Dd1 is 10.7 and extremely untidy. I have some sympathy with her, because I was also very messy at her age, still am infact, but have to make the effort unless I want to live in a pigsty.
She has always said that her room was messy due to inadequate storage etc, so about 6 mths ago, she had new bed with huge storage drawers uderneath, new wardrobe, chest of drawers and a desk with stoarge underneath for all of her gadets etc.
Room is still a tip, infact it is worse.
So, last week I went in to put clean washing away and couldn't really get much further than the door, so I placed washing on chair and when she got home I told her she had to put it away. She argued the toss but eventually did it.
Then on Thursday evening I asked her to strip her bed. She did and I washed the bedding.
Her room is still a mess, I had to jump over loads of crap just to open the window this morning, and so I have told her she has to make the bed herself. She hasn't done it before and is saying she can't do it.
I have told her that, if i cannot pyhsically walk across her room to get to the bed and make it, then that is her problem and she has to do it herself.
So, too harsh or not ?
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IllegallyBrunette · 07/06/2008 20:18
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