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[quote=Anonymous]I need realistic actionable items not ‘I’d never let my teen do this!’ unhelpful advice. Or therapy. No therapy suggestions either.

Teen works very hard at school and in their sport and keeps their spaces clean and orderly (probably a little OCD) and does their own laundry (so I guess they do help,…) but often flips out that *I* am not keeping the rest of the house clean enough, there’s too much clutter (partially true but some of it is bc teen can’t handle clutter in their space so puts it in common spaces) and that my cooking skills are weak and I don’t prepare enough healthy foods.

I work FT. Single mom. We also have a dog so that’s an extra chore I handle.

But teen does not help cook. Teens food choices are often unnecessarily picky (no quick or fast meals). And teen does little to nothing to clean the rest of the house.

I’ve told teen they need to help out but they feel like they’re overextended. Well, so am I!!

When teen gets particularly anxious/stressed, they’ll yell and slam doors.

Help. 
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