Anonymous wrote:“Play with me” said repeatedly while I’m playing with him.

Yes! I’m holding a little dinosaur and moving him around! What more do you want?

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Anonymous wrote:DS: What's for dinner?
Me: It's 3 pm. Relax.


This every day. DS is 20. Years. Not months.

OMG!

20 year old needs to be making dinner once a week.

"I'm hungry"
"Great, go finish your dinner."
"I don't waaaaaant that"
"Too bad because that's what is available to you."

"Why do they have to mow the grass at the crack of dawn?'

"It's 11am."


-my 14 year old

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Anonymous wrote:They are spoiled brats. Look in the mirror for whom to blame.

If you are going to get judgy, at least use proper grammar. It's who, not whom.

DP but I think “whom” is correct. Who do you blame? Him, not he. Hence, it’s whom.

Who or whom, her kids are still spoiled brats and it's her fault.

My child is nowhere near as annoying and spoiled and bratty as you are. WHO RAISED YOU?

Anonymous wrote:DS: What's for dinner?
Me: It's 3 pm. Relax.


This every day. DS is 20. Years. Not months.

My answer to this question—no matter what the age—is always, "I don't know, what are you making?"


If they're little, they giggle.

If they're big, they eventually (hopefully) start to get the point.

If they're in between, well, they're probably going to roll their eyes and sigh anyway, no matter what your answer is.

One more episode? Except it’s shouted like a maniac and they’re not really asking.

When I get hit with all the questions etc. when they know I'm trying to work or it's inappopriate, I just say "I love you."

Used to say "I love you, but come on that's not cool" or "I love you but I'm busy as you know let's talk later" but now I can just use the shorthand.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS: What's for dinner?
Me: It's 3 pm. Relax.


This every day. DS is 20. Years. Not months.

OMG!

Yep

This is my picky dh who’s been eating more than before wfh. He’d starve with a fridge full of food due to unwillingness to self serve. My teen is just waking up at 3pm. Going to pick my battles. Everyone needs space.

20 yr olds and husbands should be preparing dinner for the family themselves regularly if not everyday.

Anonymous wrote:They are spoiled brats. Look in the mirror for whom to blame.

I see the useless patrol is among us again.

Op, my boys would eat all day if they could. I try to direct them towards fruits and vegetables or I say, you have something in 45 mins. Usually by the time 45 mins is up, they have forgotten or are busy entertaining themselves.

I hate hearing, "I hate my brother." Its usually at this point that they need time away from each other and I separate them.

The one thing I don't usually hear is I'm bored. If I do hear it, the kids know its an automatic work assignment of my choosing and usually involves some household chore I hate doing, like cleaning toilets or baseboards. There are way too many toys and games in this house for anyone to truly be bored.

Anonymous wrote:Mine is singing “somebody come get her, she’s dancing like a stripper” in this weird voice all day every day and now it’s stuck in my head too

Don’t be suspicious ....

Anonymous wrote:DS: What's for dinner?
Me: It's 3 pm. Relax.


This every day. DS is 20. Years. Not months.

This is my 21 year old DS. Guess who is starting to make dinner on occasion.

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Anonymous wrote:My most hated thing I hear from my kids is "I'm so bored!!".

Um, there are a gazillion toys in this house, I just rotated in Christmas toys I stashed away, and i spent a small fortune on Amazon on outdoor toys".

Funny how the kids drowning in toys always seem to need more. Stop buying them so much stuff and let them develop an imagination.

If I ever said I was bored around my mother, she'd hand me the pledge and a rag and tell me to dust. Or the fantastik and tell me to wash the bathroom. Or to go weed the garden of all maple trees. Or to sort and fold laundry. BELIEVE ME, I was very careful about saying the "B" word! (and heaven help you if you used the word "bored" and said it in a whiny tone - OMIGOD! So much cleaning and dusting!

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Anonymous wrote:I can't take credit for this idea because I read it here, but put together two baskets of snacks, one in the pantry or on the counter and one in the fridge, that have the snacks they are allowed to have during the week. When they run out, they run out. They get to choose when to eat which snacks and hopefully they'll learn some restraint. Label the items if you have more than one kid.

We have this. Applesauce pouches, seaweed sheets, freeze dried fruit in the pantry. Yogurt, carrots and celery in the fridge. Plus of course a fruit bowl. If none of those snacks sound good you must not be that hungry.

EXACTLY

Anonymous wrote:My most hated thing I hear from my kids is "I'm so bored!!".

Um, there are a gazillion toys in this house, I just rotated in Christmas toys I stashed away, and i spent a small fortune on Amazon on outdoor toys".

Funny how the kids drowning in toys always seem to need more. Stop buying them so much stuff and let them develop an imagination.