Scariest place ...

[marco25]

The scariest place in my house is my 12-year-old son's room. The scariest place in that room is under his bed! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif EEEEEEEEEKK! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif

Dirty school uniforms, old food, Easter candy, school papers or notes from teachers http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif that needed my signature, batteries, broken crayons, critical pieces to expensive toys that are worthless w/o said pieces ... these are some of the treasures I've unearthed from the deep, recesses of that dreaded space.

However, nothing could match the horror of my latest discovery. Without my knowledge, someone gave my sweet, innocent, adorable, angelic child a lifesize, lifelike RAT. He put it under his bed. During my most recent inspection, it took a moment for my eyes to adjust to the lack of light, but an unmistakable silhouette began to take shape before my eyes. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif The rush of horror and repulsion was brief but intense. At least I didn't scream, but I'm quite sure I aged at least 7 years in that moment.

Who needs horror movies when you have a 12-year-old boy? http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

But, honestly, in spite of the challenges his lifes brings to mine, it also offers 10 times the joy. It occurred to me today that--one day--I'm going to long for the days of finding his little treasures, even that stupid rat, under his bed, because his bed will no longer be in my home. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif

"If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity."

[Rollwithit]

http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Too funny! But I'm here to tell you that a 13 year old girl's room is no picnic in the park either. When she went to camp this past summer, hubby and I went in to clean out her vanity - three little drawers down each side and one shallow one in the middle.

I hauled two full grocery bags of junk out of that one little vanity. She spazzed when she got home for fear I threw anything good away. Not a single good thing. Seriously, it was random pieces of paper with scribbles, old McDonald's toys, empty packages of things she'd opened and didn't realize we had a wastecan she could throw them in instead of her drawer.... The list goes on. ALL JUNK!

[marco25]

http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif I hear ya, Roll. I, myself, once having been a teenage slob, shudder at want my parents (especially my mother) endured during that time. I don't remember having stuff in drawers, I was not nearly that neat. All my stuff was on the floor, mainly dirty clothes. Mom finally stopped picking them up or washing them. She said if I couldn't get them into the clothes hamper, then they wouldn't get washed.

I shared a room with my sister and am probably responsible for her being such a slob STILL!

We had a strict rule in my parents' house: no eating in the bedrooms. However, when you're a teenager, you're quite sure the rules don't apply to you because you're the exception. So I managed to get a huge bowl of ice cream back to my room and was stuffing my face when Mom knocked on my door. OMG! I slid the remaining ice cream under my bed ... and forgot all about it! Weeks later, Mom was inspecting under my bed and found, uh, "it" http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Grandchildren are life's revenge. Mom is savoring every delicious story from the scariest place in my house, mainly because my room was once the scariest place in hers. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

Keep your garden weeded. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif