messy? fine by me!
when tardiness strikes me (which is rather often these days), this is how jan’s room looks like: a total mess.
pardon the blurred photo. jan took the photo himself.
and i’m not embarassed to say that no, i don’t feel any compulsion to clean up after jan everytime. having lived without househelp for the last several years, i’ve long given up on having a spic-and-span household where everything is in their proper places all the time. jan has always had a lot of freedom to mess up his space (which sometimes extend to the entire flat) and has often come up with creative outputs. not only can he play on his own for extended periods, he has also made full use of the toys, games, books, and other paraphernalia we have bought him. indeed, aside from a few toy figures, all his belongings are thoroughly used, abused, and enjoyed to their fullest (and that’s why i hate toy figures).
what is an ongoing crusade though, is to teach jan to clean up his own mess. sometimes, he does it with little nudging, and he’s mightily proud when he does. “look, i did it all on my own!” often though, he’d find all sorts of alibi to get away with doing just the minimum.
oh well, he’s his mother’s son afterall.
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7 Responses to “messy? fine by me!”
December 5th, 2007 at
this Christmas frenzy is making me lazy with tidying up too
but the kids are ready to pitch in coz they know they would get gifts, hehe. of course, mom is taking advantage of their readiness.
December 5th, 2007 at
Bahay ko rin ganyan at ang mga anak ko e walang pakundangan kung maghagis ng gamit. (ako rin pala, hehe)
Kaya ayun, ang bahay namin, “small but dirty” hahaha
December 6th, 2007 at
hmn, interesting…i thought i was looking at jeff’s old room! dejavu? hahaha
it’s a wonder how they manage to do that…
one minute, spic n span…next minute, parang dinaanan ng bagyo!
December 6th, 2007 at
i’ve given up on the “spic-n-span” household too….i used to get really upset kapag makalat, pero hindi na ngayon….i’m a changed woman….”if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!”…hahaha
December 7th, 2007 at
ako, tenk yu annalynn
December 7th, 2007 at
our room is in total disorder most especially in the mornings of school days. i pick up the boy’s mess when i come home from work. it has become a daily routine actually. undershirts, socks are everywhere; unmade bed; gameboys under the pillow etc.
December 9th, 2007 at
At least you know he enjoys the things he has. I don’t mind the mess sometimes but of course they need to be taught to tidy up.
My messy entry:
http://teacherjulie.com/2007/12/03/pinoymomsnetwork-fam-pics-messy/