Kids' rooms

[Shannon]

At what point do you give in and say they are old enough to live in the pigsty they have created? The constant war between Tristan and myself over the cleanliness of his room has me extremely frustrated. My mom told me that she just quit trying with the boys at around 12. I'm a tad more stubborn. Should I continue to enforce my clean room policy or just leave his room to the disaster it will become?


Feel free to move this to The Whiny Zone.:p

[AHeneen]

At what point do you give in and say they are old enough to live in the pigsty they have created? The constant war between Tristan and myself over the cleanliness of his room has me extremely frustrated. My mom told me that she just quit trying with the boys at around 12. I'm a tad more stubborn. Should I continue to enforce my clean room policy or just leave his room to the disaster it will become?

Leave, but within reason. The exceptions should be no food, no food, no food...that's only begging for critters and disgust. Another should be that part of the floor should be clear (at least a path)...think of what your shoes step on all day and then trample on clean clothes (or dirty ones that will get worn again). Also, make sure nothing valuable is on the ground to get stepped on.

In my opinion:

OK


OK


Not OK

[RobJohnson]

At what point do you give in and say they are old enough to live in the pigsty they have created? The constant war between Tristan and myself over the cleanliness of his room has me extremely frustrated. My mom told me that she just quit trying with the boys at around 12. I'm a tad more stubborn. Should I continue to enforce my clean room policy or just leave his room to the disaster it will become?


Feel free to move this to The Whiny Zone.:p

Continue to enforce the best you can without going nuts over it.

[FlaGator]

Draw the line when he want's to smoke pot in his bed room.:D

[linda22003]

How much is Tristan contributing to the mortgage? The amount of autonomy he has should be directly proportional to the economic support he offers to the household.

[ironhorsedriver]

Well, My last son at home is 16, and my Wife is still in a constant battle with him. If she doesn't blow a gasket, she probably will continue the fight, till he's gone. Some days she just goes in, in full battle mode, and cleans it herself, cussing the whole time about him being a pig.

[Shannon]

AHeneen, I don't find any of those pics acceptable.:eek: I like Linda's post. I'm going to start telling him to give me money or shut up and clean his room.:p

[linda22003]

Well, My last son at home is 16, and my Wife is still in a constant battle with him. If she doesn't blow a gasket, she probably will continue the fight, till he's gone. Some days she just goes in, in full battle mode, and cleans it herself, cussing the whole time about him being a pig.

You seem to be completely outside this process; it's wife vs. son. Do you weigh in on her side?

[BSR]

AHeneen, I don't find any of those pics acceptable.:eek: I like Linda's post. I'm going to start telling him to give me money or shut up and clean his room.:p

You're going to extort money from your tween? That's just messed up.. :mad:

[Gingersnap]

You're going to extort money from your tween? That's just messed up.. :mad:

How else will she get him used to the U. S. tax structure?