Leaving lights on

[AnyFucker]

A small thing but part of a bigger picture of thoughtlessness, laziness and downright inability to take any responsibility.

Several times a day I am switching lights off that have been left on. I hear the two teens go in a room, even in broad daylight and the light is switched on and left on.

Me and DH leave early for work, we come back to find several lights in the house left on all day.

Repeated nagging, appeals, warnings etc are having no effect. There is other low level annoying thoughtlessness too (nothing out side of normal teen behaviour, I accept this) but this is Getting My Goat

I am seriously considering splitting the electricity bill into three and charging them but DH thinks that is unreasonably drama llama. (one works FT and pays board and the other is at college)

What does everyone else do ?

When my eldest moved into her own flat I took her some house wRming present, you should have seen her face when I sprinkled sugar all over the kitchen work top, brought sopping wet towels and placed the carefully in the bathroom floor, opened all the cupboard doors and left a couple of draws open

She asked what I was doing and I told her I wanted her flat to feel just like home....

I think it's the law that all teenagers must leave lights on dishes in the sink.

Ivy, I fantasise about doing just that

I think it's the law, along with the 3 bath towels a day, not being able to use bins and hording all of the knives, forks, spoons, cups,, bowls and glasses in their room and only putting clothes into the laundry basket after you've finished doing laundry.
This is why parent of teenagers start losing their hair and getting wrinkles, it's nothing to do with age.

Must have been typing as you posted. I get your point now must be giving you the endless rage!

Do you have teenagers, AP ? < not being arsey >

Dd often doesn't bother to put the lights on. Its too much effort and that would also involve taking her eyes away from her phone .
Ivy don't know what it is with the doors. She has a mirror on the inside of one of the doors. That probably explains it . There is actually a layer of dust on some of her seldom moved clothes in the wardrobe. So it hasn't been closed for months.

Oho yes the cotton buds (extra irritating as I can't bend down to the floor to pick them up). Usually they have black eye make up on the ends.

We are actually getting one DD a cotton bud (and cotton wool pad) dispenser for her birthday and wrapping it up as a present

Take the wi fi router to work with you until standards improve.

I have considered that, ss

Take all their bulbs and lamps out their room for a week. Let them fester in the dark.

Take the fuses to work with you so they've no electricity at all.

OOh, some evil solutions here

I like it

I was the same as a teenager, my dad used to shout "it's like Blackpool bloody illuminations in here" at least once a day.

My teenager not only leaves all the lights on, a clean towel three times a day all left damp on her bedroom floor but also uses the basket filled with her clean washing on the landing as her wardrobe.

In all seriousness, every couple of months I have a complete Hissy Fit and there are promises to improve

Very short lived < sigh >

I recently increased my hours at work with the understanding that since the rest of the family would benefit from the extra dosh they would be expected to contribute more to keeping the house straight

Nah

My parents would have taken the fuses. They once took away my bedroom door because they got sick of me slamming it.

this drives me insane! i got home from this work this week and the lights were on in every room, even utility room which tbh I'm surprised they even know where it is. It was only 4 o'clock, it wasn't even dark.

ivy - Iove it. I'm starting a list of things I'm going to do.

God they're all the same. They're all away now, but I must admit it kinda makes me laugh when they're home and DH and I drive round the corner to approach our house to be met with one, solitary, fully illuminated house - complete with all curtains open - among a row of dark houses.

Yes to the 'hour shower' - and somehow ours all manage to make the water leak through the dining room ceiling. Never does it when we shower, only them.

There is comfort in this thread

Yes. Thanks for starting this thread AF. Its cheered me up no end .

You will just have to wait, AF.

Until they are much older & have their own homes & you go to visit.

You will not take your shoes off.

You will turn on every light.

You will leave the taps running.

You will have many hot drinks & leave every mug in a different place all over their place.

You will leave at least 3 towels sodden on the floor after ablutions........

Revenge is a dish best eaten cold!!

PS I go to adult DC & am known as 'Dobby'!!!

I can't wait...