I think it might have worked years ago, but I honestly think it's too late. The kids' bad habits are so ingrained, it would be WWIII in order to effect any meaningful change around that house, and I'M not up for that.
I resent that I work so hard to provide a nice livelihood, and a nice home (we are in the upper 3% of incomes), and my family just trashes it. My wife and my two teen daughters bug me to buy new furniture, paint, or otherwise fix up the place, but it's hard to get motivated to spend $$$ on furniture that's only going to have piles of laundry all over it. I mean, the place is TRASHED.
I think this is contributing a lot to my unhappiness, actually -- as much or even moreso than the sex. A few months ago, I sat and thought about some of the things that make me really content and comfortable. At the top of my list were "Order", "peace and quiet" and "lots of physical affection and sex."
My life is a case study AGAINST any of those three things.
