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Old 11-11-2006, 04:31 PM   #17
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OMG Crystal, I couldn't handle that! THIS is driving me bonkers and they're 18 and 20. LOL

My kids have done their own laundry since they were 12. They might not like doing it, but if they want clean clothes, they get it done.

Both of my older 2 are good enough cooks that they've cooked in restaurants (one in a city cafe and bar and grill, the other in a steak house) and the youngest can cook enough to keep herself fed if she absolutely has to. She's just not as good at it as the other 2.

It's not a matter of them not knowing how to do things... they simply try to get away with not having to do any more than they have to.

I keep telling hubby that there's no reason for them to ever move out if they're TOO comfortable here. For example, Katie moved out for a few weeks and moved back home. When she moved back, she left her bed behind. NOW she expects US to buy her a new one. I refuse! Hubby was all ready to do it and I won't let him.
If she wants a bed, she can buy it! Right now she's sleeping on the sofa, which I don't like. I want her sleeping in her bedroom, but she rarely makes it that far.
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