I did throw the stuff out. They are too young to have the Poindexter affect make any lasting contributions (yet)
Last laugh may be when she reads his will.
I did that with my daughter... she insisted in riding with her dad and I to the dumpster and gleefully threw several trash bags, one after another, saying bye! She was only 5 and she never mentioned again the toys we threw away. Needless to say I had to find another way to put pressure on her. Let me say that she's 16 and her room would probably qualify as a biological hazard.
You have my sympathy. I have FOUR of them, and I get tired of people with compliant children telling me how easy it is to discipline children. :)
Bedtime is 8pm every night no exceptions....
Give them 30 days sentences before they get any privileges back...
So them who the real strong willed one is...
When our kids were little (but old enough to clean up after themselves) they lived in fear of ...[scary music!] The Bag Lady. She would creep into their rooms when they were sleeping, or while they were at school. She carried a big black bag, and *poof* all toys and clothes left on the floor would disappear! Once a month, she featured a special deal. If their rooms were all shipshape, she would leave things from the black bag. Of course, the things had to be put away before bedtime, or she would take them back again!
This worked well, until they figured out the Bag Lady could be used as a trash disposal service. She retired, and I learned to close bedroom doors! OK, our oldest son's carpet wasn't seen for his entire senior year, and when I finally got the guts to clean that room, I found stuff in layers! I could actually date the junk!!