I told him that when the slippery slope term was invented that this was exactly what the writer had in mind. If you give in to her whims at the table it surely will not end there....and I'm not making two dinners every night!  Isn't my life hard enough?!  He's unemployed, I'm not.  He does as little as he possbily can around the house...I do everything else including all the cooking.   And the bulk of parenting and discipline comes from me.  What more can I do?  Should I just stick a broom up my a** and sweep the floors as well.  Now when economists talk about the 'new depression' I think they're talking about the one I'm experiencing at home.

This also stems from his need to be her friend and take the easiest route possible whenever possible.  Giving in is always easy.  Stay the course Larry.  Remember Bush?  Not my area the president.  Stay the course....at least the main course and tell her it's dinner or nothing.  She won't starve, believe me, she won't starve.  She may have ADD but she's fully paying attention when she manipulates you.