lol,MJM, you'd be surprised at how close you would be to the truth of it (re:'mom's a crazy bitch').
I'm always very careful about what I say about their mother, I don't want to alienate them from her, when in the end she will probably do that herself.
And I live for the day

That sounded really nasty, but they have three different styles of upbringing; my way, her way, and her family's way.
My way invovles teaching them about respect and compassion (grr I hate that word lol), whereas, her way seems to revolve around the total opposite, and her family...well

And, believe me, my eyes are so peeled for anything out-of-place (especially with this so-called 'lodger'), that it borders on paranoia...but I don't let the kids know, you know