She said “Clean your room”
Two weeks, I didn’t believe
Mom sure kept her word
She hopes I clean it
I hope to get my bed back
Hope won’t get it done
Time to get cracking
The couch, not comfortable
Hope springs eternal
Bye Bye Bed!
To anyone who thinks her room looks good or I was harsh: This was done after I cleared it out a few weeks ago. Everything on her floor, on her desk and scattered on her dressers was moved to the guest room. She never bothered to clean up those belongings and managed to create more of a mess in her room. Over it! She was warned….she just didn’t believe me.
Like this:
Tags: brutal honesty, kids, lessons, safe to swim, you had to go there
Tuff love and all summed up in haiku! What now? Margie
I don’t know. I could set myself on fire and video tape it. Well….maybe not that. I’ll keep plugging away until I think of a good one that doesn’t cause me bodily harm.
A firm hand is the best hand. She’ll appreciate it later. Parents, too often, negotiate nowadays and it blurs the lines of parenting.
She’s the only girl so her dad(s) let her get away with a lot. I think she was in shock when I did this.
Love this!
I once took the door off of my sons bedroom. Obviously for a different reason (trust). He whined for days then finally said……”I need my privacy”
My reply “anything you need privacy for can be accomplished in five minutes in the bathroom, including showering. If you take longer I will remove that door as well.”
Tough love indeed. But sometimes required.
I love that story. Good for you. I’ll have to use that line one day. We’ve taken my son’s door off here before as well.
They don’t seem to realize that it’s their fault it got that far. Oh well….
A very good lesson me thinks?
I will be reading all of your
transported goodies as soon as I get the opportunity so keep
adding all the time and I will be calling in to read them
Have a great rest of evening Lorre
Androgoth XXx
I need to stop by your site too, if there is anything left after you did some deletions, or so I read.
Hopefully, the lesson will work and that room will be clean very soon.
There isn’t a lot left but I am adding again
I hope so 
and so hopefully you will find something in
the mix to whet your appetite
Be good, but never too good okay?
Androgoth XXx
No worries there.
Well good. I need something to look at on your site besides the lady with her top coming off. Not that she isn’t hot, but I’m a chick, so…………………
You need to go to the 29th of October to find something that you might like on my Space just click through the calendar until you hit October (its on the left of my Space in the side bar) then click the 29th and there you have a chick pic
Have fun reading it, or should I say viewing it?
Androgoth XXx
Okay. I stopped by when the kids stepped out of the room. Something for the ladies indeed. I’m glad my hubby wasn’t in the room. He may start to question what I’m actually looking at on the internet.
Great haiku.
Good luck with the struggle!
Thanks so much. It’s a struggle indeed.
Well done all the way around!
Good to see some parents who control the home and not the other way around!
They would if they could and boy, do they try.
Great entry for this week theme my friend
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Thanks so much. I’m glad you liked the combination I put together.
Yes, You done a great work there my friend
I once removed the bedroom door from my ‘ex’ stepdaughter’s room because she always slammed it..
That worked pretty good..
That would definately get rid of the slamming door problem. Thanks for stopping by the site.
Killing me funny with your haiku!
That would make me clean pronto. Love, love, love, my cozy, comfy bed. GFY for sticking to your word. That really matters in this world of slippery goal posts.
Tis true. She asked her brother if she could sleep on his floor tonight because I said no when she asked to share my bed. Poor little girl.
Nice post. Great Haiku.
Thanks so much.
I need to borrow the bulldozer.
Red.
I needed one the first round with her. I especially loved finding the two bags of open chips that had been under her bed for how long…..who knows. Finding two mice in my house this weekend didn’t add to my joy for her.
I completely sympathize. Mine is the daily search for apple cores. I still have to ask…who bought all this crap? Followed shortly by, WTF was I thinking?
Hehe Well now she believes you when you say you mean business! Now I suppose I should clean my own bedroom…
Yes. I’d hate to some to your house and take your bed away.
At least this should make the cleaning process so much easier. For your daughter! My son once left his breakfast dishes on the table before going to school rather than bother stacking them in the dishwasher. I put them on his bed, which was a huge effort on my part if only because his room was so much further away than the dishwasher. . . He was shocked when he came home from school that they were there. I explained to him that “the maid” didn’t come by today. But, he said, we don’t have a maid . . . .
I thought toddlers were hard work. Good luck!
That is a great idea. I actually did that myself in college. My roomie was supposed to do the dishes and just kept forgetting. SO…..I put them all on her bed as well. She was a little pissed off to say the least, but she did wash them.
She got me back though. During spring break someone broke into our apartment and only stole stuff from me. Hmmmmm.
Great post and an awesome idea..I can’t wait to try it out on my son, which I am sure will be any day now..
She’s not as fast moving as I’d expect, but she’s been off of school, so sleeping on the couch has been like a treat for here. I don’t think it will be as much fun tonight with a set bedtime and the t.v. off.