I need some help here...
By lizzieluvsu
@lizzieluvsu (76)
United States
April 2, 2007 7:19pm CST
my sister's kid is getting on my last flippin' nerve!
He breaks all kinds of rules my parents have and when I tell him...remind him of the rules, I get nothing but attitude out of him.
when he gets home from school, he's not supposed to turn the tv on. He's supposed to do his homework and if he doesn't have homework, he's supposed to read. Everyday it's a broken record with him, turn off the tv...turn off the tv...it really is upsetting me
if he wants something to eat, he's supposed to ask for what he wants *specifically* and get only that. When no one is around, he sneaks more food and then tries to act like he wasn't doing anything. And again, it's like a broken record, get only what you ask for...get only what you ask for...again, upsetting me
I'm also starting to feel like I'm being taken advantage of by my parents. See, I work weekends, so I'm home during the week. My parents, I will, will go out at the beginning of the day and conviently return after my sister's kid is gone or leave about 30 minutes to an hour before he's due home and again, return after he's left. I get stuck watching him.
I wish there was an after school program at his middle school so that my sister can put him in that and I can be at home in peace or whatever. My sister's youngest is in an after school program with the elementary school until around 5:15 or 5:30.
My point is...I'm getting frustrated with my sister's son. I feel that at 10 1/2 he should know the rules and no one should have to repeat them to him on a daily basis.
I KNOW I was never like him when I was his age.
1 response
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
3 Apr 07
I can't offer much help but I can totally relate to what you are saying. For me its my boyfriends 15 year old son. Somedays he drives me crazy. He does a lot of what your nephew does. He is failing two classes and is on the edge of a third so studying is supposed to be very important and done before anything else is done. everyday he has to be reminded. he also forgets to rinse the sink after he brushes his teeth and sometimes forgets to flush the toliet. I think he is old enough to remember those things but he doesn't. It drives me crazy. One thing we do is post the "rules" right on the wall on a paper with big letters. It might help you. Talk to your sister and tell her your concerns. Maybe the two of you can come up with a plan. Good luck.
@lizzieluvsu (76)
• United States
3 Apr 07
It never dawned on me to post the rules. I'll have to mention that to my parents as well.
Oh my nephew is also failing classes. It's kind of embarrassing to me because he goes to the same middle school I went to. I know that the teachers I had aren't there anymore, and the ones who are still there, probably don't even remember me, but it's like, that's MY school and I don't see how he can be doing poorly.
