This is the e-mail I sent my mum:
"On the topic of dogs and chores...and well, dad.
You cannot pay me, you guys are too tight money-wise, and it's a little discouraging
to not get anything in return after washing two pain-in-the-a** dogs once a week, so
if you haven't noticed, I've started to slack off, and only been washing the dogs twice
a month. So you can't get pissed at me for not washing them every week, and waiting
until they start to stink until I finally wash them. And with chores, you can't expect us
to do a magnificent job is we get neither a "wow, good job" or something in return.
Unfortunately since we've been doing it for so long, we kind of don't want to do something
unless it is beneficial to us. We do clean, but we might not do it right away, or do a fantastic
job. Why expect us to do a perfect job? You guys make messes all the time, but we do not say
anything about it, nor do we start talking s**t about it in front of you, ignoring the fact that
you're in the same room.
"How old are you? Can you believe this Kait, I mean the kid is so old and he's a slob and blah blah blah"
If there's anything that's an important is to treat us with respect, and we'll do the same for you. So if I'm doing something, don't you think it's fair to ask nicely (even if you've told me to do it before, and I perhaps FORGOT, because I'm *human* just like you?) to do it, and in a not-so-pissy tone of voice remind me that I was supposed to do it before, and then wait for a little while before coming back and badgering me about it, and threatening me, and being an overall pissy... douchebag? I understand we're lazy, and we don't listen to you guys sometimes, and sometimes we do need to be harassed in order to motivate us, but can you at least be nice about it?
Now you, you're nice about it mom. Perhaps it's your partner that is stressing me out, and pissing me off. I think you need to have a talk with him about how he treats us like maids (and then turns around when we accidentally leave something out and starts rambling about how HE'S not the maids in the house and blah blah blah). There is a lack of respect between us (Alex and I) and Dad. Is it too much to ask for some respect, and being treated like Mikel is treated, or do we have to get a bazillion crappy jobs and get thrown in jail and have our hopes and dreams destroyed by Dad before we're put at a human level with Dad?
I'm busy during the day, I do things that you guys don't have time to do, and if I don't do it, my future is ********. I'm talking about schooling. I by no means ask for you to try and school us, or put us back in school, I am happy teaching myself, but I am unhappy when I have to stop what I'm doing to be lectured on how I did not bathe the dogs, and to do it RIGHT THIS INSTANT, not even to let me finish it, and then be treated as if I'm stupid.
All I ask is for you to give him a talk about showing Alex and I a little bit of respect. I realize that he's hurting, but this has been going on long before he got hurt. And he wont listen to us, and I only hope that he'll listen to you. And if not, I don't know how long I can take of biting my tongue most of the time, before I say something that'll piss him off and get me thrown out of the house or some stupid s**t like that.
(And you can't say he wouldn't do that, see: Mikel.)"
Something better get done, or Toast is gonna explode on dad, and b***h him out, and get grounded/kicked out/something of that nature.
Just when I start thinking he's a good guy, and I have no reason to dislike him, and blah blah blah, he pulls some pissy tatrum about something because he wasn't being patient.
