You would think I just sent MMjr on a death march.

Maddy McCall

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Fri Mar-03-06 09:56 PM
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You would think I just sent MMjr on a death march.

I asked him to bring in the stuff we bought at the dollar store today, and the dogfood, and take out the freakin' garbage. He's whining. He's walking like a 90 year old man. He punctured a bag open, and some "garbage juice" got on him, so he looked at me and said, "What do I do?" I told him, "Put it in another garbage bag."

Now he's grunting and groaning and saying that he'll have "take another bath after this," as if that would end his life.

I ought to make "and do it without griping" a condition of that $15 allowance he gets each week.

He's being quite pissy, thank you.

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Fri Mar-03-06 09:57 PM
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1. How old is he?

Sounds like he's got a case of teenageritis.

Unfortunately they're only cured of this disease once they move out of the house and live on their own.

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Maddy McCall

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Fri Mar-03-06 09:59 PM
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2. 12.

Thanks for the forewarning, although I'm not happy about it. :(

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Minnesota Libra

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:08 PM
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3. I've been there and done that one and.......

.....the cure to this is when he goes to take the garbage out or anything that he usually grumbles about just put a headphone on.:toast: Warm him ahead of time that one word of bitching out of his mouth and on goes the headphones.:argh: Doesn't matter whether you play music or not, just pretend to move to make believe music and make him think you're ignoring him.:bounce: Oh, it just pisses them off when you ignore them. Works on the grown up kids as well.:hug:

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Pithlet

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:14 PM
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6. That's a good idea.

I'll have to remember that when my kids are older.

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In_The_Wind

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:09 PM
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4. Oh. Poor. Baby.

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madeline_con

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Fri Mar-03-06 10:11 PM
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5. I'm thinking, just wash your dang leg and change pants....

then get over it. Geesh! Kids that age. Mine's 11 and everything I ask him to do is seen as some sort of punishment. :eyes:

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