tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post6289614998500347641..comments2023-11-29T03:01:15.675-08:00Comments on Dancing in the Rain: The Mechanics of a Kid's BedroomJennifer Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-13169856194737268682012-03-01T23:44:03.437-08:002012-03-01T23:44:03.437-08:00I know, right?I know, right?Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-33215906510635545302012-03-01T23:43:42.254-08:002012-03-01T23:43:42.254-08:00What is wrong with our kids? Why do they want to l...What is wrong with our kids? Why do they want to live in filth?Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-79415459430213443142012-03-01T23:42:57.810-08:002012-03-01T23:42:57.810-08:00Hmm, does this mean I shouldn't put a dust ruf...Hmm, does this mean I shouldn't put a dust ruffle on Cami's bed?Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-11950030216321605352012-03-01T12:36:47.401-08:002012-03-01T12:36:47.401-08:00I was a room cleaner as a child too. And now my 5...I was a room cleaner as a child too. And now my 5 year old loves to organize with me... he tells me all the time how good we are at it! A trick my Mom told me was to make sure I didn't have covers or bedding that reached to the floor. Make sure the under the bed part was visible so that you could see what was there. It reminded me that wasn't as safe as say the closet when I was looking for a place to store my crap!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938378044931508438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-1504984589041308702012-03-01T10:47:22.306-08:002012-03-01T10:47:22.306-08:00My girls share a room, so it's like doubly mes...My girls share a room, so it's like doubly messy. And they hide all kinds of crap under their beds - and in their beds actually. It's gross. We'll go change the sheets and find all kinds of stuff hiding actually in their beds. Isn't that a little crazy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-12755280387106898792012-03-01T10:16:07.287-08:002012-03-01T10:16:07.287-08:00if you could bottle the magic formula to get kids ...if you could bottle the magic formula to get kids to tidy up, you'd be a zillionaire ;-)bottleinfrontofmehttp://www.forty-not-out.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-11448527218075920962012-03-01T09:15:25.241-08:002012-03-01T09:15:25.241-08:00That's a good option, BUT, crap can still fall...That's a good option, BUT, crap can still fall beside them. That was the problem in AJ's room. He has a storage bed.Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-78230254508773301162012-03-01T09:09:40.516-08:002012-03-01T09:09:40.516-08:00We opted for beds with storage under them, so you ...We opted for beds with storage under them, so you can't shove stuff away under the bed.Jen at Mom Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743071997264071451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-44157810972730847442012-03-01T09:01:45.103-08:002012-03-01T09:01:45.103-08:00Wow! That's not mean, that creative parenting,...Wow! That's not mean, that creative parenting, and I appreciate it!Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-4511274404783198042012-03-01T08:52:06.443-08:002012-03-01T08:52:06.443-08:00The optomitrist told my 13 yr old son this story a...The optomitrist told my 13 yr old son this story at his last visit: She said she let her kids room "go" until she couldn't anymore bowls or cups or spoons (Yuck right?!?) At that point she would tell her kids to clean up the room and give them a deadline to get the job done. If/When the didn't comply she entered their room, put EVERYthing on the bedspread and hauled it ALL out to the front yard. In order to reclaim their possessions her kids must retrieve an item ONE by ONE. 1 sock. 1 jeans. 1 paper at a time. She said the neighbors loved it! They'd all sit out and watch!<br />My son told me later: "Mom thank you for never being that mean!" ha! Little did he know a very small part of me entertained the idea!Stephanie Sikorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732280496095918656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-69119144854667213642012-03-01T07:29:15.826-08:002012-03-01T07:29:15.826-08:00Totally understand doing it out of necessity. That...Totally understand doing it out of necessity. That's why I say at the end, to just think about cleaning under those beds from time to time.<br /><br />Yes, they were surprised. And surprisingly willing to help clean up the mess!Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-82355449968228155012012-03-01T07:07:07.860-08:002012-03-01T07:07:07.860-08:00Haha! Can't wait to hear if this new arrangeme...Haha! Can't wait to hear if this new arrangement works. My kids beds are against the walls too, but the girls share and the boys share rooms, so we don't have much choice. <br />The rooms look great, by the way...so were they surprised when they got home?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940118384108153753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-32214201601958896752012-02-29T14:08:56.605-08:002012-02-29T14:08:56.605-08:00Apocolypse, hu? Sounds scary!Apocolypse, hu? Sounds scary!Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-480978132546643812012-02-29T13:07:18.616-08:002012-02-29T13:07:18.616-08:00We hear you on the towels and the shoving crap eve...We hear you on the towels and the shoving crap everywhere. Kids are gross. we find the best motto is "Turst, but verify." Applies to everything, especially cleaning. Ellen wrote a similar post about her daughter's room and had the word Apocolypse in the title. We feel you on the mess. ErinSisterhood of the Sensible Momshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978033016895948863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-77040648651647315232012-02-29T07:46:25.747-08:002012-02-29T07:46:25.747-08:00Totally makes sense when they're little like t...Totally makes sense when they're little like that. But when they get bigger...Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-43894359950353509352012-02-29T07:45:31.554-08:002012-02-29T07:45:31.554-08:00Yeah, my son has rocks in his room. Claims he'...Yeah, my son has rocks in his room. Claims he's collecting them.Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-67520161065242273612012-02-28T23:24:45.679-08:002012-02-28T23:24:45.679-08:00Good advice, I gotta remember this! Right now, Mon...Good advice, I gotta remember this! Right now, Monkey's bed is against the wall, but only because he's 2.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-85703789099904794902012-02-28T22:16:22.148-08:002012-02-28T22:16:22.148-08:00I make my kids clean up their rooms at least once ...I make my kids clean up their rooms at least once a week. I'm pretty sure we live in the dustiest town on this planet, it just gets gross.<br />It's amazing how much crap accumulates in a week! Even more amazing how they keep everything they drag home from outside, especially when it's NOT a toy... <br />I may have infected them with my anal cleanliness... last week they cleaned voluntarily...Kerstinhttp://kerstinauer.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-73980746366415670952012-02-28T19:43:09.434-08:002012-02-28T19:43:09.434-08:00I'm hoping!I'm hoping!Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-84660923180459779562012-02-28T17:37:11.520-08:002012-02-28T17:37:11.520-08:00Their rooms look great! I'll share something t...Their rooms look great! I'll share something that will hopefully give you hope: I was an uber clean well organized kid and I am now a slob as an adult. I burned out too young ;-) So they'll probably turn out to be perfectly acceptable grown-ups :)Jenniferhttp://kvetchmom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-81588491201095062702012-02-28T13:57:19.907-08:002012-02-28T13:57:19.907-08:00Definitely a marathon, Sara!Definitely a marathon, Sara!Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-36948780187262458002012-02-28T13:57:00.065-08:002012-02-28T13:57:00.065-08:00I thought it important to point that out.I thought it important to point that out.Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-43715034122905627562012-02-28T13:47:40.618-08:002012-02-28T13:47:40.618-08:00Thanks for the warning. G'ma recently came ove...Thanks for the warning. G'ma recently came over and overhauled (organized) Miss M's room. It is so nice to have a place to PUT the crap! We are working on getting her to put stuff away after she uses it. Not having a ton of success so far, but it's a marathon, not a sprint I guess. Anyway, this post was an excellent heads up of what I am sure is to come! Thanks!Simply Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951306994897462370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-87131766574466452912012-02-28T13:42:13.367-08:002012-02-28T13:42:13.367-08:00So-ho-ho glad to hear it was "not literally&q...So-ho-ho glad to hear it was "not literally" feces! (-:Adohttp://www.themomalog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224100136962162818.post-13802386763677481792012-02-27T20:25:22.952-08:002012-02-27T20:25:22.952-08:00I'm happy to know my daughter isn't the on...I'm happy to know my daughter isn't the only one!Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.com