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Yep, I enable too. He seems so fragile, and I was protective.That brought a smile, Dana Jean. Unique--no. Male--no. Mine is female and way older than 22!
Enabling, my bad. Too late to correct, but you have hope.
Just hope he eventually moves out. Mine never did!
Still love her to pieces. It's called motherhood.
Okay, I know how to deal with a girl. Maybe. This is a 22 year old man (who has always been way more immature than his chronological age) you would think he'd start getting it together by now!
I'll take the little ones, roont them and then return them.I also have a very surly 13 year old boy I can offer for trade.
My 9 year old daughter is showing hints of the drama to come but is still 95% sweet and my 8 year old boy is still as sweet as ever, also. We can negotiate them in a few more years.
Gotta love them.
Or how bout just Kid giveaway?You're welcome!
You guys can start your own show..........Kids Swap!!
Ah Holly, 12 and 15 year olds?Have you started the extra wing on the wine cellar yet?
Thank you for the good laugh!
My oldest is out on his own, doing well. But his place is a disaster. My house is not a disaster. Where did they learn this? Okay, so once I lost the will to live, it became a disaster, but when they were growing up, my house was clean! Those formative years they should've learned that!Oh DJ.
You all know our oldest moved back home for a year. He never helped with chores. Well, not never, maybe 3 times in that year.
He did not leave dishes in his room, but rather the living room.
He did do his own laundry, but I always tried to beat him to it, because he never sorted anything, and just threw everything in all together, waaaay too large of loads. I was always afraid he would break my machine.
Now, his new home has been completely immaculate every time I have been over there, so he has learned how to do chores.
It will be ok. We (moms) enable them.Deep breaths helped me.
I'll take the little ones, roont them and then return them.
See, now you, Cody, are unique.Thank you for the good laugh!
Guess I'm odd-- I absolutely can't stand for anything to be out of place in my room (don't even get me started on dirty dishes....) and I usually do my own laundry. I've never liked messes.
My mom is the female version of Danny Tanner (from Full House). It was either be as clean as possible, or die.
And yes, he will occasionally do laundry, but I'm like you. I'm scared he will break my machine. Overloads it. Throws everything in. Doesn't check pockets or treat stains or separate colors. Good God! It's a nightmare.Oh DJ.
You all know our oldest moved back home for a year. He never helped with chores. Well, not never, maybe 3 times in that year.
He did not leave dishes in his room, but rather the living room.
He did do his own laundry, but I always tried to beat him to it, because he never sorted anything, and just threw everything in all together, waaaay too large of loads. I was always afraid he would break my machine.
Now, his new home has been completely immaculate every time I have been over there, so he has learned how to do chores.
It will be ok. We (moms) enable them.
Good for your mom! That should be embroidered on a pillow.
I wanted 2 kids. I didn't want the oldest to be alone.
Hey Dana Jean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The power went out and we're out of Mountain Dew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He had a damn flashlight, his phone. Which he was shining all over the place. He was reenacting the Chile Miners ordeal, And loudly clearing his throat in my room (and then tells me he didn't mean to wake me up.)
I think you just came up with the perfect nickname for teenage boys ( and young men).
He prowls. Like some spooked howler monkey.
