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Post by Ginger on Nov 25, 2014 14:25:16 GMT -6
Send positive vibes my way guys....I just started cleaning my my 14 year olds room. It's appalling. She has hoarder tendencies...fuck it...she is a hoarder. Probably related somehow to her ADD as well.
She won't be home for an hour but she'll be pissed. The floor is completely covered with stuff. I've filled the washer with a full load of towels I've found already and there's more to go in. Lots of dishes in here. Food on the floor.
The last time I tried this I was almost done but the event was cut short when I ended up stepping on glass in the carpet; broken slides from a science kit. About two months later it hadn't worked its way out and I had to go have it cut out.
So here I am trying to do this again. Took the day off for it. I guess I better go put my shoes on. Hopefully I won't get too pissed while doing this.
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Post by egadsto on Nov 25, 2014 14:32:11 GMT -6
Send positive vibes my way guys....I just started cleaning my my 14 year olds room. It's appalling. She has hoarder tendencies...fuck it...she is a hoarder. Probably related somehow to her ADD as well. She won't be home for an hour but she'll be pissed. The floor is completely covered with stuff. I've filled the washer with a full load of towels I've found already and there's more to go in. Lots of dishes in here. Food on the floor. The last time I tried this I was almost done but the event was cut short when I ended up stepping on glass in the carpet; broken slides from a science kit. About two months later it hadn't worked its way out and I had to go have it cut out. So here I am trying to do this again. Took the day off for it. I guess I better go put my shoes on. Hopefully I won't get too pissed while doing this. Leave this book in a strategic place.
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Post by The Resistance on Nov 25, 2014 14:32:44 GMT -6
She'll be pissed? Pardon me, I'd be getting madder by the minute I cleaned. I'd chew her Ass.
ADD is no excuse.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Nov 25, 2014 14:55:28 GMT -6
I've filled the washer with a full load of towels I've found already and there's more to go in. Well, take comfort in knowing that bince you have a daughter and not a son the towels aren't covered in cum (unless she's running a rub and tug out of her room).
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Post by BrainFerentz4Prez on Nov 25, 2014 16:24:52 GMT -6
Ill send you my address. how soon can you be here.
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Post by Stan's Field on Nov 25, 2014 16:27:32 GMT -6
Does your daughter have a few minutes to talk with ghost about Jesus Christ???
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Post by Ginger on Nov 25, 2014 16:40:12 GMT -6
Breaktime.
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Post by Ginger on Nov 25, 2014 16:52:47 GMT -6
She'll be pissed? Pardon me, I'd be getting madder by the minute I cleaned. I'd chew her Ass. ADD is no excuse. I am not letting ADD be an excuse believe me. Just stating that I believe hoarding and ADD may be intertwined as mental illness. Chewing her ass does nothing to help the situation at all. Been there, done that, and done it with another child. if I get mad about it it doesn't make the situation any better.
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Post by Ginger on Nov 25, 2014 16:54:57 GMT -6
You took the day off just to do this? And you're just starting now? I think I know where you daughter gets it from, she's probably been meaning to clean it too. I actually took a half day today. Worked from home all morning into the afternoon.
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Post by Stan's Field on Nov 25, 2014 16:55:51 GMT -6
Answer my fucking question.
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Post by Ginger on Nov 25, 2014 17:04:19 GMT -6
Answer my fucking question. Sorry. I missed it. She most likely wouldn't.
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Post by Earl Slick on Nov 25, 2014 18:57:30 GMT -6
Answer my fucking question.
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Post by livingintheusa on Nov 25, 2014 19:03:51 GMT -6
I don't blame you for cleanin up the evivdeace.
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Post by thunderhawk on Nov 25, 2014 19:12:43 GMT -6
All girls are hoarders.
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Post by livingintheusa on Nov 25, 2014 19:50:50 GMT -6
Ok I'll give u the tip. Fran wears a wig,
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Post by Stan's Field on Nov 25, 2014 20:03:18 GMT -6
Answer my fucking question. Sorry. I missed it. She most likely wouldn't. I'll let ghost know. He might take offense.....
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Post by twinlaker on Nov 25, 2014 20:04:18 GMT -6
Freaky... been there done this. Our youngest, who is now 23 and finishing up her masters at Washington University in St. Louis, was exactly the same way. Her room was a damn pig sty from the time she was 10 until she left home at 18. We brought it up to her TAG counselor and she just laughed. Apparently, it is SOP for all wicked smart kids.. their rooms are the only place they feel comfortable enough to let things go, because the rest of their lives are so structured and every thing they are involved in is so all consuming. In other words, let her have her room the way she wants...not a battle you need to win.... whatever you have done so far, will win the war. Enjoy your spoils.... you have a great kid! BTW.... my room was neat as a pin when I was young.... turned out to be a pinhead!!
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Post by Other on Nov 25, 2014 20:56:26 GMT -6
Freaky... been there done this. Our youngest, who is now 23 and finishing up her masters at Washington University in St. Louis, was exactly the same way. Her room was a damn pig sty from the time she was 10 until she left home at 18. We brought it up to her TAG counselor and she just laughed. Apparently, it is SOP for all wicked smart kids.. their rooms are the only place they feel comfortable enough to let things go, because the rest of their lives are so structured and every thing they are involved in is so all consuming. In other words, let her have her room the way she wants...not a battle you need to win.... whatever you have done so far, will win the war. Enjoy your spoils.... you have a great kid! BTW.... my room was neat as a pin when I was young.... turned out to be a pinhead!! ^ what this guy said, it's good advice.
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Post by Ginger on Nov 25, 2014 23:43:37 GMT -6
There's some truth to this...especially with cosmetics.
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Post by Ginger on Nov 26, 2014 0:03:59 GMT -6
Freaky... been there done this. Our youngest, who is now 23 and finishing up her masters at Washington University in St. Louis, was exactly the same way. Her room was a damn pig sty from the time she was 10 until she left home at 18. We brought it up to her TAG counselor and she just laughed. Apparently, it is SOP for all wicked smart kids.. their rooms are the only place they feel comfortable enough to let things go, because the rest of their lives are so structured and every thing they are involved in is so all consuming. In other words, let her have her room the way she wants...not a battle you need to win.... whatever you have done so far, will win the war. Enjoy your spoils.... you have a great kid! BTW.... my room was neat as a pin when I was young.... turned out to be a pinhead!! I'd like to think that she was some sort of genius, but alas she is not. When we had her tested for her learning disability we were told that she had average intelligence. She really doesn't have much structure other than getting up and going to school. She hates sports (all 3 of my girls would never participate in sports in school) and she doesn't do any other activities. She used to do dance starting from age 3 but she dropped that a couple of years ago. She refuses to take her meds for her ADD and her grades in school are suffering. My hope is to get her room cleaned up and organized, and work with her to develop patterns of organized behavior by keeping her room clean, putting away her laundry, and learning how to used a god damn wastebasket! I think even though people like her are naturally messy, at the same time it causes anxiety to be around it. It's too overwhelming for her to even start to clean it. Hell...It's overwhelming to me that's why I kept putting it off. I quit at 10:30pm and I am still not done.
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Post by The Resistance on Nov 26, 2014 1:21:05 GMT -6
I'm going to disagree with Other, Laker and Ginger here. I know all kids are different and need to be handled differently and I really wasn't looking for the Adrian Peterson treatment here. Just curious Ginger how long has it been since you have been in her room and the last time you addressed the situation.
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Nov 26, 2014 7:58:42 GMT -6
Personally... If my kid had a messy ass room like that, I'd shit in his clothes hamper and do it daily until he finally realized what that smell was. That will teach him to treat his room as a fucking dump.
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on Nov 26, 2014 8:22:29 GMT -6
My question is this...why are you cleaning it for her? What is the incentive for her to clean her own room (or at least keep it some semblance of tidy) if she knows you'll just do it eventually? I'm not saying she has to be Martha Stewart clean, but isn't there some balance you can strike where the room is, let's say, an acceptable amount of messy, rather than you literally making it your job?
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Post by Ginger on Nov 26, 2014 8:35:25 GMT -6
I'm going to disagree with Other, Laker and Ginger here. I know all kids are different and need to be handled differently and I really wasn't looking for the Adrian Peterson treatment here. Just curious Ginger how long has it been since you have been in her room and the last time you addressed the situation. The last time I tried to clean it was spring, I have told her several times to clean it since then. She she might get a place cleared on the floor but that it. This is beyond a typical teenagers room I believe. I think it gets so out of control that she can't do it. She has too much stuff and we need to get rid of it. She's actually very helpful with the rest of the house. My new motivation for her to keep her room clean (once I get it there) is her new phone. My husband and I just upgraded our phones and she has gone from an old flip phone to an iPhone 5s. She's addicted to it already. Keeping it will be tied to grades and rooms.
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on Nov 26, 2014 8:43:47 GMT -6
I'm going to disagree with Other, Laker and Ginger here. I know all kids are different and need to be handled differently and I really wasn't looking for the Adrian Peterson treatment here. Just curious Ginger how long has it been since you have been in her room and the last time you addressed the situation. The last time I tried to clean it was spring, I have told her several times to clean it since then. She she might get a place cleared on the floor but that it. This is beyond a typical teenagers room I believe. I think it gets so out of control that she can't do it. She has too much stuff and we need to get rid of it. She's actually very helpful with the rest of the house. My new motivation for her to keep her room clean (once I get it there) is her new phone. My husband and I just upgraded our phones and she has gone from an old flip phone to an iPhone 5s. She's addicted to it already. Keeping it will be tied to grades and rooms. Keep the old flip, and if her room or grades start slipping? Boom. Time machine back to 2008!
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