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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dont know... it all sounds so petty as I write it but the environment at home is just not what I had hoped for it to be. It is constant fights about stupid things and I am worn out. Every other day this week we have had a similar issue. 
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There will be stupid little things in a shared household. The question is, do you need or want to pick a fight about every one? This did not have to be a fight. You made it into one.[/quote]

+1 - My DH leaves dishes downstairs on the regular when he has a snack while watching late night tv, falls asleep and then forgets to bring them up. He kicks off his socks and puts them under the family room coffee table (twice this week!). It drives me crazy. I have asked him on multiple occasions calmly to not do this. Sometimes he remembers, sometimes he does not.

You know what? Now I just bring them up if I see them and don't say anything. To your point we agree on the big stuff. Living with other people can be annoying but on some things, especially the little ones, you roll with it. I'm sure I have annoying habits that he is too nice to point out.[/quote]

One of my family members regularly leaves their socks under the coffee table.  They're 5.  They're learning.  I don't know what your DH's excuse is or why he can't clean up behind himself like a normal adult.[/quote]

My kids are 10 and they still sometimes leave socks lying around. It happens. I calmly ask them to please bring them to their room and they will calmly do so. I don't say "I am SHOCKED that you left your socks out again! Are you seriously going to keep doing that?!" I guess we all have to pick the hills we are willing to die on.[/quote]

You and I are talking about children.  We're responding to a post about an adult.  Big difference in abilities to be responsible for themselves and clean up behind themselves. Or, at least there should be big differences.[/quote]

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