am i the only one with a brain in my house - rant!

[Jampot]

We moved house at the weekend so dd and ds walked to school together today. we now live in an estate where all the roads look the same (and they are all named the same). Anyway I asked dd and ds to walk home together just today to make sure ds knows where he is going (dd does). So dd arrives at home alone thinking ds will find his way (which was possible but not definite). I found him walking towards our old house with his pal. Then when he gets home he tells me that he fell down the stairs today at school banging his head - he doesnt know how it happened - he thought he was dreaming So I telephoned his head of year to try and establish the story behind him wanting to check if he had passed out or anything like that. His HoY was in a meeting and I left a cbm. Ive just had to pop out for half an hour to collect something and dd tells me just after I went out school phoned - she didnt answer it and only just told me - naturally the school office is now shut and I cant establish the reason/outcome.

Why cant my bloody family react normally like pick the phone up when it rings or better still not fall down the frigging stairs in the first place.

I think they all have communication issues.

Am grounding them all

My 2 teenage dss never answer the home phone. On the rare occasions that they have they never remember to tell me who rang. They get in the shower, and its 'Mum, can you get me a clean towel, i forgot to take one in?' They forget to give in letters to school and just basically live in one big dreamworld. My ds1 15 said to me yesterday that in a couple of years we could go abroad and leave him here. Ha! He would die of starvation, have to wade through mountains of clothes and prob burn the house down.

Every morning they say wheres my shoes, bag etc and i say Oh look its right in front of you. Try using your eyes pleeeese.

I think they are doubly brainless cos they are teenagers and male at the same time!

yes, if you live with teenagers you are the only one with a brain in your house.

Lower your expectations immediately.

it would appear the phone call would have been fruitless as he didnt think to tell anyone he had just fallen down the frigging stairs banging his head. He says he cant remember anything from leaving ICT until he was falling down the stairs. He keeps yelling when I try and ask him about it

Sorry but am ROFLing at this.

what missingtheaction said

im beginning to really believe I am the ONLY one with some sense at all

We havent got round to getting keys cut for children yet so I gave dd mine last night as I went off to search for ds. She was still in the porch when I got back saying the key doesnt fit.

I took the huge bunch of 2 keys from her and promptly unlocked the inner door. "oh" she says "its not the same key that opens both doors?"

can we have a bang head on wall emoticon please?

Drive you mad don't they? Ds1 stands in the shower for ages every morning until I turf him out. Hes just standing there gazing into space vacantly with the water cascading over him. Then I say hurry up, your mates will be here soon. He says I'm late, you could have told me what the time is. I am like, you are 15 and there is a great big old clock on he wall - try looking at it. The door bell goes and his mates are there, all immaculate and calm. He goes flying along behing them, shirt flapping, shoe laces flying, hair wet, and guess what - " its your fault mum, you think the world revolves around you".
And thats just one of my delightful teenagers, lucky old me .

Rofl@this... ds16 leaves the house most mornings I count to 10 ..back in he comes flying through the door ..I forgot my bag/homework/lunch money mum why didnt you remind me ..when I do remind him he says dont nag mum