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I’m, as a parent, trying to do the next right thing. So I stepped into the unknown - my teens room, to clean it up today. I’ve tried before telling her that love is an open door, but she could never fully do that with all the crap in her room. 1/many... #QuarantineLife #teens

It’s a bit of a fixer upper, that’s for sure. I’ve let it go for long enough. She said she’d do it in summer, but I really never believed her. Once I started cleaning there were things there that had missing for months. 2/many... #QuarantineLife #cleanroom #teens

I thought to myself that all is found, and as I was pleased, I continued on. I know when all is said & done, it could end up looking the same, because some things never change. But if I sense it is returning to its former wretched state, I’ll tell her to show yourself. 3/many..

When I’m older and have grandkids, I’ll remind her of the pain she used to be. Of the time I ventured into her room and was lost in the woods. 4/many... #QuarantineLife #whenyouhavekids

And I’ll tell her, and I’m sure she’ll agree that reindeer are better than people, especially those who don’t ever clean their room. 5/many... #QuarantineLife #cleanyourownroom #teens

But I wait for the day I go into her room, and for the first time I’m forever, it’s clean and not by my hands. And that could thaw every the coldest of frozen hearts.

I really really hope for that day. 6/TheEnd. For now... #QuarantineLife #SheGoingToReadThis #storytime