Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Clean your room!

OK, so is it just me that has a major problem getting small children to listen to me when I speak or is that pretty much universal? I have said, "Clean your room," about four hundred and seventy-six times in the last five days and I am at a breaking point here people.
I'm either going to bag up all of the toys and toss them into a bon fire or "mistakenly" throw in one of my kids. I have never known a three year old to suddenly be inflicted with so many headaches, tummy aches and mystery illnesses in my life and my six year old has never needed so many naps in her life. I'm going insane. I feel like a deranged parrot.
"Awwk. Clean you room. Awwk. Do it now. Awwk. I'm going to beat you. Awwk. I don't care if you realize that is an idle threat. Awwk. I'll do it I swear. Awwk. I'll drop you off at the fire department!"

Ug.

8 comments:

  1. All it takes is throwing just ONE of them in the fire and I guarantee the other one will clean that room EVERY single time you order it from then on. Give it a thought...

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  2. Yeah, I think Byron is a "Little" over the top, but I have learned as long as the kids know it is an idle threat they will NOT follow through on their end.

    I would suggest saying, "If you don't pick up your toys in 30 minutes (or whatever you think is reasonable) I am going to bag them up and you will not be able to play with them until Saturday (or however long you can stand it).

    BE PREPARED! THE CHILDREN WILL THROW FITS! IT WILL NOT BE PRETTY! YOU WILL HATE ME FOR SUGGESTING THIS AND HATE YOURSELF MORE FOR DOING IT, but...

    The kids will realize once you do it two or three times, you mean business.

    I also suggest you use a timer so they can see the time click down. We also give warnings at ten minute intervals.

    Worth a shot.

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  3. They told me to go ahead and throw them out. Spoiled!!

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  4. Nothing works. Get a script for Xanax. You'll be amazed how much better behaved your children will seem.

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  5. LOL....

    You have to actually do it!

    Just bag it up and throw the bag in the trunk of the car. Not forever, just a day or two.

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  6. Well it took me all day but I sorted and tossed and hid everything they own... I'm exhausted. Also, I have a strange compulsion to play with My Little Ponies now. And thanks for the heads up on the Xanax Kim. I might have to give it a whirl.

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  7. If nothing else...take the Xanax yourself and tell the kids to piss off. "Cook your own dinner, Mommy's taking a break."

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  8. Yah, I'd love to see what they'd do with permission to use the stove. I don't even trust them to open the refrigerator yet.

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