Originally Posted by Quiltforme
Today after threatening my kids I did it I packed up the clothes left on the floor the makeup on the counter the earings left on the floor and gave them to good will. (ok they are in my laundry room) but man I cannot believe how much crap they had thrown around. I mean really when they go into their bathroom they just sit on the pot take off clothes and leave them there. This has just recently started I warned them and well today I did it. Hopefully they will get it into their heads that their clothes are not my responsibility!!! Ok enough said how do you deal with Teens who do not clean up?? Was I wrong empty threats were not working what motherly words of advice can I get from you??
We had two bathrooms and each kid had thier own bedroom. I closed the door to both. I swished the toilets and washed the sinks, but the "crap" stayed where it was. Next came "Mom do you know where "this" or "that" is? "Nope, but you might check the floor in your room or the bathroom!" Next was "I don't have any clean clothes!!!" " guess you better learn how to use the washing machine then!" Didn't take but a few weeks to get them to do their own laundry because I was not their maid, I was their Mom. Both married in their 30's and it was a good thing they knew how to do laundry, and cook!