Posted by greenhornet on April 8, 2005, at 20:18:56
In reply to Re: messy, lazy person here..... » just so sad, posted by AdaGrace on March 9, 2005, at 9:32:57
> I guess you are right, in that maybe it isn't about respect or the lack there of. BUT it's so hard to get past that feeling. So hard.
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> My children take my things, my make-up, my hair brush, my last diet coke in the fridge when they know I bought it just for me. They use all the hot water when they know I have to take a bath. They take my shampoo out of my bathroom because they like it better than the stuff I buy for them. Okay, so I pamper myself, but I know how to use a small amount and they waste shampoo and soap, so why buy the expensive kind for them? Everyday I come home to find something of mine broke, missing, or seriously mistreated. Their games are on the floor, CD strewn about, my computer used and abused, and quite frankly I feel this is dissrespect for me, my belongings, and their own belongings for that matter. There is nothing like getting in the tup and finding out your shampoo, your soap, your razer, etc are nowhere to be found. I have constantly asked for them to please return the items they borrow, but to no avail.
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> How do you teach a child to respect others as well as their own property???????
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> We are not talking only about not doing their chores, we are talking about the way they keep themselves, their rooms, their possessions......
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> Oh My I don't know what to do, I think I have given up.-------------------------------------------
Put a lock on the door where you keep your things. Take the basketball away -- no ball, no bounce.
We taught our sons to ASK, not just take, or borrow or eat anything they choose - this included asking siblings also, but ESPECIALLY parents
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