How do you get your kids to do stuff without it escalating to losing your shit?
Divorced dad w S12. House has been a mess and told him last night, when you get up pick up this stuff - all his. Not done when I get up after him. Tell him in the morning we're doing xyz today and you're doing this and packing for your trip with your mom, say it again a couple more times throughout the day of him just watching TV. Then go to Costco, he doesn't want to go so I say then you're cleaning this up while I'm gone. Come home to literally one item put way and lose my shit on him. He stands to attention and proceeds to take the literal five minutes to do all of it. Afterwards I say was it worth it? He admits he didn't want to do it and I remind him that everyone (me and him) contributing and that I dont want to make dinner should I just say fuck it and make your own dinner? I ask what would be easier, doing five minutes worth of work or me losing my shit on him and then doing five minutes worth of work. Problem is that we've been over this and I know it's going to happen again. I don't think he has any respect for me. I don't feel like I deserve it. I'm not a drunk or a fuck up. I want to blame his mom because she didn't respect me and she admittedly will do the least amount of work to get something done, but I know that's basically playing the victim. I just want him to do very reasonable chore requests like this without having to scream at him.