[blparent] The maid wants to go on strike!

[Veronica Smith]

I know this has been answered over and over but I am only going to say one
thing, I told Gab if her clothes are not in the hamper and if they are on
the floor in her room, I have no problem picking them up and throwing them
out.  That is what I do with trash.  Of course she is my daughter.  I picked
them up, stuffed them in a bag and threw them in the trash.  When she wasn't
looking I took them out and hid them.  But the fact that I did what I said
meant a lot.
This is all I am going to say.  What does his dad say, please email me off
list.  Smiles!

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 3:12 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] The maid wants to go on strike!

Hi.  Summer vacation is just beginning around here, and my stepson is living
with us during the weeks and going home to his mom on the weekends.  It's a
workable arrangement, except for one thing.  I think my stepson is used to
his mom pretty much waiting on him.  Like today, he wanted a frozen pizza
for lunch, but he made no move to get up and make it.  I finally did the job
because Sarah wanted some too.  He doesn't put dishes in the dishwasher, or
if he does, they're not rinsed first.  He doesn't see a problem with clothes
all over the floor.  The maid wants to go on strike!

Any tips for how to deal with older kids?  Sarah's young enough that she
pretty much does what I tell her, and she already knows she has to put
dishes in the sink and clothes in the hamper.  But my stepson is driving me
crazy, and I just don't have the energy to keep my house from getting to
look like Hurricane Katrina has taken up residence.

Run ragged,
Jo Elizabeth

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