Get a Job

I know this might sound a little disgusting, but let them eat off of the dishes they washed. If they have to eat off of dirty dishes, they will learn to wash them properly. You did not say how old the teenagers were. I had no problem supporting my kids as long as they were in school or college. I paid for food, housing and car insurance, and I bought them their first car (used car). As soon as they finished in school, they were required to work. At first, my son did not want to work. All I provided for him was the food he needed and a place to sleep. I did not give him any money, and I did not buy him things he did not need to survive. He got the hint, now he works and is supporting himself. My daughter is still in college, but she also works. I still pay car insurance for her. My son is now 23 and he lives with his girlfriend, they seem to be doing OK. I asked him when he was 21.."You told me as soon as you turned 18 you were moving out, so why are you still living at home? His reply, "I have got it good here, why would I leave?" After that, I sat back and realized how much I was giving him, gas money, ten or twenty here and there so he could go out with his friends. I stopped all that, and he went to work quick enough. Now he never misses a day, and has even bought himself a new car. I would tell them that you need help with money, and if they can't work and pay you rent, then they have to move out. To prove your point, quit buying and giving the extras. No cable, no satellite, no ice cream, etc. I always told my children, they needed to work because one day real life was going to jump up and smack them right in the face, and it would not be easy.