To wish that kids and dp would pick after themselves

[wheresthelight]

I cannot be the only one who gets thoroughly pissed off with the fact that it does not occur to anyone else in the house to pick up their crap and put it away or in the bin?!

Example 1
Dsd has made herself a drink, left the squash bottle on the side rather than put it in the cupboard right next to her. She has spilt some and just walked off and left it and then left her empty glass on the side rather than move 2 feet to put it in the bloody dishwasher

Example 2
Dp has brought the shopping out the car and just dumped it in the hall rather than walk the extra 5 feet to the kitchen. I have left it there for and hour before getting posses off and putting it away

Example 3
We have a shoe rack in the cupboard but rather than open the door dsd, dss and do have just dumped their shoes in the hall. Upon being yelled at asked to put them away they have opened the door and just lobbed them in rather than move dd's changing back to put them on the empty shelf

This is all this evening

Dss is 12 on Sunday, dsd is nearly 10 and dp is nearly 40

Please someone tell me they will eventually grow up

[reni1]

Feed the whole pizza to the dog.

[wheresthelight]

Reni - very tempting idea! When he went to tell the dog off I did point out it wasn't her fault and he should have more sense than to leave it on her reach!

Ohh and to cap it off, we were instructed the kids had to be home for 6, arrived and she text to say she has had to go out and doesn't know when she will be back. No forethought or enquiry as to whether we mind having them longer etc.

I am cross because we have to get the car packed tonight as we are leaving here at 730am to drive to London for a wedding. I haven't slept due to my dd being poorly and having pulled a muscle in my neck for about 4 days so am running on my very last nerve! I was counting on being in bed by 8. She now wants us to arrange with her parents for them to have the kids.

[Stripyhoglets]

No reason why you still can't be in bed by 8 though. Get packed. Leave the jobs he hasn't done - they are still his jobs. He sorts his kids out.

[wheresthelight]

Not that easy! My dd is a light sleeper and I wanted everything done before she was in bed which hasn't happened. It means that when they do finally go home/to wherever it will wake her up which means I will then be up because she will not settle at night. He works nights so isn't often here so she isn't used to him being there at night and gets more upset.

I have told dp to pull his finger out his ass and get it sorted or the kids are going to have to go to bed here and she will have to be on the doorstep at 7am

[Reubs15]

My mum and her partner have his kids at weekends and they get away with anything at their mums. However they know there are different rules at their dads and tidy up after themselves/go to bed on time etc. They know there's no other option as there will be consequences for their behaviour. To the extent that their mum rang up mine to get her to go round and have a word with the eldest!
As for your partner, go on strike! Don't do anything for him til he gets the message. His ex can't stop contact, if he is on the bc he has the same amount of rights as her. If she does he can take her to court and would get access