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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 112914" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>I hate to say it, but laundry is not just a difficult child issue. Our easy child son does the same. He won't do laundry for weeks...then loads it all into the laundry room and lets it sit in the washer and dryer so I can't do any laundry.</p><p></p><p>I started just piling up wet / dry unflolded laundry on his bed. If it ends back up in the laundry room...I move it back to his bed. (by the way, laundry that has sat wet in the washer for a week does NOT smell good.) :rolleyes:</p><p></p><p>I refuse to do an 18 year old's laundry. Fortunately, we have the 'hook' that eventually makes him do it all. Car. He can't use our car until it's all done, or see his girlfriend.</p><p></p><p>First he tried washing and drying it all, then throwing the mess on the floor of his room. Nada. Folded, hung or you're still on probation.</p><p></p><p>Our other issue is gas in the car. He drives our 2nd car every day. I told him if it ever gets below 1/4 of a tank, he'd lose privelages for a week. I do NOT want him running out of gas on a Vegas freeway. So, for the past two weeks, he's lost the car. He expects rides from us then. His work is a mile away from our house. Ride your bike. He can take the bus to school. He says, "Geez...it takes almost $60 to fill up the tank." Yep...welcome to the real world.</p><p></p><p>He had nearly $1000 in his bank account before Christmas. He was overdrawn today. <strong>HE</strong> will pay the overdraft fee to get it restored. He spent nearly $900 on girlfriend this holiday.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that he really is a great kid. But, he needs to learn how to live life on a budget. He will be out of our house in 6 months and has no clue what will hit him. It costs me $400 a month to put him on our insurance. That will end when he moves out. Right now he pays for it by working events for us for free. That won't happen then. </p><p></p><p>Sheesh...whoever said raising kids was easy.</p><p></p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 112914, member: 179"] I hate to say it, but laundry is not just a difficult child issue. Our easy child son does the same. He won't do laundry for weeks...then loads it all into the laundry room and lets it sit in the washer and dryer so I can't do any laundry. I started just piling up wet / dry unflolded laundry on his bed. If it ends back up in the laundry room...I move it back to his bed. (by the way, laundry that has sat wet in the washer for a week does NOT smell good.) [img]:rolleyes:[/img] I refuse to do an 18 year old's laundry. Fortunately, we have the 'hook' that eventually makes him do it all. Car. He can't use our car until it's all done, or see his girlfriend. First he tried washing and drying it all, then throwing the mess on the floor of his room. Nada. Folded, hung or you're still on probation. Our other issue is gas in the car. He drives our 2nd car every day. I told him if it ever gets below 1/4 of a tank, he'd lose privelages for a week. I do NOT want him running out of gas on a Vegas freeway. So, for the past two weeks, he's lost the car. He expects rides from us then. His work is a mile away from our house. Ride your bike. He can take the bus to school. He says, "Geez...it takes almost $60 to fill up the tank." Yep...welcome to the real world. He had nearly $1000 in his bank account before Christmas. He was overdrawn today. [b]HE[/b] will pay the overdraft fee to get it restored. He spent nearly $900 on girlfriend this holiday. Keep in mind that he really is a great kid. But, he needs to learn how to live life on a budget. He will be out of our house in 6 months and has no clue what will hit him. It costs me $400 a month to put him on our insurance. That will end when he moves out. Right now he pays for it by working events for us for free. That won't happen then. Sheesh...whoever said raising kids was easy. Abbey [/QUOTE]
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