Away From Politics--What Else Is Driving Me Crazy?

[Ferd]

There is a third rail between cleaning up and tossing everything.


Just take the stuff left on the floor. It becomes yours. If they want it, they have to earn it back.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Azzan

I'd say it's fairly normal for some kids.

And if it helps, I've seen worse!

My thinking is, how on earth are they going to keep an entire house clean someday if they can't keep a single room clean? I'm sure their future husbands will have expectations of clean clothing put away, made beds and clean floors. At the very least.

Originally Posted by Ferd

There is a third rail between cleaning up and tossing everything.


Just take the stuff left on the floor. It becomes yours. If they want it, they have to earn it back.

I tried this one time--I bagged everything up and put it out in my shed. But, they actually needed things that were in the bags (school notebooks, shoes, etc.) and so I caved within a few days. My fault.

I did think about removing everything except their school uniforms and school shoes. Church clothes, they'd have to wear whatever is actually hanging in the closet.

What do you suggest for earning it back?

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

My thinking is, how on earth are they going to keep an entire house clean someday if they can't keep a single room clean? I'm sure their future husbands will have expectations of clean clothing put away, made beds and clean floors. At the very least.



I tried this one time--I bagged everything up and put it out in my shed. But, they actually needed things that were in the bags (school notebooks, shoes, etc.) and so I caved within a few days. My fault.

I did think about removing everything except their school uniforms and school shoes. Church clothes, they'd have to wear whatever is actually hanging in the closet.

What do you suggest for earning it back?

keep the room picked up. for one.

then other stuff like using a toothbrush to clean grout in your tile... fun stuff like that.

deep cleaning projects.... the real key is not caving....

oh and if you have something they need, then they can have it but they have to trade something they have and dont need (but really like) to get it.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Ferd

There is a third rail between cleaning up and tossing everything.


Just take the stuff left on the floor. It becomes yours. If they want it, they have to earn it back.