I locked SS17 out of the house!
Teach him to disrespect his father and our home!
This is what happened:
11:00 (DH to SS17) Bedtime - wrap it up (Yes, he still has to be told when to go to bed and when to get up even though he thinks he is soooo grown)
11:30 SS17 still playing
12:00 I push DH and wake him up and tell him to go tell SS17 to go to bed, He still up, didn't even listen to him. DH goes and again says wrap it up, I hear SS17 mumbling something about yeah, I just gotta finish this game.
12:20 SS17 creeps outside probably to smoke (you all already know how I feel about this)
12:22 I walk into front room, throw lock on front door and go back to bed. }:)
12:30 SS17 tries the door a couple of times and realizes it is locked and goes around the house and comes in back door (guess I forgot about that one, that's okay)
12:31 I meet him in the hallway blocking his door. "Who the hell do you think you are strolling in my house at Midnight? I don't allow people to just come strolling in my home at midnight, if I had a weapon, I'd have thought you were trying to rob us and we would have came after you. Your dad told you to go to bed over an hour ago and you are disrespecting him by not listening. I'm tired of this BS and from now on you are going to start respecting your dad and respecting me and respecting our home. From now on when he says bed, you do it right then, no more of this I'm finishing up crap! And, whatever you are doing outside, you had best be done with it by 11:00 from now on, if you are outside a minute after 11:00 you will be sleeping on the porch because I'm locking your ass out!"
12:35 I climb into bed and shut my eyes feeling very proud of myself and very liberated! }:)
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Thanks Crayon!
I think will do that next. I don't see why I should have to stand aside while he totally disrepects his dad. It makes me lose respect for DH because he doesn't seem to have enough for himself to make him listen... Typical Disneyland Dad.
We used to get the"when I finish this level" crap all of the
time from my SS. He would push and push and push until I finally would pull the plug. He learned that off meant off and I would pull the plug out of the wall. Finally I bought a small safe and put it under one of our coffee tables. If I said "off" and there as any delay I would pull the plug, take the power cord, remotes, controls and put them in the safe. He would ask, "when do I get them back". I would tell him "when I feel like you deserve it". We have a couple game systems that have not been touched in years. I love the peace and quiet.
To my SS's credit, he finally out grew the video games and computer games. He will play them occassionally for an hour or two then won't touch them for months.
Best regards,
RAGS, that would be nice...
All the lazy teenager does is play video games. Dumb DH got him a laptop for Christmas a year and a half ago and that is all he does is play those games. He doesn't do chores, doesn't clean up, doesn't even pick up his own laundry and won't put his dishes up without coaxing and leaves more crumbs then the younger children. I am so tired of him, I really - really have had enough and just generally can't stand him anymore.
Guiltyland Dad
Oh Crayon! That one is great!
DW is very involved with rules and discipline.
Though she does tend to run out of steam on rule enforcement when SS pushes things past her willingness to deal with them.
She will get tired of "always being up SS's butt". My stance is that he knows the rules and he knows what behavior is appropriate. If he chooses to not follow the rules or chooses to make the wrong decision then he chooses the consequences. We are not up his butt, he is making the decision to have us up his butt.
But, yes, I tend to provide the disciplinary consistency and consistency of consequences.
The good news is that though it has been a long hard journey, it seems to have worked. He really is turning out to be a great young man and will very likely move on to be an adult of respected standing in the community.
I am so proud!
Best regards,