[celstu1]

UGH I need some advice!

So my BF has 2 kids, they are both boys, one is 17 and the other 14. I moved in with him in June and we have the kids 50% of the time. Since I moved in the causalities of stuff is endless! I try to talk to BF and he gets defensive but he has to be blind to not think the kids handle things WAAAYYY too roughly.

So far what I can remember off the top of my head is, they somehow lost the back part of where the batteries go in my exercise bike. The crockpot is broken, the broom disappeared and now the new broom is completely broken in 1/2. The dishes are all chipped, the brand new dining room set, one of the chairs is completely busted. A cookie sheet is missing, my potato masher is gone, 2 veggie peelers are gone. They broke the recliner couch downstairs, their Wii is broken, oldest son broke 2 car keys in less than 6 months of driving (I never broke one in my life!!!), they both lost MP3 players and nice watches we bought them. The list is broken/missing things is endless!!!

BF tried to hide the broken broom from me, probably knowing I'd be mad because I just can't understand how and why all these things are turning up broken or missing!!! He is defensive of them and can't believe that I know the things they have broken. I'm honestly tired of going to get something and it's broken or missing!

How do you talk to the kids or make this stop? They do not show any remorse for the things they break or lose. The 14 year old will say "It was JUST a broom" like it's nothing... oh how am I supposed to sweep the floor now? I have to go to the store, spend MY money on another one, so instead of just being able to grab the broom and sweep, its now a production! It's very frustrating to me! HELP!!!!!