SK's never say thank you
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Honestly? I wouldn’t expect my kids to thank me for taking them on holiday so I certainly wouldn’t expect my SD too! Thank me for getting you a drink, passing you something, buying you something - yes! But idk they didn’t ask to be taken on holiday 🤷🏻♀️ BUT in general I’m very ‘sorry’ and ‘what do you say’ and with my little one (just 3) I say ‘did you say thank you’ and she says it! I think at 12 and 14 a reminder is good even a cough or something! BUT I also think 12 and 14 year olds are quite rude and don’t even realise it!
I’d just say ‘youre welcome’ everytime I do something and they haven’t said it, keep reminding them. They’re definitely old enough they should have impeccable manners at that age, my SS is 10 and he always says thankyou when I cook tea or something, but that’s because I have always reminded him/said you’re welcome if he hasnt said it so now I think he is more mindful
I agree, even if they didn’t ask to be taken they should still say thanks. They don’t realise how lucky they are, some kids never go abroad!
Absolutely not being petty at all. Kids with no manners grind my gears too 🙈
Basic manners! Not unreasonable at all and your partner should be picking this up with his kids too
Totally should expect a thank you, it’s rude! I think teenagers are generally selfish and ungrateful beings, I definitely was when I was a teenager. I agree with others, I’d just call it out every time big or small, make a point of it. Hope it gets better! Good luck! xx
I think if you don’t expect a thank you for the small stuff you’ll never get a thanks for the big stuff! We go through stages of ‘what do you say?’ ‘Oh did you not want that?’ And also not having to remind them. But we’ve found being consistent is key. If we don’t get a thank you, we prompt a thank you!