'See you in the new year': Fed-up Wife Evicts Husband and Son Right Before Christmas Because They Neglected Housework

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    Posted by u/roadrunner517 3 days ago AITA for throwing my husband and my son out a few days before christmas?
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    Husband (41) and I (38f) have two children. Our daughter Rachel (15) and our son Tim (13).
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    Since forever I am begging my husband to do more around the house but he continues to be a lazy man child. He does the bare minimum when I force him and that's it. And our son is learning from him. Not doing his chores, not cleaning up his messes and expecting his sister to cater him. Hubby is enabling him and secretly overrules me when I punish Tim. We had more than one argument because of their laziness.
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    Yesterday I was shopping with Rachel and we met a friend from work and her boyfriend. So I called my husband and asked him and Tim to clean the house asap because I will bring guests. When we arrived home nearly two hours later the house was a mess. I never felt so embarrassed in my life. My friend smiled and downplayed it as normal but I was able to see the looks she exchanged with her bf. We chatted for 20 minutes after I cleaned the living room a bit and then they left.
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    I finally had enough. I told both hubby and Tim to get the f out of my house and don't come back until they learn to respect me and be helpful around the house.
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    We had a bad argument and in the end they gave up and left. My son has called me since from the motel where he and hubby are staying and begged me to let him back in. I told him he can ask me in 2024 again and I might consider it. They are banned for christmas (family will gather in my house this year) and New Year's Eve. Tim will then return, hubby I am not sure yet.
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    My mom and my sister are against this. They think I am way to harsh, especially to Tim. But I think he needs are serious wake up call and this will be it. And I don't give an f about hubby at this point.
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    SnooKiwis2255 · 3 days ago My parental units divorced after I was out of high school, because he wasn't doing any housework. I remember me not doing chores before they got home because I had to get ready for an after school event and do homework and they got into me.
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    So I started doing my chores but yelled at them about how he never did any chores or help around the house. He said "I go to work and make money" and I said "she makes more than you!"... I think that was her moment of realization... 4 2.4k 도 Reply Share
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    Stock_Mortgage1998 · 3 days ago My parents were like this. Many moons ago my brother couldn't find socks and my mum was looking for a for a pair for him and eventually asked me to look for them because she was gonna miss her bus so I said yes.when she left brother said so.... I said so what?
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    He said are you gonna look for my socks and I said no, you have eyes, use them and he said you promised mum and I said I only said it because she was gonna miss her bus and you were gonna let her. Find your own socks. He was taught from young age that it's a woman's job 3.4k Reply Share
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    DangerousAd1986 · 3 days ago NTA Let your son come home under the conditions you line out for him. Your husband can kick rocks. All the YTA comments are missing the fact that your son is with his dad, so it's not illegal.
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    Also, they all seem to miss the point that your husband undermines your authority. You can't teach your son to be a decent person and clean up after themselves when you have someone telling him he doesn't have to do anything. Or telling them they're not grounded. If your son refuses to follow the rules he can stay with his dad.
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    Tribe Guy330 3 days ago. edited 2 days ago Before Christmas IS harsh, but it sounds like harshness is exactly what's needed here if OP has been trying and trying to get him to listen and he just refuses to care.
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    Quick update: my son called me again. I explained the situation and what I expect from him. He agreed to sign a paper where all his chores will be listed. He also agreed to help his sister with all her chores until New Year's Eve. I will pick him up tomorrow. Didn't talk with my husband.

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