apparently he has, but his dad (my ex) said he didn't see why he should do it as he already pays DS's xbox Live account, and to ask me.

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DeliciousMonster · 22/01/2015 08:59

Spend your money on an alarm clock.

notonyourninny · 22/01/2015 09:13

Yanbu. I have limited teen experience dd1 is 13. Just wanted to add, dd was late for school a couple of times and school were surprised that we were not getting her up in the morning, dh leaves for work before she wakes and I'm often still in bed or just getting up when she leaves. Dh has gone back to ringing her in the morning but hopefully will drop that soon as she hates it.

notonyourninny · 22/01/2015 09:13

At some point teens need to learn to get themselves up and ready.

Fudgeface123 · 22/01/2015 10:13

Why can't he get up earlier and run his own bath. He might have got up earlier today because he's trying to get you to buy this thing for him...he'll soon revert back to type when he gets his own way. Which I suspect he will

IHeartChristmasMoomies · 22/01/2015 10:52

Is that what schools do now?! I would leave him to it as well and tell school I won't be attending a meeting about getting him out of bed as it is his responsibility and you can only do so much.

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