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difficult child 1 back from camp three days and he's already ticking me off...
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 296680" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sorry you are having to deal with all of this. Maybe husband needs to shadow him all day as they do chores "together"? Give them a list and stay there so that they can't flake off too much. Tell husband you really need his manly influence to show difficult child how real men can't just sit around playing video games all day.</p><p></p><p>Make moving the tv out of the room one of those chores. OR just go in and unplug the tv, then use heavy duty scissors and cut the plug off of the cord. It is a pretty easy fix when you get around to wanting the use of the tv. I would tell husband that if it isn't moved out by a certain time you are going to make sure it cannot be turned on because difficult child MUST start adjusting to the school schedule.</p><p></p><p>I would bet that a neighborhood handyman could fix the plug for $10-$20 at the MOST. difficult child will need to pay that fee, of course.</p><p></p><p>As for the asthma, they make halfway decent paper face masks that difficult child could wear while cleaning out the chicken coop. Wiz is really super allergic to grass (the allergy doctor had to have them cut the sample of grasses for the testing in half three times before they could finish - he was just hugely reactive) and he does just fine push mowing my parents acre yard. Have him use the neti pot or sinus rinse bottle to wash the airborne particles out of his nose and it takes care of a large portion of the problem also.</p><p></p><p>It is time to find some creative solutions so that it takes them a while to thwart you. After the videogame lying I would sell the games and buy a book or treat for yourself. It is just so hard to handle the stress that you simply MUST have them help you destress so you don't end up with a stroke or heart attack. Channel your inner Catholic mom. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry they are testing you this way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 296680, member: 1233"] Sorry you are having to deal with all of this. Maybe husband needs to shadow him all day as they do chores "together"? Give them a list and stay there so that they can't flake off too much. Tell husband you really need his manly influence to show difficult child how real men can't just sit around playing video games all day. Make moving the tv out of the room one of those chores. OR just go in and unplug the tv, then use heavy duty scissors and cut the plug off of the cord. It is a pretty easy fix when you get around to wanting the use of the tv. I would tell husband that if it isn't moved out by a certain time you are going to make sure it cannot be turned on because difficult child MUST start adjusting to the school schedule. I would bet that a neighborhood handyman could fix the plug for $10-$20 at the MOST. difficult child will need to pay that fee, of course. As for the asthma, they make halfway decent paper face masks that difficult child could wear while cleaning out the chicken coop. Wiz is really super allergic to grass (the allergy doctor had to have them cut the sample of grasses for the testing in half three times before they could finish - he was just hugely reactive) and he does just fine push mowing my parents acre yard. Have him use the neti pot or sinus rinse bottle to wash the airborne particles out of his nose and it takes care of a large portion of the problem also. It is time to find some creative solutions so that it takes them a while to thwart you. After the videogame lying I would sell the games and buy a book or treat for yourself. It is just so hard to handle the stress that you simply MUST have them help you destress so you don't end up with a stroke or heart attack. Channel your inner Catholic mom. I am sorry they are testing you this way. [/QUOTE]
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