I think my kids are pretty typical for their ages. They'll leave things out, but they are pretty good about cleaning up when I say something to them.

I have seven of tha laziest kids ever to grace this Earth. As soon as puberty hits, they go from being messy kids to complete lazy slobs, but boy, do I love the little messmakers.

 I feel your pain. I have a 16 YO daughter that is an honor student, and excels at almost everything she attempts in life. Glowing reports from school come in almost daily. Other parents beg me to let her come live with them. Her hair and makeup are always perfect. Her clothing is always matched and unwrinkled.

 Yet her room looks like a bomb has gone off in it! Her clothing is always thrown about. She leaves toothpaste shrapnel on the sink and mirror. Borrows my things without asking and then I have to go into the "war zone" that is her room and try to locate my stuff, with no luck most times. Her idea of helping out around the house is to load the dishwasher, every other day or so. I have told her that she acts as if she is the star and the rest of the family is her set crew, that never gets any credit. It's really like she is two different people. LOL

  This just started when she turn 16. I'm hoping it will pass, before I go off the deep end. She stays out of trouble and does great in school, so I am trying really hard to be understanding and pick my battles. Although, it is hard not to feel disrespected.

LOL! Oh no! It's a good thing we love 'em, huh?

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Chris said ...
I have seven of tha laziest kids ever to grace this Earth. As soon as puberty hits, they go from being messy kids to complete lazy slobs, but boy, do I love the little messmakers.

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My daughter is all talk and no work! haha No, I'm just kidding but she comes up with excuse after excuse so she don't have to do her chores! If she would spend the time on her chores that she spends on thinking of an excuse she would have the chore done already. When she is being like that I tell her to get her stuff done or she will have to go to bed early or she can't do something later in the week that she really wants to do! On the other hand, my son, he will do his chores but he does them half-way. He does the least he can to get by. If he has to pick up his room, he is only picking up his dirty clothes and making his bed, other than that thats it! He doesn't want to do anything more than he has to! I don't know how to get him to do more! Sometimes its stressful! Thank goodness I love them both though! :)

When the kids do come home for visits, they love to cook, then I get to clean up the messes! When they go back to their apartments, they always have their rooms here cleaned and ready for next visit. When they lived at home, I wouldn't, no couldn't even go into their rooms for the clothes and messes. Now that they have their own places, they understood why I liked "at least a FIRE PATH."  Hoping to see them soon!

My daughter is 8 and just started to really learn how to keep her room clean. As horrible as it is the only time it turns into a mess is when she has friends over then the battle begins on getting it cleaned up "but mom I didn't pull that out."

As for my Son he is only 4 and I try to get him to put one toy away before taking out another, but I'm just not on top of him like I should be so his room get's a little crazy.

When you say kid, if that means husband....yes.  LOL.  My 4 year old daughter is a neat freak which I guess is good for me and my son is a little harder to get to clean up his toys.  I'm sensing a pattern in my household.  Hmmmmm...... ~Cheryl ;)

Oh they make me crazy!  And when they do "complete" a clean up job (bathroom, their room, *anything*) it's usually done half way.

They were much tidier when they were younger.  Once puberty hits it's all downhill!

But they mean well.  I think...