Goin' in the TRASH!
I wish my garbage bags were as glamorous as these:
....but then again, you are literally throwing your money in the trash.(They are cute, none-the-less.)
Anyways, this post is not about cute garbage bags.
It's about reaching a breaking point.
This is what I deal with on a daily, or even hourly basis:
No, no. A tornado did NOT pass through here, despite the tipped over toys and chairs and miscellaneous items strewn about. This is AFTER Jordyn put all the books and some of the toys away. Yes, this is after a good amount of cleaning.
On any given day, we will spend a good 30-40 minutes cleaning up their mess, only to have it destroyed again a couple hours later. I've tried explaining when they are done with one toy, to put it away before getting out another.
No. That would make too much sense, mom.
And instead of changing clothes 50 times a day, just get dressed ONCE, maybe TWICE if you get your clothes dirty.
And Ash, why don't you try to wear ONE layer of clothes instead of two tops, a tutu, leggings, legwarmers AND socks.....just to change again 7 minutes later. But I hate to stifle your individuality. Oh wait, YOU'RE THREE! Grr.
Can you tell I'm a little peeved?
Yesterday, I had had it with asking, begging, pleading and bribing my girls to clean up. So I said, "Fine. You don't clean them up? I will just throw them all away."
I proceeded to get a garbage bag and approached Avery, who was playing with a MagnaDoodle toy instead of cleaning, "Hand it over!"
She looks at me, sticks her bottom lip out, and in a pouty voice she says, "O-kay..."
She then starts picking up a few toys and putting them in the garbage bag.
I'm trying not to laugh, but I say to her, "Avery, you know that these toys are going in the garbage, right? You will NEVER see them again. They will be GONE Forever!"
She musters a sad, "mmhmm"
So I asked her, "Avery, why do you want to throw your toys away?"
Without skipping a beat she says,
"Cuz I don't want to clean them!"
...........
SHE WOULD RATHER THROW HER TOYS AWAY THEN CLEAN THEM UP!!!!!
I was dying. Then I decided that I was rewarding her by letting her throw her toys away. Now I'm back to square one and I'm still left with a messy playroom.
I need a large Mountain Dew. Or six.....
Comments
Your a great mom Chels, I have NO IDEA how you manage three the same age. You amaze me!
Jake has finally understood the concept of play with something, and then put it back. So hang in there, they'll figure it out. As far as clothes go, I would just put the other clothes (the ones worn for 5 minutes) back in the drawer. Or lock the room where the clothes are kept, which is what I have to do to the pantry so my kids don't eat two weeks' worth of fruit snacks in one sitting.