So DH sent the kids home for a week last Sunday under the guise of them missing their mom and step siblings but really it was to give me a break from their month long visit. I guess he realized I needed a break when I told him that I would not watch ss11 anymore. The kid was being an obnoxious brat! He would literally disobey me so I ended up throwing one of his stupid toys (silly putty that I told him not to throw at the wall) away and told dh that I was watching his kids as a favor but am by no means obligated (I remind him every time he acts like I am) to watch them and that he has two options for him: send him home or take him to work everyday. I also told him that if any of the kids thought they didn't have to listen to me they had the same options. These weren't just a couple of isolated incidents but kept doing it and I took it as he doesn't have to listen to me so I'm not dealing with that.

Also after the skids left I noticed the amount of stuff in my house that got ruined from this less than half month stay. The girls share a room (5 and 9) and there is pink marker all over their wall, they ripped the curtain down from their room, the blinds are now hanging on by a thread, the front screen door handle has been ripped off, and now the part that helps the screen door retract is broke. How do three kids cause so much chaos??? The only time they are alone is in their room and I sent the older two outside one time (this is the time the handle broke off). I am furious that my house has been treated like a zoo and these are things that are broke that didn't have a problem. Oh and the controller to our ps4 is broken too (he lets them play it and after they left he tried to play and realized it). How does this happen? I called them animals this morning because of their destructive behavior and dh decides to take offense. Ugh! I understand normal wear and tear but this is not what this is. This is idgaf carelessness and who cares if it breaks. Not ready for them to come back for their final week. I have told dh that we are not replacing anything until they learn not to behave like they belong in a zoo.