Clever Mother Came Up With a Solution for Her Daughter Not Cleaning Her Room, and It's Brilliantly Evil
Alice decided to put her daughter Tahlia's entire bedroom into garbage bags and sell each bag back to her for $25 each.
Some parents eventually run out of patience, and one mother decided her daughter's messy bedroom had crossed that line. Instead of nagging again, Alice Velasquez came up with a punishment that was equal parts creative and ruthless.
She packed up Tahlia's entire room into garbage bags and offered each bag back for $25, or for the price of doing chores. The unusual move quickly got attention, and not everyone agreed with her approach.
Now the big question is whether the plan actually worked, or just made the family drama worse.
Alice posted about her genius idea on Facebook.
Facebook, Alice VelasquezAnd subsequently received a lot of criticism from strangers regarding her parenting choices.
It also echoes the AITA roommate who refused to clean up her clutter, sparking a shared-responsibility fight.
And subsequently received a lot of criticism from strangers regarding her parenting choices.
Facebook, Alice VelasquezFor another cleaning-related blowup, see whether Reddit ruled in favor of the OP who asked her sister to move out. Family Feud: AITA for Asking Sister to Move Out Over Cleaning Conflict?