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I'm dealing been dealing with all of this trying to manipulate/outwit me stuff too. Sometimes it's so scary how right he is. Other times he is looking for the loopwhole that really does not qualify for me to give in. I have to keep explaining how it would be too much for him to be incharge, paybills, set schedules, clean and cook. Just be a kid. He will have a turn when he is an adult. It's amazing how at times his ego/confidence can take him to sucess. He does tend to win a lot and I think there is some positive energy there that helps somehow. I just need to keep his realty in check.
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There really must be a script! "You didn't specify..." and "I guess you don't care about..." I hear those all the time from DD11.
It is things like this that make my ex-husband refer to our youngest (of 3) and say "Thank the Lord for one average child at least." (Not where she can hear him of course... and I have a feeling her area of giftedness just hasn't been discovered yet!)
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I'm in trouble, apparently, in this department. DS is only 6 (well will be on Friday).
I told him this weekend that he MUST turn his socks the right way before putting them in the laundry basket, so I didn't have to turn them the right way before putting them in the washer. Both kids & DH leave their socks inside out! Drives me INSANE.
Leave it to DS to argue that the inside of the socks is where his feet are sweaty and should be the part exposed to the soapy water. Here's what I did in that situation: Stop turning the socks right side out (even if it drive you bonkers). Once they get their socks returned wrong side out and have to do it themselves when in a hurry to leave the house (along with them still being a bit grungy) they should start doing it before they toss them in the hamper and even if they don't it's no longer your problem.
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I'm in trouble, apparently, in this department. DS is only 6 (well will be on Friday).
I told him this weekend that he MUST turn his socks the right way before putting them in the laundry basket, so I didn't have to turn them the right way before putting them in the washer. Both kids & DH leave their socks inside out! Drives me INSANE.
Leave it to DS to argue that the inside of the socks is where his feet are sweaty and should be the part exposed to the soapy water. Here's what I did in that situation: Stop turning the socks right side out (even if it drive you bonkers). Once they get their socks returned wrong side out and have to do it themselves when in a hurry to leave the house (along with them still being a bit grungy) they should start doing it before they toss them in the hamper and even if they don't it's no longer your problem. Ahh, but mine can stymie that one--they leave the socks all balled up in the laundry. And socks can go through the washer and dryer in a ball and come out with the dirt still inside! Arrrgh!  I agree with the idea that they have a manual somewhere--how well do I know the "you care more about xxx than me" one!
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Here's what I did in that situation: Stop turning the socks right side out (even if it drive you bonkers). Once they get their socks returned wrong side out and have to do it themselves when in a hurry to leave the house (along with them still being a bit grungy) they should start doing it before they toss them in the hamper and even if they don't it's no longer your problem. Ahh, but mine can stymie that one--they leave the socks all balled up in the laundry. And socks can go through the washer and dryer in a ball and come out with the dirt still inside! Arrrgh! So let them deal with dirty socks that are still damp on the inside! LOL I'm a strong believer in real consequences.
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Here's what I did in that situation: Stop turning the socks right side out (even if it drive you bonkers). Once they get their socks returned wrong side out and have to do it themselves when in a hurry to leave the house (along with them still being a bit grungy) they should start doing it before they toss them in the hamper and even if they don't it's no longer your problem. Ahh, but mine can stymie that one--they leave the socks all balled up in the laundry. And socks can go through the washer and dryer in a ball and come out with the dirt still inside! Arrrgh! So let them deal with dirty socks that are still damp on the inside! LOL I'm a strong believer in real consequences. Yep, that's what I do! Hey, that sock doesn't feel quite so good when it's moist, does it? HA!
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Y'all's kids wear socks?!?!!?
DD12, 7th. Dx'd ADHD/GAD. No IQ test. EXPLORE & SAT just miss DYS but suspect HG+
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Y'all's kids wear socks?!?!!? ROFL zarfkitty - it is 30 degrees and the ground has snow on it but darling DS - no socks. And DD? Yes, on the socks but a big NO on the shoes - yes, even outside - except for school or to go to the store.
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DS5 would wear flip-flops in the snow if I would let him. I do NOT let him! LOL!
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