Every day after school, SD12 will sit in her room supposedly doing homework for hours. The only time she comes out is for dinner. While we're eating, DH & I try to discuss things that might be relevant or important for SD to learn and discuss with us. But, day after day, she will sit quiet and not say a word or even ask a question. I purposely bring up topics that might stir curiosity and evoke a question. Instead, nothing. Crickets. Oh, but if DH starts discussing SD's homework or chores, SD has plenty to say in resistance.

So tonight I told DH I'm just fed up with her lack of interest in anything somewhat challenging. I told him I feel helpless because there's nothing I can really do to make her actually study and learn her homework (you know, me being the stepmonster and all) and that I feel like I can't change her apathy. He responds, "Yeah, I know. Me too. There's nothing we can do."

Well, I was trying to gently tell him that it can't be me, it needs be him who addresses her laziness when it comes to homework but point missed.