Boils down to this
Posted By: Patti on 2005-12-22
In Reply to: Is it too much to ask... - Not appreciated....
It boils down to the fact that they don't mind the mess, the chaos and they know you will pick it up and make it nice. Going on strike only helps if it takes away something that they like, but if all it does is create more of a mess or chaos, you will suffer that much more. You really have to talk to everyone, this is a common problem. They just know from years of experience that you will finally give up, they can continue to surf the net, play video games, watch movies and not lift a finger and they will still be taken to games, dance lession, have their meals cooked, their clothes washed, etc. Why should they change, it is great for them right now. You have to make it change by not having it great for them now and when they pitch in and help they get rewards. Like Dr. Phil says, take away everything except for the bare necessities, a mattress on the floor, food on the table and they earn the extras by doing things and being a family member and all working as a team. Also praise them when they do something, though it is not 100% great, remember how you felt when you worked so hard at cleaning and your Mom said, it was just all right and okay. I used to shut off the TV and we all took however long it took to completely pick everything up at night so that when we went to bed and got back up at least the house started out pretty picked up. That helped a lot. Soon after repetition they got in the habit of putting things away as it meant not so much to pick up at night and it did not take away that last 30 minute of the show that they were watching. But I enforced it and they knew it. They also had chores that needed to be done especially on vacation and if they were not done, they lost a favorite TV show or something and had to do it during that time. And, yes I worked at home. It took a lot on my part in the beginning but it did pay off. But it takes consistency and not being somewhat strict at first. Now daughter in laws and son in laws and roommates thank me for it. It was just simple little things but sure helped to keep things up.
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