Thread: My son is such an ingrate

Originally Posted by JennyLou

Thats what My hubby and I had to eat when we were living at home. Mind you my children have tacos, pizza and hamburgers and chicken an awful lot. Children have it made these days. I think I want to resign my position and start over at the bottom again. Lot better pay and benefits. Maybe we should start a mom of the ingrates club.

I am 24, I live at home BUT I cook, clean, pay rent, run the teenager around ((he doesnt have his license)) buy groceries cleaning supplies etc. Sounds like they just need to step up a bit

P.S I hate beans and eggs, LOL....and LIVER...buy a bunch of liver

Originally Posted by aussiegirl

You go girl. I love it.

I agree go girl. I love it .

Originally Posted by tracey74

well if it were me id take away the internet and make his @ss walk/ride a bike anywhere he had to go if he wants to go bad enough he can find a way.Id also would ask him since he doesnt trust you then why does he eat your cooking if youre that distrustful then you cant cook for him either. let him see what its like not having mommy there to provide for him.sounds harsh but kids need to learn sometime and being rude wouldnt cut it with me.stand your ground. he'll either get over it or wake up to reality.and one day he will realize his mom is there for him a lot quicker than some girl will be.

Oh Girl I like want you just said. Thank you. I have a teenage daughter who acts like a butt most of the time. And it isn't harsh it is just fact that they need a wake up call every now and then. Nothing wrong with that. If all teenagers would just realize that mom is always right they would just be better off and the world would be a better place.

My DD is 15 and she thinks she is always right, everything should just be handed to her, and when her friends come over they don't live here so why should they have to follow the rules. I'm suppose to bend over backwards for her but she can't even lean forward a little for me. This is what happens when you give them everything and are way too nice. Eventually it will bite you in the behind. She also chooses to be a vegetarian so I have to spend more $$ on different groceries just for her and cook separate dishes. What thanks do I get or respect....none. I just pray some day she will realize how lucky she is and change her ways. Okay I can go on this subject for hours but I better stop now.

I have two teenagers. Ok, my son will be in May, but has had the tude for quite a while now. I take it all away if I have to and they know I will. Yet, they still act amazed and put out about it. Go figure. Oh and the rule is that I have pw's to myspace or whatever I find on my comp or it goes away along with whatever else it takes till the attitude changes. Takes a while sometimes.

Just hope my daughter has a teenager just like herself one day. heehehehehehehehehe Hey, it's the little things, right?

My son is 18.. and generally a good kid.
But he is still a teenager, and therefore.... I have grey hair.

I have taken his door off as a punishment for telling me to stay out of his lfe, or to give him privacy. No door: no real issues.
He had to earn it back.
His girlfriend (so happy that they broke up) would come over and go to his room, so the door came off again. She complained, so I told her that she could sit on my couch, or a chair her pick.
He got a PS2 as a gift, and I grounded him from it, and he informed me that it was a gift, so I could not take it away...
So I flipped the breaker in his room: use the game, and the tv all you want: I buy the electricty, so good luck.
I showed him the law that states a child must have 9 square feet of personal space.. a space of their own. And, I gave him the first nine tiles in front of the fireplace as his personal space. The rest of the house is MINE to control.
Bedrooms: I pay for, well Daddy and I pay for them, so DADDY controls it too.
After a few days of no electricty in his room, and no door: he gave up, and behaved better.

As for the internet: all electronic devices (other than a clock and a radio) must be off by 11:00 pm in my home. That includes the phone. Emergencies only, and no cell calls ot texts that late either.
No one is allowed a My Space Page, and I have all passwords to anything.
Yes, I trust my children, no I do not trust society. Yes, I think my children can make good judgment decisions, but their are my children: so I make the best decisions anyway... Just ask me.
Internet is wireless, but the computer may not go into bedrooms where the door is closed.


So, what you did is great. Parenting is not a popularity contest: it is parenting.