This page is FOR and ABOUT our kids!!!   All those things you would like to say but never do! Thanks to those who have sent me these!



Attention Children:

The Bathroom Door is Closed.
Please do not stand here and talk, whine, or ask questions.
Wait until I get out.
Yes, it is locked.  I want it that way.  It is not broken, I am not trapped.
I know I have left it unlocked, and even open at times, since you were born,
because I was afraid some horrible tragedy might occur while I was in there,
but it's been 10 years and I want some PRIVACY.
Do not ask me how long I will be.   I will come out when I am done.
Do not bring the phone to the bathroom door.
Do not go running back to the phone yelling, "She's in the BATHROOM!"
Do not begin to fight as soon as I go in.
Do not stick your little fingers under the door and wiggle them.
This was funny when you were two.
Do not slide pennies, Legos, or notes under the door.
Even when you were two this got a little tiresome.
Do not let the dog/cat in because you think he/she "misses me".
If you have followed me down the hall talking, and are still talking as you face this closed door,
please turn around, walk away, and wait for me in another room.  I will be glad to listen to you when I am done.
And yes, I still love you.

(Author unknown)



Mom's and Dad's Laundry Rules

1. Pajamas - Do not put pajamas in the dirty clothes after only one wear.  It is a scientific fact that you do not get dirty while you sleep.  Pajamas can be worn many times before they smell bad enough to warrant being thrown in the dirty clothes.  Exception: You may put pajamas in the dirty clothes if you throw up on them or something else that may be deemed disgusting, but only if they stink.

2. Socks - Unroll your socks before putting them in the dirty clothes.  Otherwise, I will start washing and drying them in their original rolled up little balls.  Special note: Unroll socks before throwing them down the laundry chute.  If you don't, the law of physics causes them to bounce off the washer and land behind the washer or drying, and Mom is getting too old to crawl back there and fish them out.

3. Clothes Hung Up - Clean clothes can be easily removed from the clothes bar by gently lifting up on the hanger and pulling towards you.  The clean item can now be removed from the hanger for wearing.  The wrong way to remove clean clothes is to YANK on one corner of the garment.  This causes the hanger to go flying around the clothes bar, scratching the wall and becoming impossibly entangled with the neighboring hangers.  Special note: This makes Mom want to choke children.  So far, she has been able to refrain from this action.

4. Dirty Clothes Rule - If you have made the decision to put something in the dirty clothes, do not later decide that you, for some reason, now need to retrieve it by digging through the clothes baskets, leaving behind a mess that looks like a small tornado whipped through the laundry room, leaving a scene of devastation in its wake.  Special note: The only thing worse than having to put stinking clothes in the laundry baskets is having to do it over and over and over.

5. Pockets - Check your own pockets before you put dirty items (again, make sure they are dirty first) in the laundry room.  Have you ever tried to pick tiny pieces of white paper off an entire load of dark clothes?   No?  I thought not!  But the next time this occurs, you will have the pleasure of this experience.  Special note: In the future, all money found in pockets becomes the property of the laundry-doer, and that most assuredly will be Mom, who hopes to be able to save up for a Caribbean cruise, which she will go on alone.  She has heard that you don't have to do laundry while you are on a cruise!

6. Folded Clothes Rule - When those clean clothes miraculously appear on your bed or chair, graciously thank the saintly person who lovingly placed them there and PUT THEM AWAY!  Special note: Failure to do this in the future will result in a generous contribution to the Goodwill.

7. General Dirty Clothes Rule - If they aren't dirty, why the heck are they in the laundry room?  Put them back in your closet or drawers.  When you decide to try something on and decide that it will not make the fashion statement you were looking for that particular day, think twice before you make that conscious decision that it is easier to throw the item in the dirty clothes rather than hanging it back up.  Again, the Goodwill would love to have these items, as their fashion standards must not be as high as yours.

8. Laundry Sharing - In the future, each of you will be required to do one load of laundry a week.  Instructions will be provided.  Mom feels that the joy of this household chore should be shared, and she has been very selfish about this in the past.  She also feels that this is a necessary life skill, and without it, you may not ever want to leave home.  This would not be in the best interest of your parents.

Note - Rules may be added or modified at any time by Mom or Dad

I, (sign your name) _______________________________________ agree to abide by the above rules, as I actually have no choice in the matter and do not wish to further anger my mother. 
Date:______________