Bullfrog said:
RyanSH12 said:
Meh, could be better, you really get to know someone when you live together,....
Which is why it always amazes me when younger people get married or buy a house and
then move in together.
:-\ I married before we moved in together.....granted that was 32 years ago (and he lives, still). He has learned to do stuff he never did before: put the seat down. Flush. Hang up a wet towel as opposed to leaving it wherever. Close a curtain. etc. I've learned stuff too! It's not necessary to totalize sanitize the bathroom after each use (although it does seem appropriate when the last user was the son.....)
And the other half isn't even the worst of it!
After many years of research, some things have become apparent though. My son (now 17) and my daughter (23 and not at home full time anymore) have never learned how to change the empty milk bag in the fridge, or the tp roll in the bathrooms. Neither knows how to empty a garbage or recycling container, or where to find a new bar of soap or tube of toothpaste. Apparently, neither knows how to lock a freakin' door behind them either. They also have issues understanding 'time'. "Mom, can you pick me up from work please" means right freakin' now. Cause their time is too precious to waste waiting. But it's okay to keep me waiting for ten minutes outside the store because he suddenly decided to flirt with the cashier. Me asking them to do a simple chore like empty the dishwasher or feed the dog is met with 'In a few minutes'........which turns into an hour later when I have to ask again (or the dog informs them of his current state of starvation in a vocal manner).
And don't yell at me about being a bad parent! I have told them *repeatedly* about the paper, the milk bag, the door lock, etc.... it's met with a blank stare, like 'you don't mean ME'........
smiling still...cause my Joffrey is on tonight, and I'm not working, I'm not driving anyone anywhere (you can freakin' walk kid!)
