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<blockquote data-quote="Crazy-Steph" data-source="post: 43972" data-attributes="member: 3729"><p>Good morning everyone! Just wanted to give an update. My husband and I have worked out a plan to help stop the stress in the house. We each get a "night off" Tuesday-Thursday. This means that one of us is responsible for the children that night-totally. Of course, the other is in the house in case things get out of control. But the "off" parent is only available to the kids for hugs and kisses or positive thoughts. They are not allowed to deal with any discipline or anger or school or anything else. That way, we can each de-stress for one night. So far, it has worked (of course this is only the first week <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</p><p></p><p>Also, as far as school goes, we have decided that since difficult child will not do anything in class (he has a 23 in social studies), his job is to clean the house every day. He keeps going on about how unfair it is. He is the only one that has to clean. Whine, whine, whine. We have told him that each of us has a job to do. Dad and I go to work, he goes to school. If he chooses to not do anything at school, than he is choosing to be the housekeeper. There is only two weeks of school left, but he is getting the point. He hates to clean.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crazy-Steph, post: 43972, member: 3729"] Good morning everyone! Just wanted to give an update. My husband and I have worked out a plan to help stop the stress in the house. We each get a "night off" Tuesday-Thursday. This means that one of us is responsible for the children that night-totally. Of course, the other is in the house in case things get out of control. But the "off" parent is only available to the kids for hugs and kisses or positive thoughts. They are not allowed to deal with any discipline or anger or school or anything else. That way, we can each de-stress for one night. So far, it has worked (of course this is only the first week :)) Also, as far as school goes, we have decided that since difficult child will not do anything in class (he has a 23 in social studies), his job is to clean the house every day. He keeps going on about how unfair it is. He is the only one that has to clean. Whine, whine, whine. We have told him that each of us has a job to do. Dad and I go to work, he goes to school. If he chooses to not do anything at school, than he is choosing to be the housekeeper. There is only two weeks of school left, but he is getting the point. He hates to clean. [/QUOTE]
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