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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks for the reply. It's beyond gross, and DH and I are both sick and tired of having to micromanage this. But I like your ideas re making her wash her leotards. She said she is scared to flush. I know she is terrified of those automatic flush toilets in public rest rooms. But we are home and our toilet is nothing like that. She doesn't wipe well either and we have flushable wipes that she uses.

She closes the door when she goes to bathroom or brush her teeth and claims she wants privacy. But then she takes more effort to hide her lack of hygiene.

Yes will start to charge her for every unflushed bathroom business or lied about tooth brush. [/quote]

Honestly, the door closure stops now. She has not shown that she can be trusted to follow through. "Until we have 20 days of flushed toilets and hands washed, the door stays open. When you have shown you can take care of your business in the bathroom, then you get to have privacy."

This is your house OP. Your rules. My go-to line is "When children don't make the right choices, it's my job to make some different choices for you." SHe has not been choosing to be clean or to tell the truth. Therefore, you will choose whether that door stays open or not. Right now, it stays open. [/quote]

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