Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Teenage Girl refuses to put away laundry
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 702202" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>So, she put away her laundry until very recently...</p><p></p><p>So what has changed?</p><p></p><p>I suspect it is laziness and just not wanting to do the hard work of going through her drawers and getting rid of things she no longer wants, or making the decisions about what to throw out. Or maybe it is so much trouble to try and stuff more clothes into drawers that are already stuffed, that she has given up. She wants the baskets to contain the stuff she wears, while the drawers are full of stuff she doesn't wear.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't let her get away with using Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as an excuse to not put her clothes away. If that is really the problem, the solution is to go through things and only keep what she wears and likes. I can't stand the thought of stuffed drawers full of things I don't wear. It would drive me crazy. I got through my drawers regularly, and my daughter and I go through hers, so we know what is in them, and we wear all of the clothes we keep. </p><p></p><p>Maybe go through them together in preparation for the upcoming holiday, when she will probably get some clothing as gifts? </p><p></p><p>The important thing is that she not be allowed to shirk a responsibility just because it is hard or uncomfortable. Meet it head on and tackle it together, then do something fun together after you are done, like pizza and a movie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 702202, member: 16024"] So, she put away her laundry until very recently... So what has changed? I suspect it is laziness and just not wanting to do the hard work of going through her drawers and getting rid of things she no longer wants, or making the decisions about what to throw out. Or maybe it is so much trouble to try and stuff more clothes into drawers that are already stuffed, that she has given up. She wants the baskets to contain the stuff she wears, while the drawers are full of stuff she doesn't wear. I wouldn't let her get away with using Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as an excuse to not put her clothes away. If that is really the problem, the solution is to go through things and only keep what she wears and likes. I can't stand the thought of stuffed drawers full of things I don't wear. It would drive me crazy. I got through my drawers regularly, and my daughter and I go through hers, so we know what is in them, and we wear all of the clothes we keep. Maybe go through them together in preparation for the upcoming holiday, when she will probably get some clothing as gifts? The important thing is that she not be allowed to shirk a responsibility just because it is hard or uncomfortable. Meet it head on and tackle it together, then do something fun together after you are done, like pizza and a movie. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Teenage Girl refuses to put away laundry
Top