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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 364993" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">Thanks Lisa,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">I leave lists for difficult child to do everyday and she's usually pretty good about doing them. I just read in this morning's paper that the unemployment problems in our state are worsening. People are applying everywhere and still not getting hired. Places of business have Help Wanted signs up but then after difficult child applies, still nothing. And she's not alone. Apparently, this is all over the place - why? Because everyone wants employees with experience! How are they supposed to get experience if no one is willing to hire them? Argh. Makes me mad. If I owned a business, I would rather hire someone with minimal experience so I could train them to work as I want them to work, Know what I mean??</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">With easy child it's just pure frustration. The other day she asked if we would foot the bill for first and last month's rent if she found something. Um, that would be a NO. WTH? She should stop shopping at American Eagle for a month and she'd save over $300!! Her problem is she's never had it tough and now that she works, she thinks it's all easy street and tries to find ways in which she can say she's independent to us. H asked her when she's moving out after she made the crack about the apt. Seriously, if I had the money, at this point, I would put up the security for her to move out and never expect to see it again. And it's not because she's so difficult to live with - it's just her overall attitude that stinks. And she's mean to difficult child! I have actually been coaching difficult child on comebacks. difficult child has always looked up to her sister and when easy child asks her a favor with ridiculous expectations, difficult child is tongue tied. So we've been practicing reasonable responses and so far so good. It's taking easy child off guard, which is good because easy child is so used to getting her way with difficult child. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">I am so impressed with the way things turned around for Nicole - and she has a baby! </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">Anyway, my original post was more or less a vent and as you can see, it's continued! easy child leaves for a week away to go visit her aunt in Virginia...and H and I can hardly wait for her to leave. We love her dearly, but the girl is spoiled. Thanks for listening to me. lol.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 364993, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]Thanks Lisa,[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]I leave lists for difficult child to do everyday and she's usually pretty good about doing them. I just read in this morning's paper that the unemployment problems in our state are worsening. People are applying everywhere and still not getting hired. Places of business have Help Wanted signs up but then after difficult child applies, still nothing. And she's not alone. Apparently, this is all over the place - why? Because everyone wants employees with experience! How are they supposed to get experience if no one is willing to hire them? Argh. Makes me mad. If I owned a business, I would rather hire someone with minimal experience so I could train them to work as I want them to work, Know what I mean??[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]With easy child it's just pure frustration. The other day she asked if we would foot the bill for first and last month's rent if she found something. Um, that would be a NO. WTH? She should stop shopping at American Eagle for a month and she'd save over $300!! Her problem is she's never had it tough and now that she works, she thinks it's all easy street and tries to find ways in which she can say she's independent to us. H asked her when she's moving out after she made the crack about the apt. Seriously, if I had the money, at this point, I would put up the security for her to move out and never expect to see it again. And it's not because she's so difficult to live with - it's just her overall attitude that stinks. And she's mean to difficult child! I have actually been coaching difficult child on comebacks. difficult child has always looked up to her sister and when easy child asks her a favor with ridiculous expectations, difficult child is tongue tied. So we've been practicing reasonable responses and so far so good. It's taking easy child off guard, which is good because easy child is so used to getting her way with difficult child. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]I am so impressed with the way things turned around for Nicole - and she has a baby! [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]Anyway, my original post was more or less a vent and as you can see, it's continued! easy child leaves for a week away to go visit her aunt in Virginia...and H and I can hardly wait for her to leave. We love her dearly, but the girl is spoiled. Thanks for listening to me. lol.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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