Grrrr... Teenagers and Bathrooms

[fionas]

OK, DSD and I get on pretty well but geez her bathroom etiquette leaves a lot to be desired. She is constantly taking off her make up with facial wipes and cotton buds and then leaving them on the floor or the vanity. The vanity is a low-slung one about half a metre off the floor so of course DD is constantly picking up used cotton buds and shoving them in her mouth. Annoys the crap out of me. There's a bin in there for goodness sake.

So I've just picked up a whole heap of them and shoved them on her bed.

Doesn't help that I have a dodgy back and I'm SICK OF PICKING UP OTHER PEOPLE'S CRAP.

[Fleur]

So I've just picked up a whole heap of them and shoved them on her bed.
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I've done this with dirty dishes she leaves lying around

The bathroom... don't even get me started... we have an ensuite & the 3 kids share a bathroom which is usually pretty feral thanks to the boys as much as DD.

BUT she plucks her eyebrows in our bathroom (becasue the light is better) and wipes the hairs on the mirror. Then leaves them there.
Ewww.

having your little one pop them in her mouth...double ewww

[Inertia]

Mines favourite trick is to dump their clothes on the floor.... next to the washing basket... WTF is that about?

[Madham]

I can so relate
My dd always leaves the hair straightner out, usually drapped over the sink
Her clothes everywhere in the bathroom, her wet towel on her bedroom floor, lip gloss, hair clips, stereo on the vanity..after spending 2 hours in the bathroom.. grrr
But the worst is the sanitary napkin wrappers on the toilet floor, i so hate that..

[fionas]

DSD has left USED sanitary pads on the floor! Yeuk anyway but with a toddler around, quite dangerous. Luckily, she hasn't done that for quite some time. But even so, how d'you a) not put it in the bin and b) just kind of forget it's there?

[mrsmac]

What relief that all this behaviour is not just my DD! I am so tired of all the things you guys have mentioned, might try the dumping it all on her bed thing next time!

[Madham]

eww it is discusting. my dd is so casual about those things i remind her and she just shrugs. I now make her clean the toilet once a week, empty bin etc so hopefully she will learn from it. lol

[Inertia]

DSD has left USED sanitary pads on the floor! Yeuk anyway but with a toddler around, quite dangerous. Luckily, she hasn't done that for quite some time. But even so, how d'you a) not put it in the bin and b) just kind of forget it's there?

Oh I hate that. DD left one next to the sink once. It was folded over and she was at school when I went in there and found it so I wasn't leaving it there - and I did give her a very stern don't do it again when she got home, but she has only had them for a few months so I cut her a bit of slack. She hasn't done it since thankfully, but it is just the absolute worst thing they can leave laying around in the bathroom!

[squidipa]

oh my goodness, i would glad wrap the whole sink area and then write a note saying you mess it clean it!