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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 387217" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>So I had a chance to sit down and confront difficult child with some of this this morning...</p><p> </p><p>She had been asked (gasp!!!) to do dishes after breakfast and was just standing at the sink, running the water full-blast, and just holding one item at a time under the faucet until it "magically" rinsed clean. So five minutes of rinsing one fork....then leave the water running....get another item....hold that one under the water for five minutes....etc. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p> </p><p>husband and I told her that was quite enough of that and she'd actually need to use her HANDS and WASH the dishes with a scrubby. Naturally, she was all attitude (obviously, we were waaaayyyy out of line). We told her she was running up the water bill. Well, she doesn't care...she figures that's not her problem.</p><p> </p><p>So I took the opportunity to ask her just exactly what she has in mind for this big "sweet sixteen" party she's been talking about. Well, she launched into how she wants to rent out a place and have this elaborate masquerade ball and yadda, yadda, yadda...</p><p> </p><p>We told her that the kind of event she was talking about would cost thousands of dollars. We also pointed out that what she sees on tv happens for rich kids living in Hollywood. No regular folks have giant 'sweet sixteen' parties. We also explained that none of her invited guests would be able to shell out hundreds of dollars for the elaborate outfits she wants them to wear for the event.</p><p> </p><p>This clearly was not sinking in with difficult child. She seemed to think I was just being witchy.</p><p> </p><p>After more explaining and more explaining....I actually made a diagram for difficult child.</p><p> </p><p>I showed her that HERE is all the necessary bills that we have every month. Over here is extras which we want to provide for the family just becuase we love them. Now if a family member is adding to the bills over HERE...what makes you think we are going to have a lot of extra money over here? </p><p> </p><p>And, I asked her, if the family member that is running up all the bills is being rude and giving all kinds of attitude....why should the rest of the family make sure there is a lot of money available for extras for that person?</p><p> </p><p>Well, that seemed to get through to difficult child somewhat. She seemed to "get it".</p><p> </p><p>I guess we'll see....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 387217, member: 6546"] So I had a chance to sit down and confront difficult child with some of this this morning... She had been asked (gasp!!!) to do dishes after breakfast and was just standing at the sink, running the water full-blast, and just holding one item at a time under the faucet until it "magically" rinsed clean. So five minutes of rinsing one fork....then leave the water running....get another item....hold that one under the water for five minutes....etc. :angry: husband and I told her that was quite enough of that and she'd actually need to use her HANDS and WASH the dishes with a scrubby. Naturally, she was all attitude (obviously, we were waaaayyyy out of line). We told her she was running up the water bill. Well, she doesn't care...she figures that's not her problem. So I took the opportunity to ask her just exactly what she has in mind for this big "sweet sixteen" party she's been talking about. Well, she launched into how she wants to rent out a place and have this elaborate masquerade ball and yadda, yadda, yadda... We told her that the kind of event she was talking about would cost thousands of dollars. We also pointed out that what she sees on tv happens for rich kids living in Hollywood. No regular folks have giant 'sweet sixteen' parties. We also explained that none of her invited guests would be able to shell out hundreds of dollars for the elaborate outfits she wants them to wear for the event. This clearly was not sinking in with difficult child. She seemed to think I was just being witchy. After more explaining and more explaining....I actually made a diagram for difficult child. I showed her that HERE is all the necessary bills that we have every month. Over here is extras which we want to provide for the family just becuase we love them. Now if a family member is adding to the bills over HERE...what makes you think we are going to have a lot of extra money over here? And, I asked her, if the family member that is running up all the bills is being rude and giving all kinds of attitude....why should the rest of the family make sure there is a lot of money available for extras for that person? Well, that seemed to get through to difficult child somewhat. She seemed to "get it". I guess we'll see.... [/QUOTE]
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