This morning I had to kind of chuckle to myself. DH has had a week of not so hot showers, because SD15 has been taking her showers in the morning. This is an issue because she has specifically been told she is to take her showers at night before bed...been told on many, many occasion! She always argues that she doesn't like to take her shower at night, because her hair dries funny when she sleeps on it. So she has been told, "Okay, when then make sure you take it early enough for your hair to dry! Problem solved!" She still doesn't want to, so unless DH specifically tells her every single night to take a shower, she won't do it!

So DH this morning was not happy that she was in the shower taking his hot water AGAIN and said, "Why is it SD15 doesn't do ANYTHING unless I tell her to do it? I'm so tired of telling her to do everything!" I very calmly explain to him that SD15 KNOWS what she is supposed to do, but she is trying to see what she can get away with, and if DH doesn't say anything, then she is simply not going to do what she doesn't feel like doing! Unless he puts down consequences for her defiance, she will keep playing these games to get her way with things! DH very grumpily went and took his luke warm shower, while I chilled for a bit in bed...awake...until I had to be up to take BS19 to get his immunizations for college.

When DH and SD15 were leaving, DH asked SD15 if she had everything...phone, key, LUNCH. SD15 claimed her lunch was in her bag. That is strange, because SD15 was not in kitchen at all this morning! I know...the kitchen is right next to our bedroom, and SD15 is NEVER quiet in the kitchen. This morning was the second morning in a row that I heard nothing from the kitchen. I also noted that both the jelly and the mayo are in the pantry unopened (I buy when low, but keep in the pantry until what is in the fridge is gone to avoid clutter and multiple open containers of the same thing). SD15 will not eat a ham and cheese without mayo, and will not eat peanut butter without jelly...so what is she packing for lunch, because there are no other lunch items in the house! DH asked SD15 if she cleaned up her mess from making her lunch, and SD15 said she didn't make a mess. Of course she didn't, because she didn't make a lunch!!! So now she is lying about eating and starving herself! Lovely! Need to point this out to DH this evening. And SD15 can't say, "Well, there was nothing to make for lunch because we are out of X and Y" because the new jelly and new mayo are sitting right next to the peanut butter in the pantry!! They have been there for 2 weeks now! There is still a half of loaf of bread, juice pouches, animal crackers, cereal, milk (which is not bad...was bought this week)...no excuse for her to not eat!

And then there was the outfit SD15 left the house in this morning for band. Butt shorts, sports bra, and one of those ripped/tied shirts that is so thrashed, she may as well not be wearing a shirt at all! DH did say, "Are you going to ever wear something out of the house that I don't hate?" SD15 just giggled and headed to the car. I would have made her go back and put on more clothing, but oh well...not my kid!

I do hope that DH is finally seeing that SD15 needs more parenting, as he said this morning "she doesn't do anything unless I tell her". He needs to start telling her! I have my second interview with the gym next week, and it is looking very positive. I start working these extra hours, and DH is going to have to run the house while I'm not here. Maybe he will finally have to quit being Mr. Nice Guy when he has to spend so much time alone with the princess.