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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is wearing me down- any advice?   They are 11 and 13.  I SAH and they do make comments like "my job" is so easy and there life is sooo hard- makes me crazy.  [/quote]

What does you me husband say? Mine would get my kids in line right quick.[/quote]

Same. But he probably doesn't respect her either.[/quote]

Adding to PPs - does your husband show appreciation for your contributions?  And do you show appreciation for his? IMO this needs to be modeled in BOTH directions in a way that is obvious to the kids.

For example - if I make dinner, DH leads the "thank you for dinner!" and then nudges the kids until they say the same.  If he makes dinner (or takes out the trash or changes a light bulb or does dishes or whatever), I say thank you and nudge the kids. They can still be kind of self-absorbed at times, but I think this has helped at least set the expectation that we will ALL appreciate each other.

And btw, this extends to the parents showing appreciation to kids when they do things for the family, even their normal chores. If I want to be appreciated for normal daily stuff, I should give them the same courtesy.[/quote]

Same here.  I echo PP that if my kids treated me that way both DH and I would set them straight so quickly their heads would spin.  Why do you allow this?[/quote]

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