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June 17, 2005
Messy Messy
I have just spent the last 30 minutes trying to de-gross my son's room. I had to take a break. I know that it is normal for a 6 year old to have a messy room... But some of the things I found in there go so far beyond "mess" it isn't funny. Disgusting, foul, vile, repulsive, nauseating room.
Due to his many super-secret secret squirrel raids to the pantry, he has littered every corner of his space with wrappers, packages, crumbs and even fruit pits. NASTY!
My breaking point just now was stepping on a popcorn seed. When I turned around to find out where it came from, I found not A bag, but 3 empty microwave popcorn bags stashed under his bed, amongst other unrecognizable gross shit. ICK!
Then I picked up some of his clothes to find a picaso-esque finger painting made of dried chocolate pudding on the wood floor.
I'm gonna lose it. My mind, my temper... my lunch.
My daughters room is next. Although generally cleaner, she is good at making her room "look" clean- by stuffing lots of little bits of shit where it dosn't belong.
Hence she will claim her toy box is too full for toys, only to be shown it wouldn't be if she would put her dirty clothes in the hamper instead of the toy box. I fear what might be growing under her bed. No doubt I will find all the missing cups and glasses stashed in some ingenious 4 year old type hidey hole. Pray for me as I go bravely into the abyss.
This may be the mother's curse, but there is no way I ever was this bad... I can't think of a time when my mom found my room in such disarray as to almost throw up upon cleaning it. I am sure she will swear I was, but she's a liar.
Posted by TheFreud at June 17, 2005 11:40 AM
Comments
No Daughter you were not that bad!!! Although I do remember when your Mom had to remove everything remotely resembling anything fun for about two weeks until she got her message across. Forbid Both of the Children from eating ANYWHERE except the Dining Room Table or the Kitchen, and make you adults follow the same rules. Maybe that would help, at least to restrict the unknown food thingies to one or two rooms.
Love,
Dad
Posted by: Prplneon at June 17, 2005 9:39 PM
Ya know.. the kids have it easy! As far back as I can remember I had to clean my own room (and I have an awsome memory)... but I guess that's what happens when you have an Officer for a Dad... a mean one.. (well he was mean)... he's a pushover now :D
Posted by: rachel at June 18, 2005 7:58 AM
