Just Stick a Pointy Cap on My Head...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 9:52PM Michaela has this idea about how she wants her room to be arranged. It seems kind of crazy to me. But she insists that it will work and be great, and she is quite persistent about it.
I don't know...it's her room. Do I help her move stuff around? Give her ownership of that? I could tell her that she can rearrange her room if she will also keep it clean, and if she isn't able to keep it clean, we'll have to move it back.
But that doesn't entirely make sense. It's not like she's keeping it clean now and that the different arrangement will make it harder to keep tidy. (Truthfully, I think that each member of this family could manage to mess up a room that was empty. We are that talented of mess-makers.)
I don't really have a legitimate reason for not letting her rearrange. The main reason is that I don't care for the proposal. But it is just my opinion.
Speaking of opinions, she has posted a sheet on her door regarding the situation. Actually, there are two sheets: one, with a blueprint of her room laid out in the new way, and the second, a poll, or OPININION SHEET.
On the poll, you can leave your opinion (or opininion): do you think the room will work with the new arrangement, or do you think it will not work? Christian has already signed the paper. Would you like to guess into which category he placed himself?
I don't want to sign. If I sign where I am inclined to, then I'm probably a dunce. Why give more credence to the notion?
What to do, what to do...
Reader Comments (6)
Is her drawing to scale? The bed looks long and skinny. I'd say if she can draw an accurate scale model, and it looks ok, then let her go for it. Catherine just finished her chapter on ratios and proportions so maybe she could help her draw it over Christmas. I loved rearranging my room as a kid, so I get it.
I say go for it! (And not just because I don't want to be a dunce:) My rule of thumb is that if it doesn't hurt them or someone else and it's not disrespectful, I'm not saying no. I save my "No" for the stuff that matters, so I'm not the mom that's always saying "No" or "Because I said so". The boy wanted to wear his fire helmet to the library yday, and I totally let him because why the heck not?
Why don't I read your blog more often? It's hilarious! This is totally the kind of thing that Cambria would do. Her room is generally messy but she goes on cleaning sprees every so often.
I think you should let her rearrange. It's part of being a kid. :)
Okay, so sometimes I read a post and then I have a comment and then I go back to read the post to make sure I should make the comment. 'Cause I have an opinion, but even with re-reading I can't tell if you're asking for our opinions or for support. So I'm going to go with support, 'cause that's obviously always the best choice. I think whatever you decide will be fine. And whatever happens, in a few years it'll just be a story about the sign and the poll and the final result will just be the end of the story. Good luck!
Let her rearrange. This is one of those "battles" we give up to win the wars, methinks. ;) It took creativity to come up with a new arrangement (maybe design is in her future??), so there's that, too.
Surely you can turn this into a homeschooling project. Measurements, math,. . . something.
Her blueprint is intriguing enough to me that I'd like to see her try it, but I'm not the one who has to clean the mess and move the furniture - and then move it back again. :)