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Originally Posted by NellahBean
I heard of a story where the mom put post it notes that she taped down all over the house where her kids (7 teenage boys) were leaving their dishes and such. On the post it notes, she wrote, "No Dishes Here." She even put one in her kitchen sink and taped it down with packing tape on the inside so that the kids would remember to put them directly in the dishwasher and not pile them into the sink. As time went by, it worked and the boys learned to not leave their dishes out and began cleaning up after themselves and putting their dishes in the dishwasher. Well when the mom went to take the post it out of the sink, the permanent marker she had used on the post it ended up transferring to her ceramic sink! There was a permanent "No Dishes Here" on the inside of the sink! lol! But it was a great reminder to everyone and they all kept cleaning up after themselves! Might be worth a shot!
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That is HILARIOUS! I've thought about posting a sign above the sink that says 'rinse here' and an arrow to one side of the sink and 'put here' with an arrow pointing to the other side. I have told them to do it that way 2 gazillion times but they still take their dishes to the kitchen and just plunk 'em in the sink, with food left on them and everything.
Drives. Me. Batty.