clearing up after themselves

this isn't about jake or Taine but about my bloody husband!!! Have had the discussion many a time about how as a SAHM I don't mind doing the majority of the housework - what I do resent however is picking up the wet towels, dirty clothes of a mid-thirty year old (he's actually 31, but remember I'm annoyed at the time!). Anyway, my one solution has been to get a huge box and put all hubbys clothes in there, wet, clken or dirty. I think I'm fighting a losing battle though cause he seems to like this arrangement - and the fact that his dad comes around often, and DOES THE SAME THING!!!!!   talked to my SIL and hubbys brothers are just as bad - it's bloody genetic. GRRRRR.

So what I want to know is, beside my box idea, any other suggestions for minimising me picking up after hubby, but having a clean (ish) house at the same time?

dont have any solutions but if all his bros and dad do it then it is a learned behaviour. i hate dirty socks...aaarrrggghhhh. nagging doesnt work, they just resist more, leaving it just makes the house looks messy...

My partner just the same I think his mum must of picked up after him when he was growing so he just thinks I should do it but I must admit he is getting a little better. Think he just got sick of me going on about it.

My DH doesn't like things getting too untidy but he does still leave washing all over our bedroom floor. Not all of that needs washing but I'm not gonna sort out what's what! The arrangement we have is that when it's in the laundry basket, I'll wash it. Until it gets there, it's his problem. And he's fine with that.

The funny thing is that every now and then MIL will come to help out (usually when I have a new baby) and she'll say "DH has some clothes on the floor... or socks at the front door by his gumboots... etc... does that mean they need washing?" and I say "Nope. He knows if he wants them washed, they go in the basket". She's a picker-upper so the look on her face at that is priceless!!

I had my hubby so nicely trained. Took a few years to get him right. And just as I had him right he spent 4 weeks away from us with his mother. And all hell broke lose.

I am like totally fed up. Wet towels on the bed. (you dont know how that one griefs me). Clothes everywhere. When I asked him why he just cant pick it up he told me his mother told him to just throw it on the floor in front of his bed so she doesnt mix up his clothes with the rest of the family.

I still dont have him back all trained. This last 10 weeks I told him straight up that he needs to help me more over the weekends. Most of the stuff is him messing and me cleaning up after him. Still no help. Our container arrived on Monday and I did about 85% of all the work with it. Got a sick baby as well and I ended up sick as well.

Asked him so nicely please just go get me something. His answer? It is too busy. Bloody hell. I lost it with him. Got up went and got myself some tablets and then told him in no uncertain terms that I am not a happy camper.

Sorry stole your thread totally. Just want to say if you got yours trained give me some ideas as a shockcollar is the way to go for me at the moment.

With a really nice remote control. Think it can work girls?

PS. He usually is quite good. But since he was with his mom last year it seems he is sometimes a bit unsensitive.

hehe Shirena - one of those electric dog colar things that you have a remote for to give the dog a bit of a buzz as soon as you see it about to do a naughty thing!!! lol *quietly embarrassed about how wrong that sounds*!! lol

I think the box is a great idea, You could decorate it with his name etc if you wanted to put a really fine point on it!
My pet peeve is dishes left in the sink with water on them. Is it so hard to put them into the dishwasher?

Edited by caraMel

DH has a box too! Hes had it for about 2 months and its great Only problem is when he tries to find something in it all the other stuff gets spread around the bed/room- but then I can just chuck them back in the box again. Its my new favourite thing.