Argh, that has got to be so frustrating. A friend of mine who is the mom of one of kiddo's friends works from home doing graphic design (she also homeschools kiddo's friend now) and there's no way in heck I'd

be like "heyyy since you aren't doing anythiiiing..."

Her daughter is in the needy phase that my daughter has grown out of. I can not deal with that plus get work done.

kesseret: yess

what I think you do is actually one step from a padded room but with a lot more kids running around and screaming

that's pretty accurate

right now there are two kids that aren't even mine here. they'll be here tomorrow too. and the next day... etc.

Even my dog comes and gives me a wet nose interruption to my work at home day (but that's alright )

Uuuuughhh... >__<

Making money while you make money! Hope you're charging for all the snacks they'll consume! Kids eat a lot

yeah, i'm not doing it lol. she found someone else. i would get nothing done

annnd, the kids that are here every day to play with my kids... there is no way they'd pay me lol. their dad picks them up from school, drives by and just drops them off here without even texting me first.

I started shouting. Like just... "GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT." It's the only thing that penetrated the fog of derrr she does nothing. I work freaking 60+ hours a week. That doesn't all happen in between coffee

dates and lunch. When they start stomping in I just say I'm working and turn them around. H knows no kids in the house before 5pm unless it's raining, then they can play in her room.

i'm gonna have to put on my bitchy pants, cause it's wearing on me. it's spring break right now, so i'm being nice.

Her room is bigger than most people's living rooms, and she has a TV and an xbox in it, so it's not exactly a harsh punishment. lol

haha, right? liv's got the same, except a ps

You have to work. Your kids enjoy the fruits of your work just as much as you do.

It's really good that you're teaching them that this stuff doesn't magically show up. It comes through hard work.

Hannah knows she comes first, but in that coming first is providing for her, not just being fun cool play mum.

they understand that i'm working, so they give me some time to get some things done, luckily. they're old enough that they mostly entertain themselves when i'm busy

buttt, i need there to not be extra kids in my house constantly, cause that means i'm responsible for them

Maybe you could set a single day aside for that and explain to them.. hey, I can't do what I need to do with this going on.

and they'll get that. They're mature and good kids

yep, after spring break, i'm starting with at least one day. even when they go to their mom's, they walk over here lol.

i had to explain to my kids that not all kids get to just walk all over town and do what they want. most kids have rules, even if they're different than ours. so, they're fighting me less on enforcing it

parenting is so much easier without outside influences

My greatest ambition for 2015 is to teach her not to leave her underpants on the bathroom floor. You're aiming high there. I salute you.

hahaha

throwing clothes all over the place is a pretty big one here too lol

But the kids by us are all children of extremely rich middle class farmers and they call their parents Mummy and Father and all speak with English accents. They go pony trekking after school.

I'm really just very happy if I actually cook a food and it's not takeout. F pony trekking

great. and there's my 12 year old who sings about poop while watching youtube videos.

My 8 year old thinks it's hilarious to fart on us.

hahahaha

it is kind of hilarious

I'm sending her to yours for the summer

Our spring break starts April 1st. It's 3 weeks.

i'm sure the girls would have a great time playing games and making youtube videos for a non existent youtube channel

wut

we get one week

three horribly long weeks

they don't go back until the 23rd or something

insane

and they would

and we'd have to sit and watch each and every video

it hasn't been 'too' bad, really. the kids haven't fought much so far, and i've actually gotten a bit of work done

i'm having more issues with the puppy than the kids, currently

but the puppy is adorable

he does have that going for him

but he's a pee monster

all the time, everywhere

Carpet?

nope

luckily lol

well there is one silver lining lol

he's getting there. he's 4 months now. he can't quite tell when he has to go yet

really close though

ok i was just thinking about those kids that come to play, maybe you could trick them into doing some fun chores LOL

raking, pulling random weeds, lol

hahaha, i wish

i should try though. if they want to play, they have to do chores

make it a competitive game, my mom use to do this to me.. "who can organize the beeeest?"

LOL

who wants to scoop the cat litter!

who can find all those loose change in the couch!

SO MUCH FUN lol

lol