How disgusting is your teenagers bedroom?

[NoEffingWay]

Long story short, DS is almost 13. Today he lost his glasses so for the first time in ages I had to do a deep dive into his room. It was foul, clean clothes are delivered and it turns out he's not been putting them away, rather he has been shoving them under his bed..

Ironically enough, the glasses were found in his laundry bin wrapped in amongst some pants. It took over 2 hours to find them amongst the rubbish, empty cans, teaspoons, rubbish and general dirt.

Every week he is asked to clean it, and it seems he has mastered the 'hide it away so on inspection it looks cleaner'.

Words have been had! not envy, more vomit

So relieved to read this. I’ve got an 18 year old and a 16 year old. Both are lazy. Their rooms are generally in a very untidy state. 18 year old also has ADHD and her room got into such a horrendous state last month that I had to go in and sort it out. Waiting for her to be available to do it with me would have meant waiting even longer and I just wasn’t willing to wait as I was genuinely worried about the possibility of mice. She helped me do the last bit of it (sorting through and creating throw and keep piles.) She was very grateful afterwards and I can see that she is now really trying to keep on top of it but it is a struggle for her.

I cannot beat that but I can offer you knickers still left in pygama bottoms and in tights strewn around the floor for me to unpick.

No slobs in our house. Both our teenage boys keep their room in order. That's the way we have brought them up. They even say how messy other friends rooms are and how they prefer it to be clean and tidy.

I get on my 13 years old case at least once a week to clean his room but when I walk passed his room I can just smell boy if that makes sense lol.

@nutella8 the rest of the house is very clean! I am unsure what I can do apart from cleaning it for him, which I refuse to do as he is more than capable of doing some simple cleaning.

DS 16 snd DD 12 are surprising clean and tidy.

DS room always smells a bit but apart from that it's not bad.

I agree it's disgusting.

I shared it with my friend. She topped it by saying her dog once came out of her DDS bedroom chowing down on one of her DDs used sanitary towels that had been on her floor.

If you know, you know.

DS1- 19, 4/10 few pots and wrappers, washing about but not too bad.
DS2, 17. 0/10 always tidy, everything put in its place. Even the cap is replaced on deodorant.
Ds3 13. 2/10, few wrappers maybe shoes on foor but keeps it very tidy.

DD. 16 ...10/10 hazmat suit needed.

No idea how but DS keeps his room clean.

Each morning comes down with washing, any rubbish and plates/cups.

Opens his window and makes bed.

Hoovers round every few days.

Ds in 20s hasn’t hoovered his room this year as no space on the floor. I keep the door shut & couldn’t care less. He does his washing & makes meals. No problem to us at all.

My 14 year old is the same as yours, his room is disgusting but I try really hard to respect his space.

He has adhd though and really likes it when his room is clean, but just can't do it. So about once a week or two I go in and sit on his bed, and 'we tidy up' except I don't actually do anything, I point and direct. Put that and that in the bin. Take those plates etc downstairs. Put that laundry in the basket. Etc.

I know some may see it as enabling him but leaving it really stresses me out, gets out of control quickly, and he doesn't like it either. I do make him do his own laundry, I help him put it away. He strips his bed and puts it in the machine every Sunday, I help him put his new one on. He just needs help and direction, he can't do it on his own.

Our teenagers' rooms have been tidy. We have had two and have a preteen. I expect them to do basic cleaning and sorting their stuff on a daily basic. It's not a hard job.

Interesting reading all this. I clean my teenage DC's rooms. I don't allow food or drink upstairs apart from water. I insist on incoming and outgoing laundry being dealt with by them but there's not loads to do- I hoover, dust and occasionally clean the windows.

DS17 is moderately disgusting in how he keeps his room, but he will do a big clean before it needs roping off with a biohazard sign..

It depends on the child.

DD1 20yrs - is dyslexia and her room is a representation of her mind set. When she is in a clear mind set her bedroom is tidy and when she working on her degree the more messy her room gets.

DD2 nearly 17 is autistic and her room is tidy if you ignore her neat tidy piles of her stuff that she has.

DS is 15yrs and his room is spotlessly clean and regularly hoover and dusted.

DS17 - neat, no rubbish, never takes food up there so no plates etc, bit dusty maybe but I can't talk as dusting is not my forte!

DD15 - horrific but she's autistic and has significant mental health issues, so it's complicated. I'd be happy to sort it for her but she rarely lets me touch anything.

17 and 12 year olds, clean chaos. They’re just really shit at putting things away - once it’s out of their hands it’s out of mind.

Their rooms are pretty clean and tidy. They put rubbish in the bin, put their washing in the laundry basket and don’t leave dirty dishes sitting around. I dust and hoover their rooms when I do my general clean upstairs.

My teenage son would put his snot on the wooden rail of his bunk bed and it dried all crusty.

Lots dishes under bed, moved the bed out and something small and black ran across floor (beetle?)

Absolutely vile

DD12, it took me 3 days solid to clean her room. It’s was a bloody health hazard. Mould on the window sill, empty cans bottles and crisp packets, broken Easter eggs all over the floor, broken mirrors, biscuits in the most random places. She’s in the box room but I’m not exaggerating when I say the mess under her bed went from floor to the under side of her mattress. It was rank and it stunk. She usually plays the it’s my space card but she had gone to her dads so it was my opportunity to strike. 5 black sacks full of rubbish and re-washing every item of clothing she owns. Expected WW3 when she got home as she won’t tidy it or won’t let me help her tidy it but she was actually very grateful and has so far kept it tidy.

My DS20 gets totally overwhelmed with his room, his mental health is so much better when it's clean and tidy so every 2 weeks I just head in febreze, make the bed wipe the tops and run the hoover round- he's so grateful.

And carry zillions of plates and empty cans.

What happens is he realises how lovely it is to keep a clean room and he keeps it up for a month, he then gets busy with work and life and it slides again. Could you not help out, give it a blast and make them help?

My DS17 is a bit more organised and likes his space cleaner, so I give his a blast once a month maybe.

We live in a very small cottage so their spaces are directly above main living so I'm not going to let mouldy stuff happen.

Boys can cook clean and do washing, but it's my choice to help out and make them feel like they have a nice space.

They both use diffusers with oils so at least the rooms smell lovely!!

Dd's room is a shit tip sometimes but never plates etc as l don't allow food upstairs - only drink allowed is water . Sick to fucking death of asking her to tidy.

Their room, their responsibility. DS (16) is messy but he keeps it clean-ish and I’ll nag if it’s too stinky. DD has moved out to uni now but same for her room- she’s more messy but as long as no mouldy stuff then I let them get on with it

One is very clean and tidy. One is a pig. My eldest has a box room and a hoard of crap which moves daily from the floor, to the bed and back to the floor. Outwardly he is very judgy of mess, showers daily, good personal hygiene etc. But if he runs of clean clothes he just takes his brothers.

My youngest is 12 and shows real potential for being the worse of the lot. He takes his socks off and tucks them under the bed. Dh is on daily nagging routine with him.

Pretty good as the plates cups come out when they have eaten, yes we started the rule but naturally followed now and we do the floors same time every week so we all know when to pick stuff up especially under the bed