Brig and I have an ongoing "battle" over his bedroom. He has so much stuff (I can't call it crap or he gets very offended) piled into his room and it is driving me crazy! I love him dearly but he has got to be the BIGGEST pack rat I have ever known. Examples: any time a tag comes off a new piece of clothing he wants to keep it, stickers too. Any container, box, bag something comes in he wants to keep those too. Little scraps of paper, fabric you name it, he has a use for it ~ or so he thinks. All of this stuff just gets stuffed somewhere in his room and he will not part with it. He has so much junk that I can go in his room while he is at school and throw a garbage bag full of stuff out of his drawers and he doesn't even notice, yet it is stuff he "really needs". I try so hard to be patient with him because to him it is really important stuff, it is his. Ray tells me to let it go most of the time but sometimes it just gets to be TOO MUCH! I can't stand it anymore!!! Ray is starting to agree with me a little too I think. I keep trying to buy containers for Brig's room thinking it will help to keep things organized but before I know it he has them filled up with random stuff that all needs to be dumped in the trash. Plus Kanton is going to be moving into Brig's room soon so we can put the baby in his room. I have been trying to prep Brig and help him understand that his room can't be that way when Kanton moves in. I don't think he quite gets it though. I can't imagine the mess I would have if Kanton had free reign in Brig's room every day, what a catastrophe. Ugh.
I'm trying to teach Brig to be organized but I want his room to be how he likes it too ~ those two ideas just don't mix though. Help! I'm going crazy and he is too!!!!! :)
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Oh sweet girl! I have the exact same problem with Katlyn. She LOVES to keep everything, (including tags off clothes!) but I am not as nice as you are. I go through her room about once a month while she is at school and throw most of it away, but I make it a point to keep a few things and show her what they are and the good reasons for keeping them. It works, sometimes! Good Luck!
Sounds all TOO familiar. Emily is the same way! Here is what I have done to help. I bought a tub for each of the kids (med. size so it fits in their closet). This is their "special box". Anything "special" to them goes in it. When it gets full, they have to go through it and decide what is MOST special for them to keep. I was skeptical, but it REALLY works in our house. If it is not in their "special box", it gets tossed. Maybe it will work for Brig too. Just an idea.
That is such a familiar mom decision. Ashlyn is now 12 and we still have "crap" all over. I just go through when they arent home and get rid of things that arent as important. Then when she gets home I make her and Madi come in and do it with me so we can "organize". It helps them go through things to and decide what they really want and dont want. Good luck with that. I hate the messes that kids can pile up.
I read your post yesterday and didnt really have any ideas. I was on a craft site today looking for fall ideas. When I saw a "Treasure box" and I thought if YOU!!! Give him a treasure box that can have his treasures in. I thought I was a genious then I saw that Mellisa had already given you the idea. I guess I was a Little late, but maybe that would work!!! Good luck.
Now I knew that Brig was a bit of a pack rat but didn't know it came down to keeping even the tags off clothes. Yikes. Good luck with Kanton getting mixed in!
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