Have you ever looked under your teen’s bed?
I’ll admit right up front that under her bed and in her closet are two places I generally try to avoid. You see, we have reached an agreement, a compromise. It is a simple solution to the problem:
- I don’t like to see the mess
- She doesn’t like to put things away.
So, the compromise is based on the old expression, “Out of sight, Out of mind.”
Here is how it works: As long as her room looks clean AND she can find the things she needs, I won’t look under the bed or in the closet (well, I might look, but she won’t be in trouble for the mess.)
I even purchased a duvet (blanket) two sizes larger than what is needed for her bed. Now, if the bed is made up properly it hangs down to the floor and “hides” what is underneath.
All she has to do is make the bed and close the closet door and she is pretty much set.
However, today she couldn’t find her creative writing book (remember, we are a homeschool family). She insisted we had it. After a bit of teen rebellion it was located under her bed.
Right next to the door of a microwave oven.
Yes, you read that correctly – it was a microwave oven door.
And if that is not odd enough, we don’t even have a microwave. Never have owned one since we lived in New Zealand.
Now I know I have violated the “rules” by questioning it, but I just couldn’t let this one go. And good thing too, or I never would have understood what the microwave door was doing there:
Me: “Why is there a microwave oven door under your bed?”
Teen: “I don’t know.”
Me: “Really, what is it doing there and where did it come from?”
Teen: “It’s mine.”
If that’s not enough, my younger daughter told me yesterday (after she was in a bit of trouble from a hurtful comment she made): “I’m sorry mummy, You don’t deserve this kind of treatment.”
I turned to hubby and quietly whispered, “Yes, I do. What goes around, comes around, I was a bit of an obnoxious teen.” So, I guess it’s time, once again to say, “Sorry Dad.”
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that is hilarious! stuff to look forward to for those of us who don’t have teens yet!
P.S. have you ever tried a bed skirt – could be handy.
nancy recently posted..Kookie Crumbz: Sibling Rivalry
LOL Nancy – teens keep your head spinning, that’s for sure! As for the bed skirt, it’s a platform bed, so there is no box spring – otherwise that would be brilliant solution. Thanks.
That takes the cake! LOL!!
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Thanks Storm, and welcome to Laugh Quotes. At least there was no “cake” under there. I am pleased to report no food at all. But then again, she is not partial to ants.
Curiouser and curiouser. Especially because you don’t own a microwave.
Mike recently posted..A Rough Ride Today
Teens ! It does make you wonder where the rest of the microwave might be.
Bwahahahahahaha. How in the world did she get a microwave oven door? Good grief you have an interesting family.
Congratulations to Elle on the win.
Have a terrific day.
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Thanks Sandy for choosing such a kind word like “interesting.” There is never a dull moment around here, that’s for sure.
Apology accepted.
Dad
Thanks Dad, you are awesome.
Wow! That’s a lot of entries. Good for you.
Joyce Lansky recently posted..Wordless Wednesday: Hypnotist
Thanks Joyce
Also, as a parent, you have every right to look under her bed or anywhere else.
Joyce Lansky recently posted..Wordless Wednesday: Hypnotist
I totally agree – The rule isn’t that I don’t look, just that she is not in trouble for the “mess.”
I am been blessed with 5 girls and 1boy. All grown so they have had to deal with teens. I am retird and just reading and writing blogs. Visit mine one day.
Six kids, wow. The teen years must have been really interesting around your house. Thanks for stopping by.
This is quite a mystery. Maybe she was planning to use the door as part of an invention. I think you’re raising some pretty smart kids! Congrats to Elle on her win, and to Rhonda for hosting such a sucessful giveaway!
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Thanks Julie
As for the mystery – you knew me back then – she is a mini me, maybe that is why I can accept her non-answers so easily – LOL 
I can only come to one conclusion and that is she could have been gathering parts to build her own customised microwave, just think you could have a budding microwave oven builder in your midst
I will see how this one turns out before i place my order
Congrats to the winner btw
Have a great weekend
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I wouldn’t put it past her. She is on a robotics team so she is into all that electronic stuff. She will need a few more part however.
That’s not fair – you need to MAKE her tell you HOW the door came to be hers, for the sake of all of your blog followers – you can’t really leave us hanging! I need a story ending – like …the next day my daughter built the rest of the oven, we cooked cinnamon apples, and we all lived happily ever after!
She has an Auntie who is pretty cool. Maybe she will tell her Auntie Stefanie. I can live with not knowing, although the cinnamon apples sound pretty good.
thats just crazy! random teens =)
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Random is such a perfectly descriptive word for the child. Thanks Tara
P.S. Your post gave me an idea for my comic strip – I’ll keep you posted if I go ahead with it – and of course I’ll credit you too!
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I can’t wait to see the comic strip. BTW – I just clicked over and voted for you.
I’m sorry but this just isn’t good enough Rhonda!!! I want answers as to why the microwave door was there & where did it come from. You did an brilliant job of building the anticipation then ended wit simply “It’s mine”
That’s it???
That’s all you have to give us as an ending???
You’ve got to be kidding…
That’s like reading a mystery thriller novel & then discovering the last page has been torn out…
Tony McGurk recently posted..Eat Your Broccoli
LOL Tony, sorry. Now you know what it is like living in my family. We are a giant mystery thriller missing the last page.
What a funny thing to find under the bed. Now I am left wondering what it was doing there. LOL!
stefani recently posted..31 days of clouds :: day 27
Welcome to my world of wonder. We all want to know what it is doing there. At least we know who it belongs to.
My little one is still in a crib, but this was really funny!
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Welcome to Laugh Quotes and thanks for commenting. Glad I could make you laugh today
Well, at least there were no body parts under the bed!
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Well, we only looked long enough to find the missing book, so we can only hope that there was nothing worse under there