I've been telling Justice to clean and organize his room for a looooong time now.
Well, since I'm switching thier schools today they're home with me and I thought today would be the perfect day to do it.
Well I went into his room and he started screaming at me for not knocking first!
Mind you, he's only 10 yrs old.
So him and I got into a screaming match (I know, not very mature of me
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And I told him he needs to clean his room because he's almost 11yrs old and that's old enough to be responsible for his room!
I ended up dumping out his drawers where he shoves anything from trash, to dishes to broken toys and dirty clothes!
I also pulled everything out of his closet and put them on the futon in his room and told him to organize it!
I had no idea his room was like this!
I'm a very tidy person and can't stand clutter and trash in my house!
He's avoided cleaning his room and doing anything to it since we've moved.
Every opportunity he gets he goes to his dads or my mom's to keep from having to do it and I'm tired of having to beg, argue and plea with the child to do it!
I feel like Mommy Dearest because I know it's his room and he should be able to do what he pleases in some sense but on the other hand, it may be his room but it's in my house!
I took away his TV, his jewelry and I am about to take off his bedroom door because he keeps slamming it over and over and screaming "I want my ring and TV back!"
I'm at my wits end with this child!
I get no help or cooperation from his dad, or my mom. They both baby him because they say "He has anger and jealousy issues" because of his little brother, my younger son.
Well, I know lots of people who have more then one child in a house and they don't allow the older sibling to get away with things like this!
The only person who stands behind me on issues like this is Brandon and it's hard for him to step in because he's only been around a short time.
We've been through counsiling, therapy and even has had a therapist come to his school to figure out what's going on!
His dad tells me he doesn't do these things at his house and I used to wonder why not?
Well, it's because he has NO responsibility there! Same at my mom's house.
I know one thing, he's not going anywhere or doing anything until that room is clean!
Well, since I'm switching thier schools today they're home with me and I thought today would be the perfect day to do it.
Well I went into his room and he started screaming at me for not knocking first!
Mind you, he's only 10 yrs old.
So him and I got into a screaming match (I know, not very mature of me
And I told him he needs to clean his room because he's almost 11yrs old and that's old enough to be responsible for his room!
I ended up dumping out his drawers where he shoves anything from trash, to dishes to broken toys and dirty clothes!
I had no idea his room was like this!
I'm a very tidy person and can't stand clutter and trash in my house!
He's avoided cleaning his room and doing anything to it since we've moved.
Every opportunity he gets he goes to his dads or my mom's to keep from having to do it and I'm tired of having to beg, argue and plea with the child to do it!
I feel like Mommy Dearest because I know it's his room and he should be able to do what he pleases in some sense but on the other hand, it may be his room but it's in my house!
I took away his TV, his jewelry and I am about to take off his bedroom door because he keeps slamming it over and over and screaming "I want my ring and TV back!"
I'm at my wits end with this child!
I get no help or cooperation from his dad, or my mom. They both baby him because they say "He has anger and jealousy issues" because of his little brother, my younger son.
Well, I know lots of people who have more then one child in a house and they don't allow the older sibling to get away with things like this!
The only person who stands behind me on issues like this is Brandon and it's hard for him to step in because he's only been around a short time.
We've been through counsiling, therapy and even has had a therapist come to his school to figure out what's going on!
His dad tells me he doesn't do these things at his house and I used to wonder why not?
Well, it's because he has NO responsibility there! Same at my mom's house.
I know one thing, he's not going anywhere or doing anything until that room is clean!