SS16 "Zippy" manages to fly just under the radar re school, work, home, life in general. This young man's ethic is to do as little as possible -the absolute bare minimum to get by in all areas of his life.

DH tactic is every once in awhile taking a stab at real parenting with no follow up or follow through, and of course apologizing to Zippy if parenting causes any discomfort to SS.

Zippy sneaks around the house "suddenly appearing" and scaring the pants off people. He also makes himself invisible so he won't be asked to do anything-kid does not initiate anything and has no concept of team work in a family. DH with his "special glasses" thinks this kid is the be all and end all of a second coming-the air on the planet is not good enough for Zippy to breath.

Two things about the weekend. DH and I were driving to the store we were talking about what precious Zippy will do after high school next year(hopefully move out, fat chance!).

DH says: "I think I will get Zippy into a trade-maybe carpentry or something...

Endora: (nearly spitting out her Tim Horton's coffee with the image of Zippy doing actual labour) says:

"DH, I cannot see Zippy doing that for a living.

DH (with complete indignation) says
"Zippy is a perfectly capable young man and could easily do that type of work".

Endora: "I just don't think Zippy is suited to any job that requires a sustained effort, Zippy is capable -I just don't think that trade is a match for him -IMHO.

SUNDAY

DH worked on Sunday. Zippy crawls out of bed at the crack of 12:30pm-grabs a box of cereal, milk and a bowl-saying nothing to me on the way by-heads downstairs to play "Guitar Hero"-Zippy has a VERY expensive sub-woofer (Thanks BM) and fake but loud drums that go with the game. SS has a Star Trek ridiculous looking headset on (to teleconference with other Guitar Hero players-kind of like a teleconference). My BS has just come off a late shift and unfortunately has a bedroom downstairs across from Zippy's playroom-Zippy proceeds to boom his sub-woofer and rail on the "fake" drums-as I start to clean upstairs. Fast Forward to 6:15pm , DH is home and I made a nice roast chicken dinner. (Zippy has not come up for air once)-we all sit down to dinner , it has snowed here so DH says to the boys-who wants to shovel the driveway-my BS pipes up "I will" Zippy sits there with his entitled look on his face while his father gazes lovingly into Zippy's eyes -"Well son you finally get a break from shovelling the driveway (we have had no snow for two weeks!) :sick:

Zippy heads back downstairs-Guitar Heroing so loudly we have to turn the TV up and shut the basement door(can't tell the kid to stop, he needs to play you know!)-DH starts to get fed up with the noise-poor BS is down there listening to Zippy Whoop it up on the fake drums, hooting and hollering into the silly headset he wears, sub-woofer booming-until past 10pm-DH has to pull Zippy off the video game-awww peace at last-for a few hours...just in time to see DH give perfect Zippy a big old bear hug and pat on the back to send SS16 off to beddy byes-such ends another great weekend stepparenting-YUCK!