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Messy teenagers - please put my mind at rest

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BG2015 · 24/11/2016 17:57

I have 2 teenage boys. They leave devestation wherever they go!

Bedrooms are a nightmare, in the kitchen they don't wipe down surfaces, put away milk, butter etc etc and washing a dish is unheard of, the best I get is them piling them up in the sink! Despite the fact we have a dishwasher!

They leave shoes, coats dumped in the hall when there are perfectly appropriate places to put them.

Is it me? Or are my kids disgusting creatures. Despite the fact that I'm constantly telling them what I expect from them!

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WestCoastGirl · 09/12/2016 16:39

Dd is messy and lazy. I don't even know why I bother ranting at her to tidy her room any more. She sits/lies amongst the chaos and doesn't seem to notice it. Expectations are so low that one day when she unexpectedly made her bed, i.e. pulled the duvet over, I was so thrilled I was a bit weepy!!

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