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To expect my kids to wait until I am off the stairs?

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RoseMartha · 14/06/2020 21:19

Particularly in reference to when I am carrying a hot drink or heavy laundry basket but also as a general incident.

They can never wait until I am up or down and barge past me when I am half way. I taught them to wait as young children, now as young teens they dont care.

I set good example and always wait if they are already on the stairs for them to exit stairs when I need to use them but curtesy is never returned. I speak to them about it and as I said they dont care, and think I should move out the way.

I am putting this down to teen behaviour and try not to make a big deal, or should I be pulling them up on it as bad manners?

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DuckALaurent · 15/06/2020 13:23

Bad luck to pass on the stairs and bad manners.
Stop them in their tracks and send them back the way they came every time.

Repeat for years until it sinks in.

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