My kids have no respect for anything.

[MrsFabuloso]

The thing that frustrates me the most is that I just can't do anything without them with in my sight because they will just destroy stuff or get into stuff they know they shouldn't. This arvo, DS has already tipped the wood shavings and splinters out of the box they were in (all over the carpet), after I had told him not to touch it about 3 times in about 10mins (plus the million other times he has heard it), tipped out his milk onto the carpet. DD ate the cheese and ham off her sandwich and proceeded to throw her buttered bread onto the carpet after she smeared the butter onto the table. I told her prior to doing it that if she didn't want the bread to just leave it on the plate. She's almost 3 1/2, she understands me. It ****s me no end that they know what I expect, I tell them clearly and simply. Then they do it anyway. I'm going batty. I have just put them outside now because I feel like I'm going to go nuts. I do get them to clean up what they can. I know some of it is age related and normal. But seriously the amount of time I have to tell them stuff....then on the 100th time, I just lose it because I ahve said it soooooo many times!