Exactly but considering what a failure the mother is it’s possible she never taught the kids anything. Still, they are old enough to figure out most of it.
I was babysitting my siblings when I was 13. When I was 17 my parents went to Nova Scotia on a motorcycle one summer and left me in charge of my four younger siblings. The youngest was one. We did fine even if I did have to threaten my brother once with a ball bat to get him back in line. 😁 He was 13 and thought he should be the boss. A mad redhead with a ball bat convinced him otherwise. LOL All I had to do was shake it at him and he caved.
Kids back in the 60’s and 70’s had more survival skills than kids today.
Ain’t that the truth.
Cricket bats are better. You can use the flat side for “encouragement”.