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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing I have not seen asked: if the kids are not doing chores or cleaning up after themselves, who is? You? Or DH? I would make sure the answer is “DH”. Definitely NOT you. If they make a mess, he should be cleaning it. If the kids are out of clean clothing because they did not do their laundry- that is their problem (and if they want to complain, they should complain to their dad about why their laundry is not done). Etc. Same applies to any other things that DH lets go. If he wants to make that choice then fine- but then HE needs to be the one to deal with any consequences.

I would take responsibility for the dog yourself obviously.

Rest assured that many teens who are messy and don’t do any chores still end up being responsible and normal adults. To me, this is more a problem for the parents. Let it be DH’s problem and not yours. [/quote]

Edited to add: as for lunches, they can either pack them, DH can pack them, or they can go without. That is between them and DH. You certainly should not do it. [/quote]

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