After almost 20 years of marriage, 2 kids, dogs, cats, fish, chickens, ducks and other assorted members--I STILL can't get anyone to understand that I need some cooperation. That I (or the dad) am the one that sets the rules, not grandparents, not kids, not aunts uncles cousins or neighbors or whoever they want to listen to at the time. I want my house cleaned, I want the garage cleaned, I want the yard to not look like a tornado deposited pieces of Dorothy's house on our front lawn. I want these teenage kids and wanna be teenage husband to be responsible and appropriate and do the thing that needs to be done WHEN it needs to be done. To do daily chores, not just when they have to because I won't let them go somewhere if they don't. I work long hours, full time--it is summer break for goodness sake. Days spent in front of the TV, or playing their video games, or just sleeping past noon shouldn't be an everyday occurrence, and then ask me whats to eat when I get home after 14 hours. Are you going to pay for drivers training, when can we go to the Y, there's nothing to do here, why won't you let me do anything with my friends, I'm 15, we just want to go riding around......and on and on and on. It's going to drive me mad. Just had to say it. I think I'm going to start my . any day now.