When my daughter did not clean her room, my wife cleaned it while our daughter was at a swim competition. When she came home my wife told her that 6 bags of garbage were throw out. My daughter asked what was thrown out. My wife said “Tell me what is missing and I’ll tell you if it was thrown out.” 25 years later my daughter still has no idea what was thrown out.
There’s untidy and then there’s untidy. I’m a “pile for everything and everything in its pile” organiser; I know exactly where I keep things, but “exactly” is subject to an uncertainty principle – I don’t obsess if something is a few inches out of position. But it doesn’t always look tidy, and I appreciate that it would drive some people crazy. Whereas one of my kids kept their room hideously untidy while they wre at home as their personal act of rebellion, and is now way more organised than I could ever be.
david_42 over 4 years ago
Looks like my corner (15 sf) of the ‘office’.
Dani Rice over 4 years ago
This is one of our godsons. His mum gave him a growl about his room. He turned in a circle and looked up at her. “Why? What’s wrong with it?”
DaveQuinn over 4 years ago
When my daughter did not clean her room, my wife cleaned it while our daughter was at a swim competition. When she came home my wife told her that 6 bags of garbage were throw out. My daughter asked what was thrown out. My wife said “Tell me what is missing and I’ll tell you if it was thrown out.” 25 years later my daughter still has no idea what was thrown out.
Scoutmaster77 over 4 years ago
He just has too much stuff. Time to winnow it down.
KellyChase over 4 years ago
That kid is such a little punk
fredd13 over 4 years ago
There’s untidy and then there’s untidy. I’m a “pile for everything and everything in its pile” organiser; I know exactly where I keep things, but “exactly” is subject to an uncertainty principle – I don’t obsess if something is a few inches out of position. But it doesn’t always look tidy, and I appreciate that it would drive some people crazy. Whereas one of my kids kept their room hideously untidy while they wre at home as their personal act of rebellion, and is now way more organised than I could ever be.