TheBanyanTree: La la la I'm not listening

[Scott Daniels]

>I guess it's just a matter of maintaining boundaries so I don't resent 
>her when I come home after a stressful 10-hour day and listen to her 
>talk about sleeping in late, watching telly, shopping or just being 
>bored while I do the dishes, wash her clothes, etc etc.   Cripes!   Does 
>anyone have a mantra I can chant? 

Well, no... but you may find it intensely unhelpful to remember that this same person will be making nursing home decisions about you one day.  <g>

My oldest is just entering the teens, and she's been stubbornly lazy since age 6. Even 'your room is just plain germy. A petri dish with nice wallpaper and a playstation' gets the blank look. We're thinking of Boarding School. Or maybe that Civil War Camp thingy. 

Best of luck,

Scott