From time to time I receive a call from a person who mentions that their adult child still lives with them. In almost every instance, they warn me that their adult child keeps a sloppy room.
I’ll go out, perform an estimate—and I see the bedrooms of these grown “children”. Clutter. Dirt and dust build up. Dirty clothes strewn all over the floor. Trash in the room.
The advice I always give to parents is that if their adult child wants his/her room cleaned, they should pay for it themselves. I inform the parents that it is not their obligation to have the room cleaned of an adult. I further tell them that due to the condition of the bedroom, it will be charged separately and on its own merit/condition.
Fortunately most parents of these adult “children” opt not to add their adult child’s bedroom to the bill. And ironically, there has not been one instance where an adult child has agreed to pay to have their room cleaned.
My tip to consumers today is as follows. After your offspring reaches adulthood, you are no longer responsible for the condition in which they choose to live.
If they want to live in a bedroom in your home that has the odor of dirty socks or spoiled milk, that’s their choice. But you should not foot the bill to have their room cleaned. They need to take on that responsibility for themselves.