Hello everyone! I used to be on this site a few years ago but left after I was divorced and was no longer a SM. Well it seems I am crazy and got myself in the SM situation again. I ADORE the ground my DH walks on! He is a great man and a wonderful provider. He treats me great but his child that lives with us is SPOILED ROTTEN! His oldest is in college and basically has nothing to do with him, so she's not an issue. The youngest lives with her mother (she's 13) and she's not really a problem either. We see her every other weekend and she is well behaved and a very loving young lady. She does have some teenage drama all the time but that I can handle. It's the middle child who is 16 yrs old. She lives with us and she drives me INSANE! She is so lazy and thinks money grows on trees apparently. Although I realize most kids do. Before I came along it is VERY apparent that she did NOTHING around the house to help her father out. (Her mom is out of the picture and has been since this kid was 6 months old) I am not tolerating her laziness around here. She lets her laundry pile up, refuses to take out her trash until her room is just disgusting and in general will not clean up after herself. Her dad hates to "hurt her feelings" by telling her to do anything...so in turn I get angry and go off on him about it until something gets done. Her grades are AWFUL as well. I am about at my wits end with her! She will make food for herself and is too lazy to put her dishes in the dishwasher...just puts them in the sink. She will take every towel in the house and leave them in her room after she is done. Of course they stink of mildew by the time they make it to the laundry room. She lets the bathroom trashcan overflow with her dirty pads until someone has to tell her to take the trash out. Wait...correction...until her DAD takes the trash out for her. It seriously DRIVES ME CRAZY! Thanks for letting me vent. I am sure it will not be the last time this week! LOL