Teaching a 9 year old that inanimate objects don't get up and walk away - The DIS Discussion Forums

Disney1fan2002 · 09-03-2009, 07:48 AM

ARRRGGH.

I gave him his clothes to get dressed. Included in the clothes were a pair of socks. He is wandering around supposedly looking for them. He tells me he put them on the chair, and points to the exact spot he put them on. I am telling him since I am the only one in the house with him, I have not even been to that area of the room today, the socks did not walk away. If they are not on the chair, then he did not put them there.

That's his excuse for not looking any further for his socks, he put them on the chair. So darn it, they better just appear in front of his face. Well, I am not helping him out of this dilemma. It's time he learns how to solve a problem on his own. I wonder if he'll figure out he can just go to his drawer and get another pair of socks before it's time to leave for his bus?

golfgal · 09-03-2009, 07:50 AM

Why are you still picking out his clothes??? Maybe that is the problem-he knows you will take care of it so why should he bother.

Disney1fan2002 · 09-03-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by golfgal

Why are you still picking out his clothes??? Maybe that is the problem-he knows you will take care of it so why should he bother.

He had his clothes laid out last night. He asked me to get them from his room while he was getting in the shower.

Frantasmic · 09-03-2009, 07:57 AM

FINALLY! Proof that we aren't the only family afflicted with "clothing and anything we give our son" gremlins!

~father of an 8-year old

Mouse House Mama · 09-03-2009, 08:09 AM

Let him go with no socks. That seems to make things magically appear.

HM · 09-03-2009, 09:19 AM

Hey...it may never get any better.

My 16 year old will tell me he put something in a particular place and when I go to look for it after instructing him to search everywhere, I usually find it in some other location, and he'll say- "oh yeah, I forgot that I moved it there" or some such.

Lately we've had to do a lot of the "retracing your steps" kind of searching for things. That works really well, most of the time.

(Oh, and usually the reason I end up looking for something, is that it bothers me to no end to wonder where stuff is....so I have to find it if they can't).

sunnyday123 · 09-03-2009, 09:38 AM

The items in our house don't get up and walk away as much as they burrow under things. A few days of having to go to school with no socks and underwear ( I was really worried that day!) cured it. Now DD puts all of her clothes out together-a complete set in one specific place.

Poohgirl · 09-03-2009, 09:47 AM

I get the "mom what did you do with my such-and-such" or "mom, where is my ipod (shoes, phone, books, video games etc...)". Answer to all of the above, "where you left it, I am not responsible for your belongings". However after several years of this, it still has not sunk in and Mom is always the gremlin item mover.

ETA: and mine are 13 and 11!

3boymthr · 09-03-2009, 10:00 AM

I now take comfort in knowing my kids aren't the only ones.

But take comfort, It's even more fun

when I find my stuff in places I KNOW I didn't put it and they don't know how it got there. Seriously, I open the door Tuesday to let them out for the bus and there on the outside stairs are two of my shoes. Neither shoe matched and they're winter shoes so I know I didn't accidentally leave them there (not that I'm apt to take my shoes off outside but I have been known to do strange things when cleaning). When I asked who put them there and the response from all three of my children is "not me."

Extensive detailed questioning still didn't result in a resolution. The bad part, one of the shoes is my dress pair of tan heels that cost almost $100 and it had rained the night before

disney1990 · 09-03-2009, 10:07 AM

Things definitely get up and walk away in my house. It is only DH and me and things walk all the time. It doesn't get any better.

RadioNate · 09-03-2009, 10:10 AM

Happens here too. 8 year old boy! His idea of "looking" for something is glancing around the room at really obvious places. I think he gets that from his dad!

He is constantly misplacing the remote control and if he can't see it from his spot on the couch it is lost and I hear cries of "MOM!!! I can't find the TV thing." It doesn't matter that he is sitting on it....he couldn't find it!

ugggggh

jlima · 09-03-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Disney1fan2002

ARRRGGH.

I gave him his clothes to get dressed. Included in the clothes were a pair of socks. He is wandering around supposedly looking for them. He tells me he put them on the chair, and points to the exact spot he put them on. I am telling him since I am the only one in the house with him, I have not even been to that area of the room today, the socks did not walk away. If they are not on the chair, then he did not put them there.

That's his excuse for not looking any further for his socks, he put them on the chair. So darn it, they better just appear in front of his face. Well, I am not helping him out of this dilemma. It's time he learns how to solve a problem on his own. I wonder if he'll figure out he can just go to his drawer and get another pair of socks before it's time to leave for his bus?

Is he DS9's long-lost twin?

DS9 will play with our cats in the morning as he gets dressed. What usually happens is the socks & belt will end up under the covers and then I'll hear "MOM WHERE ARE MY _____?" I usually say "Where were they the last time?" or ? "If you never left the bed, where do you think they are?"

I am their mother, not the maid. At some point they have to solve their own problems.

Angelhalo · 09-03-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Poohgirl

I get the "mom what did you do with my such-and-such" or "mom, where is my ipod (shoes, phone, books, video games etc...)". Answer to all of the above, "where you left it, I am not responsible for your belongings". However after several years of this, it still has not sunk in and Mom is always the gremlin item mover.

ETA: and mine are 13 and 11!

I have this exact same issue with my 37 year old husband. I'm like I DO NOT KEEP TRACK OF YOUR STUFF!!!!

SaraJayne · 09-03-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jlima

Is he DS9's long-lost twin?

DS9 will play with our cats in the morning as he gets dressed. What usually happens is the socks & belt will end up under the covers and then I'll hear "MOM WHERE ARE MY _____?" I usually say "Where were they the last time?" or ? "If you never left the bed, where do you think they are?"

I am their mother, not the maid. At some point they have to solve their own problems.

BINGO!!

09-03-2009, 07:48 AM	#1
Disney1fan2002 Like OMG the TF is SOO psyched to find like another Val fer sure! ;) Please don't anyone report this thread, it has the potential to get real good He just comes across as a pompous donkey Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 9,687	Teaching a 9 year old that inanimate objects don't get up and walk away ARRRGGH. I gave him his clothes to get dressed. Included in the clothes were a pair of socks. He is wandering around supposedly looking for them. He tells me he put them on the chair, and points to the exact spot he put them on. I am telling him since I am the only one in the house with him, I have not even been to that area of the room today, the socks did not walk away. If they are not on the chair, then he did not put them there. That's his excuse for not looking any further for his socks, he put them on the chair. So darn it, they better just appear in front of his face. Well, I am not helping him out of this dilemma. It's time he learns how to solve a problem on his own. I wonder if he'll figure out he can just go to his drawer and get another pair of socks before it's time to leave for his bus? __________________ Marie

09-03-2009, 07:50 AM	#2
golfgal DIS Cast Member When did vacuums become a status symbol??? Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 18,539	Why are you still picking out his clothes??? Maybe that is the problem-he knows you will take care of it so why should he bother. __________________ First trip to Disney May 29-June 4, 2005 AKL DH ME DS17 DD14 DS14

09-03-2009, 07:57 AM	#4
Frantasmic crickets Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Foat Wuth Posts: 1,950	FINALLY! Proof that we aren't the only family afflicted with "clothing and anything we give our son" gremlins! ~father of an 8-year old __________________ --------------------- Canon S5 User Canon XSi User

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Mouse House Mama Luckiest Mommy in the World!!! Hello-Buddy the Elf what's your favorite color?! I wonder if they make pullups for adults I was not the farter- I was the fartee Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The movie in my mind Posts: 9,860	Let him go with no socks. That seems to make things magically appear. __________________ I'm a diehard flip flopper!!! Our Happy Family!!! DHMEDS DDDS DD Thanks be to God for this indescribable gift.... WL Sept. 2004,Poly June 2005,Poly April 2006 with Grandma & Grandpa, Pop Aug. 2006, WL Dec. 2006, FW Cabins Feb. 2007,AllStar Music Jan. 2008, Poly Aug. 2008,Yacht Club Aug. 2009, Poly Aug. 2009

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sunnyday123 DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Under The Sea Posts: 2,711	The items in our house don't get up and walk away as much as they burrow under things. A few days of having to go to school with no socks and underwear ( I was really worried that day!) cured it. Now DD puts all of her clothes out together-a complete set in one specific place. __________________ Team Edward me DD :and Thanks GP!

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HM A tag from the TF is better than a personalized licence plate Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,262	Hey...it may never get any better. My 16 year old will tell me he put something in a particular place and when I go to look for it after instructing him to search everywhere, I usually find it in some other location, and he'll say- "oh yeah, I forgot that I moved it there" or some such. Lately we've had to do a lot of the "retracing your steps" kind of searching for things. That works really well, most of the time. (Oh, and usually the reason I end up looking for something, is that it bothers me to no end to wonder where stuff is....so I have to find it if they can't).

09-03-2009, 09:47 AM	#8
Poohgirl New DVC member, SSR Learned the hard way that twist ties and microwaves don't mix Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Merrimack, NH Posts: 1,384	I get the "mom what did you do with my such-and-such" or "mom, where is my ipod (shoes, phone, books, video games etc...)". Answer to all of the above, "where you left it, I am not responsible for your belongings". However after several years of this, it still has not sunk in and Mom is always the gremlin item mover. ETA: and mine are 13 and 11! __________________ Renee Disney's Vero Beach - 4/25 - 5/3/09 AKV & Saratoga - 4/24/08 - 5/4/08 Disney's Vero Beach - 8/07 Boardwalk Villas & Saratoga- 04/07 Riverside - 2/07 Saratoga Springs - F&W - MNSSHP - 09/06 Beach Club Villas - 04/06 Wilderness Lodge Villas - 02/06 Port Orleans French Quarter - MNSSHP - 10/05 Boardwalk Villas - 09/05 Animal Kingdom Lodge - 04/05

09-03-2009, 10:00 AM	#9
3boymthr DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southeastern Mass. Posts: 2,273	I now take comfort in knowing my kids aren't the only ones. But take comfort, It's even more fun when I find my stuff in places I KNOW I didn't put it and they don't know how it got there. Seriously, I open the door Tuesday to let them out for the bus and there on the outside stairs are two of my shoes. Neither shoe matched and they're winter shoes so I know I didn't accidentally leave them there (not that I'm apt to take my shoes off outside but I have been known to do strange things when cleaning). When I asked who put them there and the response from all three of my children is "not me." Extensive detailed questioning still didn't result in a resolution. The bad part, one of the shoes is my dress pair of tan heels that cost almost $100 and it had rained the night before __________________ (me) (dh) ds (13) ds (9) ds (7)

09-03-2009, 10:07 AM	#10
disney1990 Wow, it make my heart skip a beat I'm going to miss these when the season ends Lighting the Way to Paradise Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Maryland - near DC Posts: 5,164	Things definitely get up and walk away in my house. It is only DH and me and things walk all the time. It doesn't get any better. __________________ Life is a Journey – remember to appreciate everyday -- be happy for this moment...this moment is your life Looking Forward to a Great 2010 Please see the Hidden Mickey for Haiti thread

09-03-2009, 10:10 AM	#11
RadioNate This username has been hijacked by Nate's wife Alison Somebody get me a new watch because I'm always late to the Tag Party! I've been known to eat an entire Mrs. Smiths in a day! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 8,047	Happens here too. 8 year old boy! His idea of "looking" for something is glancing around the room at really obvious places. I think he gets that from his dad! He is constantly misplacing the remote control and if he can't see it from his spot on the couch it is lost and I hear cries of "MOM!!! I can't find the TV thing." It doesn't matter that he is sitting on it....he couldn't find it! ugggggh __________________ Alison Me DH DS DD Milo Dizzy

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