Too bratty?

[Laura's Babies]

Rachel, the guys on the boat will run the washer and dryer for a pair of socks.. Had one fella that washed his clothes from the day before, EVERY day and it was always 2 loads... 1 shirt, 1 pair of pants = 1 load....
2 socks and 1 underwear+ load 2...

catnapper, seems like you got it squared away but I think I would have hid the soap and see if anybody asked what happened to it or shut the water to the washer off.. .. Had a bit of fun with it before I made an announcement..

[catnapper]

catnapper, seems like you got it squared away but I think I would have hid the soap and see if anybody asked what happened to it or shut the water to the washer off.. .. Had a bit of fun with it before I made an announcement..

I've thought about it. Unfortunately it would be wasted efforts. I hid something a few weeks ago (forget what it was, something like hairspray, conditioner, tweezers, thats all the stuff they "borrow permanently" on a daily basis from me) and they tore my room apart looking for it. God help me if *I* tore their room apart for something! They'd kill me, but somehow when they want my hair gel, its ok to tear MY room apart. Don't get me started on that one because its something I've fought with hubby over for years -- he is convinced if its in the house then its for anyone's use. I insist that if they need it ASK ME, and I'll GIVE IT TO THEM. But nooooo.... they just sneakily take things so when I go to do/use something, I can't because its gone. Pens, scissors, paper, cleaners, soap, razors, makeup, feminine hygene products, basically any type of supply is gone. Tell me you need it and I'll give it to you, and then I'll buy a replacement so when someone else needs it its there. We all know what its like to need a maxi pad, go to get one and the bag is empty.... try that on a constant basis! Open a drawer to get something that was a whole bag/box last time you looked and see its empty. Hubby thinks I'm over reacting until its HIS stuff thats gone missing.... then its a major issue that renders a "family meeting" We had one yesterday because someone ate all the pecans from his pecan ice cream. LOL

I can't wait til they have their own homes and then I'll go shopping in their cabinets

[Twisterdog]

I hate it when other people do laundry, too. I know, it sounds good in theory ... a little help around the house, etc. However, it never works out that way.

If my step-daughter does a load, it's HER stuff only. Like everyone else's stuff has cooties or something. And she NEVER does a full load, because she wants that ONE particular pair of pants clean. So she does an extra large load, and puts the dryer on for 90 minutes ... for ONE pair of pants.

My dad does one load per day, every day. And it contains one pair of pants, one shirt, one pair of underwear, one pair of socks and one towel. Everything he owns is sort of the same color of gray by now.

I like to do all the laundry not only because it is more efficient for me to do so, but because I consider it a very good way to check up on my kids. Hmmmm ... did that hoodie smell like smoke? What, is that a ticket stub to an R-rated movie left in my 14 year old's pocket? Nosy moms learn much from doing laundry.

[Twisterdog]

I've thought about it. Unfortunately it would be wasted efforts. I hid something a few weeks ago (forget what it was, something like hairspray, conditioner, tweezers, thats all the stuff they "borrow permanently" on a daily basis from me) and they tore my room apart looking for it. God help me if *I* tore their room apart for something! They'd kill me, but somehow when they want my hair gel, its ok to tear MY room apart. Don't get me started on that one because its something I've fought with hubby over for years -- he is convinced if its in the house then its for anyone's use. I insist that if they need it ASK ME, and I'll GIVE IT TO THEM. But nooooo.... they just sneakily take things so when I go to do/use something, I can't because its gone. Pens, scissors, paper, cleaners, soap, razors, makeup, feminine hygene products, basically any type of supply is gone. Tell me you need it and I'll give it to you, and then I'll buy a replacement so when someone else needs it its there. We all know what its like to need a maxi pad, go to get one and the bag is empty.... try that on a constant basis! Open a drawer to get something that was a whole bag/box last time you looked and see its empty. Hubby thinks I'm over reacting until its HIS stuff thats gone missing.... then its a major issue that renders a "family meeting" We had one yesterday because someone ate all the pecans from his pecan ice cream. LOL

I can't wait til they have their own homes and then I'll go shopping in their cabinets

OMG, that is so one of my pet peeves! My step-daughter takes make-up, hairspray, brushes, etc. into her room, and they are never seen again. I have to hide EVERYthing. She also uses things up at an unnaturally fast rate ... for example, a bottle of hairspray that would last me a month or two, she uses completely in a week. Or a bottle of conditioner in three days! How is that possible?

And my step-son is like that with food. If a buy a box of cookies, cereal, etc., the rest of the family will consume it a normal rate ... a couple of cookies per day, a bowl of cereal. But he will eat nothing but that item six times per day until it is gone, and no one else gets ANY of it. I completely quit buying soda pop, because he would literally drink a twelve-pack in one day.

[crow_noir]

Sounds fair and reasonable.

Yeash. Why can't they just cooperate?

...Don't get me started on that one because its something I've fought with hubby over for years -- he is convinced if its in the house then its for anyone's use. I insist that if they need it ASK ME, and I'll GIVE IT TO THEM. But nooooo.... they just sneakily take things so when I go to do/use something, I can't because its gone. Pens, scissors, paper, cleaners, soap, razors, makeup, feminine hygene products, basically any type of supply is gone. Tell me you need it and I'll give it to you, and then I'll buy a replacement so when someone else needs it its there. We all know what its like to need a maxi pad, go to get one and the bag is empty.... try that on a constant basis! Open a drawer to get something that was a whole bag/box last time you looked and see its empty...