My Husband gets mad at me and says "Im not a follow thru parent" hollow threats he says I .. makes things worse. I tell & yell & get so upset I end up doing whatever chore was to be done myself on most days .. setting horrible example I know .. But I just get tired of waiting for it to get done...
My child is older 17 currently & attitude & disrespect for me I assume is normal for teenagers.. But some would say my son crosses the line of the normal exspected teen behaviour with disrespect & the Only time he does his chore Immedietly is when its time to go with friends & he knows Ill scream pressure him in front of them to do his chore before his friday teen scene ..
But it makes me ill that he waits til last minute and does it when he will benefit from doing it .. I will tell him all day & friday nite 10 minutes before its time to leave with friends he rushes thru them and even has his friends help do the majority of the work. this behaviour began around 12 & 13 the In a minute later Im busy etc " If you need it done so bad right now do it yourself" etc excuses & is still going on today ... You can take away items.. I have but its same fight each time getting no where positive.. if theres a reward in it for him ( like weekend time) hes all over it.. if its a daily chore (Mon-Thurs) with no benefit coming its Put off til reward time so to speak .. so I guess I just realised "Im not the best person to be replying this thread with any helpful advice" lol although I hope to read a miracle cure in someone elses post to use myself... cuz I aint figured out the right tatic yet
