tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post1248957942450843755..comments2024-03-23T16:54:09.359-04:00Comments on Midwest Mom: Elf-Help and Pre-Pre-Teenage BreakdownKelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256355039094301578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-24302714278401260322013-11-17T21:50:33.761-05:002013-11-17T21:50:33.761-05:00I really really hope it's a 9 year old thing, ...I really really hope it's a 9 year old thing, b'c my daughter is nearly 9 and oh my goodness the playroom and her/her brothers room is a mess. It's just like you said, a tornado, or hurricane has come through and left this in its wake. <br /><br />I don't have an answer, but I am considering the "box" - I've seen it on Pinterest, haha. If Mommy or Daddy has to pick it up, then you have to do a chore, chosen from a list of options, in order to earn it back. I swear I am at my wits end with this mess. <br /><br />Good luck. And if you have any single socks, let me know b'c I probably have the mate. HipChick73https://www.blogger.com/profile/17331328075326680688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-5769567998130545712013-11-17T09:32:55.620-05:002013-11-17T09:32:55.620-05:00And I forgot an apostrophe (twins' vs twins). ...And I forgot an apostrophe (twins' vs twins). That's how discombobulated I was.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926598826215431046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-37598622223135701992013-11-17T09:31:55.532-05:002013-11-17T09:31:55.532-05:00I just walked back out of the twins room because I...I just walked back out of the twins room because I was afraid that I was going to hyperventilate. True story.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926598826215431046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-77921052569165665622013-11-17T08:35:35.342-05:002013-11-17T08:35:35.342-05:00We are just starting to battle over Katy's roo...We are just starting to battle over Katy's room (at 7) because I have let her take more responsibility for keeping it clean in the past year. (complication: she shares with her brother, but her stuff kinda takes over in there). My struggle is that she will go up there to play and set up some elaborate store or "art studio", but then never clean it up. Eventually I will send her up to clean it up, but she will just pick everything up off the floor and pile it onto other surfaces (desk, dresser). Which drives me CRAZY. But what can I say, "Your stuff needs to be neatly organized by category?" I guess "off the floor" is a good start. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257383770882314637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-7711668687498322552013-11-17T07:55:15.720-05:002013-11-17T07:55:15.720-05:00Elizabeth is similar. Her shoes and socks and cand...Elizabeth is similar. Her shoes and socks and candy wrappers are ALL OVER THE HOUSE, and I can't see the floor of her room. I finally threatened that I wouldn't do any laundry that wasn't in the vicinity of the laundry basket, and we'll see if it works better than my daily rants about "THIS is why you should put your shoes away: so you can FIND them when you WANT them!!"Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.com