Comments on: Clean Your Room Right Now!

By: beth

beth — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:31:29 +0000

very good point about ownership – and one that i will keep in mind, as i once again try going down the path of ‘your room, your mess, my option not to enter it’. i’ve gone down that path several times, and always snap at some point, when the mess becomes too much/too fragrant.

beths last blog post..alright, god – enough. enough with the death, okay? i’ve had enough of it for the month.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:08:38 +0000

i dont think i ever once cleaned my room. not when i was told anyway. i just made room to walk. xD Jenny's last blog post..Major Mom @ PeaceLoveMom

By: toddlerdaddy

toddlerdaddy — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:55:02 +0000

All I have to add to this discussion is that I feel extra pity for my wife as these battles are beginning to start in our place. She has spent the last 8 years trying to get me to pick up after myself and now she is battling a 3 year old as well, and a baby who just insists on leaving a trail of disaster in her wake. toddlerdaddy's last blog post..Our toddler has a friend!

By: Derek Semmler

Derek Semmler — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:09:11 +0000

@Derrich :: I think you can pretty much count on the “what goes around comes around” as I know my wife and I are paying for things we did as kids.

@Andrea :: Thanks for sharing your experiences. As for the broken games, we have been using an approach where if it is a game that we purchased and was broken due to their neglect then they have to replace it out of their own money. So far I have to say that they really haven’t broken or damaged anything even when their rooms have been a mess.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:19:00 +0000

i find this pretty funny. I am ALWAYS at battle with my two oldest kids.

One is 10 and the other is 8. It is always a constant struggle to keep their room “decent”. I dont go demanding that they keep it spotless, cause let be real….that will never happen. And I am ok with that. But i do demand that they keep it decent. I want to be able to at least walk through their room without stepping on or breaking anything.

I do demand that they also put away games and such. because at 30-50 dollars a game, i will be damned if they scratch or break a game…i will be pretty ticked if that ever happened.

I am also at struggle with them to keeping their carpet junk-free. i have a 11 month old baby who loves to eat various stuff off the floor, as he does not discriminate what he eats.

I know they say, Practice what you preach. And I do. My room is clean.As so is the rest of the house. It is only their room that is a junk pile.

Andrea’s last blog post..Happy Valentine’s Day, my honey.

By: Derrich

Derrich — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:08:57 +0000

Mine isn’t at that age yet, but he already shows some attitude. I can’t wait to see whether or not “what goes around comes around” revisits me one day. Thanks for reminding me how stressful this situation will be for me, Derek.

Derrich’s last blog post..Warren To Da Wescue!