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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you doing anyone’s laundry other than your own?? My kids have done their own laundry since they turned 10.

You absolutely need to make expectations clear and in writing. And this is for everyone in the household, not just the stepson. Just say we need more organization with more bodies in the house.

Make a chart with days of the week and a column of names. Kid A does laundry on Fridays and empties dishwasher Tues and Thurs. Kid B does laundry Saturdays and empties dishwasher Sunday and Wednesday. Step son does laundry Sunday and empties dishwasher Monday and Friday. Parents do their laundry during the week and are in charge of cooking and trash (or whatever)

The point is that you can’t and shouldn’t shoulder the burden and making it very clear by writing it all down will help take the negotiation out of it all. [/quote]

Nobody is giving a grown man a chart![/quote]

OP has no spine to stand up to her husband so she clearly won't stand up to her stepson either.

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