So tired of SD17 right now. DH is PC and has been til last March, when she went to live w/BM for 3mos. DISASTER. Judge ordered her back to us in the best interest of child. Yes, we are the better parents. We have rules, we discipline, we are NOT YOUR FRIEND. However, I am tired of dealing with her. DH has been working late last few weeks. Normally, I pretty much let him handle her anymore, as it is obvious that BM has worked her PAS charm to the max over the years and the SD believes everything she says. For some reason, DH and I are supposed to be "perfect." Not sure why?

Anyway, this evening, I reminded SD that she was to do all her chores before she did anything else---she had already skipped out as soon as she got home from school to hang, so I reminded her to do before she got on phone. She starts yelling---it seems all she can do is yell, something she learned from BM as a way to get her way---I get on phone and tell her again, to do her chores. She went off from there---your're not my mother, I will talk to my dad about it, blahblah blah. I reminded her that this was a rule of our house, that it didn't matter if I was her mother or not, and I thank God everyday that I am not her mother (shoulda said that if I was her mother, maybe she would have a chance at success and being a decent person, but I refrained from stooping that low----she contines yelling screaming, etc... I ask her why she is yelling, I was just reminding her of her chores and what DH said previous night. Anyway----she yells the whole time, then goes to feed and take care of HER dog (chore) and do the other chore she was to do. WHile out, I unplugged the phones (and she can't get in her cell phone right now, she locked herself out--HAHA).

SHe comes back in and asks if I will plug back up. Nope, my house, my rules, and I don't want the phone disturbance tonight. Later, she starts to watch TV, I turn it off saying my house, my rules. I think I may do this for a few days, it has been peaceful all evening w/SD in room. Hope I can last another 180 days til she is 18.