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Getting the family together for a short time daily

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cola2019 · 12/04/2020 19:52

During this lockdown trying to get us all to do stuff together such as watch a film play a game etc but DH always nags at the kids for something. They are 13 and 11 and yes they have a bit of attitude the 13 yr old especially is always glued to her phone and they do occasionally leave a mess behind them. As a unit of 3 we can do these things but not as a 4. We are all cooped up together so surely not nagging and just letting little things go is the way forward. Every day is a battle between him and the kids - always ends up far worse than it needs to be. They are missing their friends and activities so they are a little tetchy but he says they just need to suck it up and stop being stroppy but if he didnt nag and just let them be they wouldn't have as many reasons to be grumpy. He thinks there is absolutely nothing wrong with them sat in their rooms all day!!

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LaneBoy · 12/04/2020 19:59

We are going digital/screen based for part of this with my 12yo who is really missing her school friends. Online quizzes, trivia/party game apps, BGT on telly

I’m not telling her to suck it up though. She’s allowed to be upset about this situation, we all are. We are just trying to remind her that her mood drops too much if she’s hiding in her room on her phone all day (it really does) and that’s why we insist on certain things like walking and getting sun in the garden, she does complain still though.

cola2019 · 12/04/2020 20:12

He unfortunately thinks the complaining and moaning is bad behaviour and absolutely nothing to do with being a teenager or stress because of the situation.

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SomeoneElseEntirelyNow · 15/04/2020 07:17

He sounds like a dick, tbh. Does he struggle with empathy generally?

JiltedJohnsJulie · 15/04/2020 11:02

He sounds like a dick, tbh. Does he struggle with empathy generally.

I'd be interested to know too Smile

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