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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I have let my little (24 y/o) brother live with us, its been a year, its mostly a great arrangement. He lived with my father previously and my father is quite the mess and didn't teach brother anything about cleaning, laundry, cooking,etc.

All the things I fight with brother about are mostly common sense, and I am constantly repeating myself. Don't overload the washer and dryer. Put the lids on things you open. Put your dinner dish in the dishwasher. Don't eat food in your bedroom. Wipe the bathroom counters down when you splash water everywhere. It goes on and on.

I am not overly anal about housecleaning either. It's just I'm sick of my dryer breaking every 3 weeks, I'm sick of puddles of water all over my bathroom and kitchen and I'm sick of nagging him over and over again.

He is absolutely miserable and spends most of his time hiding in his room. We just had it out again because the dryer was making a god awful noise and I opened it and it had a good 2-3 loads shoved inside. obviously my tactics are not working, or I wouldn't sound like a broken record everyday. I don't want him to not live here. DH is annoyed with his behaviors too but is staying out of it for now.

He grew up with my father who never cleaned or did laundry and I am not joking let dishes sit in the sink for months and just bought plastic plates to use. This is completely my fathers fault. My brother was never taught how to properly maintain a home. And had no one telling him its not okay to leave ketchup out on the table for days at a time. Or to pick up wet towels. Or if you spill oj on the floor, wipe it the f up.

Help! I hate myself when I'm telling at him, he is starting to hate me. What are some tricks you guys have to get your kids and/or DH to absorb what your saying? Or is this hopeless? [/quote]

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