mmiillaa wrote:

absolutely see myself in that story, just add a little girl- who loves to play in the sand, and a few animals and aquarium.
My son has a separate apartment above our house, and I swear - yesterday I almost fainted when I walked into his bathroom to clean it.
And basement- Thank goodness for the flood. otherwise I would never have been able to fix the mess.
Everything that was in  there I threw - the feeling is great, I feel light and free...
 

And MY feeling is sad, drab and definitely .  His room is the county dump ... truly. ..... there is no room to walk because of all the trash, water and soda bottles, dirty dishes (some growing a science experiment!).  His bathroom is apparently so bad he uses the one downstairs.  He's taken over my dining room table as you cannot see one inch of the top (trash, old mail, clothes, you name it, it's there) and I have an overly large table (probably the size of 2 regular tables together).  I truly can't stand it.  I won't clean it.  He's frigging 33 years old and living for free (not my choice but how do you get blood out of a turnip?).  How I miss the days when they were little.  Sigh.

I think we need DR. PHIL!              

 

freyasmom...I totally get you not wanting to use your washer after stinky towels and bathroom rugs were washed in it.  That's why I feel funny using some laundromats for washing my comforters & big stuff.  You don't know how often they clean their machines.  I did find one that has a attendant so I feel like theirs is cleaner.  I have a top loader and with the agitator in the middle  you can't stuff comforters in it.  I think there are websites telling you how to properly clean a washing machine.  I usually just like to run a cycle with hot water and bleach and no clothes in it to clean it now & again.  I accidently left my husband's shirts in the washer recently.  Such a musty, stinky smell.  I had to rewash them.

Mila...First off your cartoon with the alligators was very funny.  Sorry that your basement got flooded, but I know what you mean about getting rid of stuff.  Saturday I had a yard sale and got rid of so much stuff.  Stuff my kids left after they moved out  (I asked first if they wanted it and they didn't)  It cleared out so much room I FEEL LIKE DOING MY SPRING CLEANING instead of forcing myself to do it.

First time I had the yardsale in April and it was a hit.  I think everyone was hungry for yard sale season to begin and I hardly had any competition except for some estate sales.  Plus the weather was so nice.

Last edited by sunshinej (April 19, 2015 12:47 pm)

I wanted to show this off as well.  It was my niece's 15th B'day and I made her this.  It was a new technique I learned last week.  Every colour section is made up of 6 rings.  Plus these great magnetic clasps.

oscar66 wrote:

I wanted to show this off as well.  It was my niece's 15th B'day and I made her this.  It was a new technique I learned last week.  Every colour section is made up of 6 rings.  Plus these great magnetic clasps.

Oscar

What a cute little furbaby!  My Freya just celebrated her "unofficial" birthday.  Her "official" b'day will be celebrated on the Anniversary of the day I got her - May 28.  Trying to go backwards, we figured her actual birth date would've Tax Day, give or take a day or two, so we announced to as her "unofficial" b'day  We did a mini celebration but the BIG DEAL will be on 5/28..  Freya also had her name before I even knew she existed much less had a picture - lol.

LOVE LOVE LOVE that bracelet!  Due to my neuropathy, it's impossible to get a proper bracelet to fit my wrist - which is permamently swollen.  PM me if I could purchase one from you.  I'd truly LOVE to have one!  It's just ....... gloriously beautiful!
 

freyamom -  I'll make myself unpopular and play Dr Phil.    

You're unhappy about your son's behavior but you're unwilling to set boundaries, say what the consequences are if those boundaries are crossed, and apply those consequences when he crosses those boundaries. 

Instead, you sit and wait for him to change his behavior, although he's apparently happy with the status quo and has no reason to change.  How's that working for you?