Another late night for me as everyone else in my house is fast asleep. Does anyone else feel like they do everything for nothing? I'm up paying bills, feeding animals, folding clothes, etc.

The SS17 & SD14 are supposed to have daily chores in exchange for them having cell phones. The way it would work if I were in charge is that if I came home and chores were not done to my satisfaction, I would take the phone and we'd try again tomorrow. DH thinks I should tell them they did a great job even though the house still looks like crap and let them keep their phone no matter what.

I say we are not teaching them to be responsible, productive member of society but he doesn't think we need to be any more negative than "WE" (he means me) have already been.

Am I really supposed to live in Fantasy Land, say things that are not true, give these kids a false sense of security and actually think that they will be fine in the real world?

And when I do say something, all I do is get flack out of their mouths but DH just sits on his ass and doesn't say a thing so what else I am supposed to do. I've really been trying to disengage. Just totally turn a blind eye on everything and go about my business????